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Baker Hughes · 8 hours ago

Lead Counsel – Global Entity Governance

Houston, TX

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

3+ years exp

Baker Hughes is a forward-thinking energy technology company that provides digital oilfield products and solutions. As a Lead Counsel – Global Entity Governance, you will oversee corporate governance for legal entities, manage board meetings, and support Mergers & Acquisitions while ensuring compliance with corporate guidelines.

Clean EnergyEnergyIndustrialInformation TechnologyOil and Gas

Responsibilities

Overall corporate governance of Baker Hughes legal entities in North America

Conducting meeting of the board of directors and shareholders of the entities within the assigned jurisdictions

Managing the power of attorney process, by receiving requests, obtain approvals, and issuance

Reviewing resolutions, documents and power of attorneys requested by subsidiaries and affiliates

Handling the notarization, apostille, and legalization of documents

Responsible for supporting Mergers & Acquisitions

Providing in timely manner all corporate information related to assigned jurisdictions as requested by other BKR teams

Managing invoicing procedures and workflows to ensure compliance with guidelines. Support with processing invoices, new vendor onboarding, vendor training, billing error resolutions, and serve as a liaison between vendors and internal stakeholders

Performing additional duties as assigned

Qualification

Corporate governanceLegal documentationMergers & AcquisitionsAnalytical abilityLeadership skillsInterpersonal skillsCommunication skillsOrganizational abilityProblem-solving skills

Required

At least three years of post-qualified experience working as a lawyer for a multinational law firm or as in-house counsel for a large multinational corporation

Bachelor's degree from an accredited university

Have a minimum of three years of experience in corporate governance

Have excellent oral and written communication skills

Demonstrate effective interpersonal and leadership skills

Be able to influence others and lead small teams

Be able to coordinate several projects simultaneously

Demonstrate effective problem identification and solution skills

Have proven analytical and organizational ability

Benefits

Contemporary work-life balance policies and wellbeing activities

Comprehensive private medical care options

Safety net of life insurance and disability programs

Tailored financial programs

Additional elected or voluntary benefits

Company-sponsored benefit programs, including health & welfare programs and the Thrift Plan (401k)

Company

Baker Hughes

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Baker Hughes is an energy technology company that provides solutions for energy and industrial customers worldwide. It is a sub-organization of BRUSH Power Generation.

Founded in 1987

Houston, Texas, USA

10001+ employees

https://www.bakerhughes.com/

Funding

Current Stage

Public Company

Total Funding

$3B

2023-11-22Post Ipo Debt· $3B

2021-12-07IPO

2017-07-02Acquired

Leadership Team

Georgia Magno

Chief Legal Officer

Jack Hinton

Chief HSE Officer

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