General Counsel – Secretary

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🏖️ New Jersey – Remote

🏖️ New Jersey – Remote

💵 $375k - $425k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

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⚖️ Legal Counsel / General Counsel

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Conduent

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10,000+ employees

Founded 2017

🤝 B2B

🛍️ eCommerce

🏛️ Government

💰 Venture Round on 2009-01

B2B • eCommerce • Government

Conduent is a leading provider of technology-led solutions aimed at enhancing customer experiences and improving operational efficiency for businesses and government agencies. The company offers a wide range of services, including customer experience management, finance and accounting solutions, human capital management, integrated digital solutions, and specialized services for healthcare and public sector clients. By leveraging automation and analytics, Conduent helps organizations streamline processes and drive business success.

📋 Description

• Serve as principal legal advisor to the CEO, Board of Directors, and executive leadership team. • Partner with business leaders to evaluate strategic initiatives, growth opportunities, operational risks, and regulatory developments. • Provide practical, business-focused legal guidance that supports growth while managing enterprise risk. • Lead the legal department and establish priorities aligned with the Company's strategic objectives. • Act as Corporate Secretary to the Board of Directors and its committees. • Advise directors and executives on corporate governance matters, fiduciary responsibilities, securities laws, and governance best practices. • Oversee board meetings, resolutions, minutes, governance policies, and corporate records. • Ensure compliance with applicable public company reporting and governance requirements. • Lead all legal activities, including commercial contracting, employment law, litigation, labor relations, intellectual property, privacy, cybersecurity, regulatory compliance, and government contracting matters. • Oversee internal investigations, ethics programs, and compliance initiatives. • Ensure effective management of legal and regulatory risks across domestic and international operations. • Collaborate with executive leadership to identify, assess, and mitigate enterprise risks. • Provide legal guidance regarding strategic, operational, financial, and reputational risks. • Oversee litigation strategy, dispute resolution, and engagement of outside counsel. • Advise on complex commercial agreements, strategic partnerships, outsourcing arrangements, mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, and other business transactions. • Support procurement, customer contracting, and go-to-market initiatives. • Ensure legal frameworks support revenue growth while protecting the Company's interests. • Build, lead, and develop a high-performing legal organization. • Manage internal legal professionals and external legal resources.

🎯 Requirements

• Juris Doctor (JD) from an accredited law school. • Active license to practice law in at least one U.S. jurisdiction. • 15+ years of progressive legal leadership experience, including significant in-house counsel experience. • Demonstrated experience advising public company boards, CEOs, and executive leadership teams. • Expertise in corporate governance, securities law, employment law, compliance, litigation management, commercial contracting, and enterprise risk management. • Proven ability to lead global legal teams within complex, highly regulated organizations.

🏖️ Benefits

• health insurance coverage • voluntary dental and vision programs • life and disability insurance • retirement savings plan • paid holidays • paid time off (PTO) or vacation and/or sick time