Why Valvoline Global Operations? (VGO)
Valvoline Global is a worldwide leader in automotive and industrial solutions, creating future-ready products and best-in-class services for partners around the globe. Established in 1866, we introduced the world’s first branded motor oil, claiming our position as The Original Motor Oil.
As an affiliate of Aramco, one of the world's largest integrated energy and chemicals companies, we continue to invest strategically and expand globally, driving unparalleled product innovation and sustainable business solutions.
Our corporate values of care, integrity, passion, and excellence shape everything we do. Living out our values is what makes our company, our employees, our partners, our customers, and the communities we serve great.
When you join Valvoline Global, you join a culture that is committed to: treating all people with care, operating with integrity, striving for excellence in everything we do, and showing passion about delivering on our commitments.
Careers for the Driven
Valvoline has a rewarding opportunity as a highly motivated and experienced Senior Counsel, APAC to join our VGO Growth Office reporting directly to the Chief Legal Officer. This is a hybrid opportunity, 2 days remote per week.
The Senior Counsel assists the Chief Legal Officer in protecting the organization’s legal interest and maintaining its global operations in compliance with all local laws. This role manages and directs the legal team, legal activities and work product for the APAC Region. This role also serves as a trusted advisor and business partner to the organization by providing clear, timely and professional legal guidance on the most complex legal actions; recommending and implementing policies, practices and procedures to mitigate risk and control costs; being an effective leader with a focus on APAC strategy across multiple countries and disciplines (e.g., contracts, litigation, M&A, intellectual property, etc.) within the jurisdictions.
How You’ll Make An Impact
In the role, you would be responsible to:
1. Advising the Region’s leadership of legal aspects of proposed decisions, such as, termination of contracts, reorganizations, employee consultation and other employment matters, competition law, intellectual property, product liability, compliant with laws and Valvoline Global Operations policies.
2. Manages and directs a group of attorneys and paraprofessionals (including outside counsel) within a specific region; establishes and monitors progress towards the achievement of set goals and objectives; manages allocation of internal/external resources across specified regions.
3. Oversees all legal matters across the Region (including corporate offices, manufacturing plants and warehouses), including but not limited to commercial, employment, compliance, governance, and regulatory; oversees and obtains internal and regulatory approvals, filings etc. in accordance with laws and company policies for the Region.
4. Conducts or oversees important or sensitive internal investigations in the Region.
5. Developing and maintaining partnerships with all outside legal firms across the Region.
6. Ensures region is compliant with applicable federal, state and local laws, regulations and guidelines. Develop and manage policies and/or procedures as necessary.
7. Other duties and responsibilities as determined by Valvoline Global Operations from time to time in its sole discretion.
What You’ll Need
- Requires a Bachelor's degree, a Juris Doctorate (J.D.) degree from an accredited law school; and a license from a state bar (i.e., have passed at least one bar exam), or an international equivalent such as an MBA in law.
- Minimum 8 years relevant experience as lawyer in an in-house company law department or law firm
- Minimum 3 years of experience managing attorneys and/or paraprofessionals
- Excellent command over all Legal and Compliance aspects and matters and should be able to formulate strategies to deal with such matters
- Well acquainted with applicable laws, guidelines, regulations
- Excellent communication, both written and oral, drafting and negotiation skills.
- Timely decision making, offering practical business sound solutions. Solutions and customer oriented
- Ability to establish and maintain harmonious working relationships with team members, staff and external contacts, and to work effectively in a professional team environment
- Ideal Team Player
- Demonstrates exceptional initiative, creativity, communication and “technical” skill
- Reporting Skills, research Skills, legal administration skills
- Stakeholder Relationships, planning, prioritization, attention to detail
- Confidentiality, reliability, interpersonal and communication skills. Ability to cope with confidential, complex matters
- Highly organized and detail-oriented, ability to take direction and work independently
- Shows initiatives and committed to continuous professional development
- Professional knowledge and skills. Implements policies, procedures, and compliance standards and regulations
- Case/project management skills and demonstrates solid written, interpersonal, analytical, and application skills.
- Works as a contributory team member building positive relationships to efficiently execute legal requirements, and timely, accurate, legal services
- Integrity and passion
Valvoline provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. Are you good at what you do? Join us.
The Company endeavors to make its recruitment process accessible to any and all users. Reasonable accommodations will be provided, upon request, to applicants with disabilities in order to facilitate equal opportunity throughout the recruitment and selection process. Please contact Human Resources at 1-800-Valvoline or email [email protected] to make a request for reasonable accommodation during any aspect of the recruitment and selection process. The contact information is for accommodation requests only do not use this contact information to inquire about the status of applications.
