Assistant General Counsel, M&A - Honeywell

As Assistant General Counsel, Corporate Transactions, you will play a crucial role in supporting Honeywell’s legal and corporate development and M&A teams in all aspects involving acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, minority investments, venture transactions and other corporate transactions. You will be responsible for conducting due diligence, drafting and reviewing legal documents, coordinating with internal and external stakeholders, and ensuring compliance with legal and regulatory requirements. You will also participate in U.S. public company disclosure, corporate governance, and capital markets activities.



The successful candidate should be able to balance competing priorities, have strong analytical and technical skills, and have collaborative, client-centric interpersonal skills to work effectively with other Honeywell professionals and senior management across a broad range of functions and geographies to deliver thoughtful results. A candidate for this role should be detail-oriented to ensure accuracy while also demonstrating the ability and business acumen to provide strategic leadership and advice on risk management.







You will report directly to our General Counsel – Corporate Transactions and you'll work out of our Charlotte, NC location on a hybrid work schedule.





Key Responsibilities:







· Provide legal support for the full range of transaction activities, including acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, partnerships, minority investments, and venture investments.







· Provide advice on deal terms and structuring.







· Independently manage transaction processes from start to finish.







· Ensure continuous improvement of and compliance with internal policies and procedures.







· Drive coordination and collaboration across the legal function in support of corporate transactions.







· Enable consistency in documentation and approach to risk in corporate transactions.







· Support, implement and monitor post-closing actions (indemnification claims, earn-outs, post-closing adjustments, etc.) and legal integration/separation.







· Support the company’s management and oversight of joint ventures to ensure strong governance procedures.







· Manage outside counsel and other vendors, including evaluating the quality and cost of services.







· Support public company disclosure, corporate governance, capital markets, and other activities in the Office of the Corporate Secretary.










YOU MUST HAVE








+ Law Degree - JD


+ 5+ years of practice as a qualified lawyer in the practice areas relevant to these job responsibilities, ideally gained through a combination of law firm and in-house experience at a global public company.






+ Be licensed to practice law in at least one state within the U.S.






+ Must have verifiable knowledge of and experience providing counsel on M&A and a variety of corporate transaction types,’33 and ’34 Act compliance, corporate governance, and capital markets.




WE VALUE









+ Demonstrated ability to work well with and relate to individuals at all levels of the organization, and across all businesses, functions, and regions.






+ Strong project management and analytical skills.






+ Good business acumen and intellectually curious.






+ Ability to function as a leader and a doer; capacity to be a strategic thought-leader while focusing on details, accuracy, and execution.






+ Ability to influence peers as well as senior management; take ownership of responsibilities and work in a self-directed environment; manage multiple priorities; communicate well orally and in writing; analyze data, draw conclusions, and make a compelling case for recommendations; and handle ambiguity.


Honeywell is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to age, race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, marital status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, nationality, sex, religion, or veteran status.