Serve as the primary day-to-day legal advisor to the AMC segment and as second-in-command to the VP, Deputy General Counsel – AMC.
Act as a trusted legal and business partner to segment leadership, sales, supply chain, quality, operations, and engineering teams.
Serve as a go-to legal resource for routine and complex legal questions across six AMC divisions.
Lead and support negotiation, drafting, and interpretation of customer, supplier, distributor, and strategic commercial agreements — including large, cross-division and cross-segment agreements.
Advise on contract structure, pricing, risk allocation, liability, warranty, quality, delivery, indemnification, and termination provisions.
Support contract execution and lifecycle management, including active enforcement of contract rights on pricing, IP, delivery, and quality obligations.
Lead and support commercial enforcement matters, including collections on overdue customer payments and enforcement of contractual rights through demand letters and escalation.
Advise on and support alignment of customer contract risk with downstream supply chain obligations.
Provide guidance to and support the contract specialist team to drive consistency, efficiency, and adherence to standard processes and playbooks.
Support commercial and operational matters involving aerospace, defense, and government-facing customers across AMC's five divisions.
Demonstrate a working understanding of the government contracting environment, including FAR/DFARS concepts, flow-down requirements, audit exposure, and supplier obligations.
Serve as first-line legal advisor on segment-related commercial disputes, claims, quality issues, warranty matters, supply chain disruptions, and customer escalations.
Partner with head of litigation, internal business stakeholders and outside counsel on segment-specific pre-litigation matters, contract-related matters, litigation support, and government contracting matters.
Collaborate with EHS, Quality, Trade Compliance, Real Estate, and other functional teams on legal issues impacting operations, regulatory compliance, and strategic initiatives.
Identify recurring risks, inefficiencies, or friction points and drive improvements in contract templates, processes, and legal workflows.
Requirements
8+ years of experience as a commercial lawyer, with strong and effective drafting skills and significant responsibility for customer and supplier contracting.
JD from an accredited law school and active license to practice law in at least one U.S. jurisdiction.
Experience supporting aerospace, defense, industrial, or government-facing manufacturing businesses is required.
Demonstrated experience and high understanding of the government contracting ecosystem, including FAR/DFARS concepts, flow-downs, audits, and the legal risks of operating as a government supplier.
Experience advising on commercial matters, including disputes, quality issues, warranty claims, EHS-related matters, and operational risk.
Experience in a publicly traded or highly regulated environment preferred.
Excellent judgment, discretion, and risk assessment.
Practical business acumen, driving pragmatic business-oriented solutions.
A highly approachable, collegial, and collaborative approach.
Accountable and proactive self-starter, comfortable working independently.
Superb organizational skills and the ability to manage and prioritize multiple projects at once.
Benefits
Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Coverage
Spending accounts (HSA, Health Care FSA and Dependent Care FSA)
Paid Time Off and Holidays
401k Retirement Plan with Matching Employer Contributions
Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) Insurance