Key skills
LeadershipRisk ManagementNegotiationSales
About this role
You’re purpose driven. Growth minded. Ready to stretch your potential. That’s the spirit of the community you’ll find at Orbia: where the purpose to advance life around the world drives our global team of over 23,000 every single day.
From creating solutions to deliver clean water, secure food supplies and reliable information to steering material advances that power the future of green and smart cities, transportation, and healthcare, we never settle for “good enough” when there’s an opportunity to make life better. Where purpose comes to life, it changes lives. This is what we live for.
Assistant General Counsel
Orbia is hiring an experienced Assistant General Counsel to support complex, high-value commercial transactions and strategic projects across our global business groups. This is a remote role, with a preferred location in St. Gabriel, Louisiana. You will serve as a senior legal advisor to executive leaders, project directors, and third-party customers and vendors, bringing deep expertise in complex contracting, risk management, and deal execution.
About the role
In this highly autonomous role, you will provide senior-level legal counsel and hands-on contract support for complex commercial transactions and strategic projects across all Orbia business groups and regions.
As a strategic legal advisor, you will lead the drafting and negotiation of sophisticated agreements (sales, procurement, services, intellectual property, and technology), including engineering, construction, and large capital projects (CAPEX).
Experience with transactions involving U.S. government funding—particularly U.S. Department of Energy matters—is strongly preferred. You will also lead teams and cross-functional initiatives focused on contracting excellence and continuous improvement.
What you’ll do
- Advise on complex commercial transactions and help ensure compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and company policies.
- Lead the drafting and negotiation of complex, high-value commercial agreements, including sales, procurement, licensing, technology, services, and M&A-related contracts.
- Provide legal support for priority transactions and complex contracts, including engineering and construction agreements and large capital project workstreams.
- Partner with legal teams and cross-functional stakeholders to align strategy, risk posture, and deal execution.
- Identify potential compliance issues and coordinate with the compliance team to ensure appropriate review and resolution.
- Develop and deliver practical training and guidance on commercial contracting best practices to mitigate risk and improve efficiency.
- Enable contract operations by improving standards, templates, playbooks, and processes (including automation where appropriate), and training internal stakeholders and business partners.
- Build scalable tools and repeatable processes that empower the business to manage appropriate contracting tasks with confidence.
- Engage and manage outside counsel selectively on highly material matters, with clear scope and disciplined budget management.
How you’ll work
You will regularly engage senior executive leaders and high-priority project teams, lead critical contract negotiations with third parties globally, and exercise a high degree of independent judgment and autonomy.
What you’ll bring
- Juris Doctor from an accredited U.S. law school (preferred) or equivalent degree.
- Fluency in English required; Spanish preferred.
- Active admission to practice law in the applicable jurisdiction.
- 15–25+ years of legal experience, with demonstrated expertise in complex commercial contracting and negotiations
- Strong preference for a combination of in-house experience at a global company and private practice at an established law firm.
- Must be able to travel 10 % of the time and have experience working individually/remotely
Our Values
At Orbia, we strive to create an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued. Our leadership is guided by Orbia’s values:
- Be Brave: We move forward with curiosity and ambition to create a better world. We ask big questions, create safe spaces to test solutions, take risks, and exercise creativity.
- Take Responsibility: We hold ourselves accountable, realizing our actions have impact. We listen closely to our customers, deliver on our commitments, and lead with ethics and integrity.
- Embrace Diversity: We are stronger by welcoming different perspectives. We work towards a diverse, inclusive, and equal world, starting with our global community.
Join Our Team: Orbia offers all its employees an exciting work environment and provides career opportunities in a continuously growing company. We are committed to attracting, developing, and retaining a diverse workforce that represents our global customer base.
The compensation for this position will typically range from $143,500-$265,500 annually. The actual base pay offered to the successful candidate will be based on multiple factors, including but not limited to job-related knowledge/skills, experience, geographical location, and internal equity.
The compensation package may also include short and long-term incentive compensation. We offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes healthcare coverage, a 401(k)-retirement savings plan, paid company holidays, paid vacation time, paid sick time, parental leave, short- and long-term disability leave, and an employee assistance program. At Orbia, we are committed to taking care of our employees and believe in providing comprehensive support so you can thrive at work and home
Acquisition based on this vacancy is not appreciated and unsolicited applications from third parties will not be accepted.
All employees are subject to pre-employment Background Check and Drug Screening and employment is contingent upon successful clearance of both. Orbia is an Equal Opportunity Employer and participates in the federal E-Verify program to verify the work eligibility of all new hires.