Job Type
Full Time
Job Details
General Information:
Hitachi Energy offers power and automation products, systems and service solutions across the generation, transmission and distribution value chain - enabling a stronger, smarter and greener power grid. We are seeking an ESG Regulatory & Product Material Compliance Counsel responsible for region to be based in the US or CA who will be a member of our Global Competency Center in our business function Legal and Integrity. This role will report to the Head of L&I Regulatory Affairs.
Your Responsibilities:
- Support corporate ESG & Product Regulatory Compliance roadmap.
- Monitor, interpret and advise on ESG and Product Material Compliance related regulations that impact the Hitachi Energy business in general and its product portfolio in a timely manner.
- Prioritize, manage risks and opportunities.
- Align local or regional approaches with global processes and requirements, ensure consistent implementation.
- Drive and guide legal responses to officials, coordinate with business and functional stakeholders.
- Provide guidance and conduct training to internal stakeholders on ESG and Product Material Compliance regulations.
- Drive compliance related projects cross functionally.
- Embed compliance, recording and declarations into existing processes and tools (portal, SharePoint, SAP, gate models, etc.) as available.
- Support the establishment of new or improvement of existing processes for ESG Regulatory and Product Material Compliance.
- Proactively identify and resolve compliance related issues and challenges.
- Manage the implementation of corporate regulations and standards for ESG Regulatory and Product Material Compliance in NAM;
- Education & knowledge sharing.
- Living core values of safety and integrity, which means taking responsibility for your own actions while caring for your colleagues and the business.
Your Background:
- Legal degree from an accredited law school; bar admission desirable, with minimum of 5 years' experience inhouse or in a law firm.
- Candidate must already have work authorization that would permit them to work for Hitachi Energy in the United States.
- Focus on ESG regulations and workable knowledge in Chemistry, Materials or Engineering a great plus.
- Excellent communication skill on all managerial and executive levels in a complex matrix organization.
- Ability to work and report remotely, open minded and dynamic attitude to changes; intercultural sensitivity.
- Experience in project and external resource management.
- Pro-active, outgoing, and self-driven personality, creative thinker, hands-on and problem-solving mentality to challenge "status quo".
- Willingness to develop the role and scope considering evolving regulatory environment.
- Local language, fluent English, other languages an asset.
- Willingness to travel (10-20%).
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