What's the role?
The incumbent is responsible for all legal and compliance topics for Hilti in Mainland China and a member of management team of Hilti China and 4 production plants in China (including R&D centre and sourcing centre) in driving sustainable and profitable growth.
Who is Hilti?
Hilti is where innovation is improving productivity, safety and sustainability in the global construction industry, and beyond. Where strong customer relationships are creating solutions that build a better future. Where there is pride and a sense of belonging across our 120 locations, carrying right into our lives and homes. Where people are exploring possibilities, leveraging their potential, owning their personal development and growing lasting careers.
What does the role involve?
- General Legal Support: Provide legal support to all Hilti entities in China (sales office, 4 production plants and 1 minority JV), in line with Hilti Group requirements and working closely with management in China, including:
- Commercial and operation support, including the drafting, reviewing, negotiating and acting as legal business partner in commercial/project contracts, with strong focus on commercial/project-related sales (e.g. project owner/EPC/shipyards) and procurement contracts, project correspondences/notices, NDAs, logistics/services contracts, product liability/warranty documents, reseller/dealer/distributor agreements & management, and other legal/commercial documents.
- Corporate matters, including advising and managing matters relating to joint ventures of Hilti in China.
- Direct Procurement support, including sourcing, R&D and other contractual aspects for the development and sourcing center, and the 4 Hilti production plants in China.
- Offer legal advice and support on product liability topics – including assisting in handling customer complaints and product recalls.
- Legal / compliance risk assessment and advisory on Hilti’s business operations in China, include the evaluation of potential new business models proposed by Hilti’s China team.
- Support as required to employment law, data protection and data compliance and other general legal matters - supporting the advisory and contentious work in collaboration with external law firm.
- Compliance Supporting: Be the local compliance officer of Hilti in China and be responsible for the roll-out, monitoring/approval and compliance case handling, in collaboration with the Hilti’s Regional Compliance Officer, North Asia.
- Team Management / Development: Lead, manage and develop a small team of legal counsel & paralegal to support the business operation of Hilti in China.
- Litigation Support: Supervise court, tribunal and mediation proceedings.
- Co-ordination / Liaison: Interface with the Corporate Legal Department of Hilti Corporation, Regional Legal & Compliance Team for global and/or regional projects.
- Engagement of External Counsel: Select and steer outside counsel as required.
- Corporate Housekeeping / Legal Training: Support corporate housekeeping of Hilti’s legal entities in China together with external law firms and conducting trainings for General Managers, sales force, marketing, IT and procurement teams.
Our unique culture and career development opportunities have gained worldwide recognition - we’re proud to be named one of the World's Best Workplaces™ in 2023 by Great Place to Work (GPTW).
What do we offer?
Your responsibilities will be great and, with them, we’ll give you the freedom and autonomy to do whatever it takes to deliver outstanding results. Go beyond our expectations and we’ll reward you with unrivalled opportunities for personal development and career progression as soon as you’re ready for the next challenge.
What you need is:
- Fully qualified lawyer in China with at least 10-12 years of work experience in legal department from MNCs and/or reputable international / local law firm.
- Relevant experience in a related industry sector (construction / oil & gas industry) or project-related works (i.e. dealing with project owner/EPC/shipyards) is advantageous.
- Someone who takes a principal stand and does the right thing even if encountering resistance.
- Self-starter with strong drive for results, ability to chart clear directions across collaborating functions for legal topics and a strong sense of ownership as Head of the Legal & Compliance function in China.
- Business oriented; ability to proactively engage with business to find practical solutions and partner with them to implement desired actions and create compliant growth for the business.
- Judgment capability, business consultative skills, and structural thinking process.
- Strong communication skills (Chinese & English) across different functions/departments.
- Ability to work independently and effectively across all levels of a matrixed organization.
Why should you apply?
We have an excellent mix of people, which we believe makes for a more vibrant, more innovative, more productive team. So, if you’ve never worked in construction, that’s fine with us. Success at Hilti is down to teamwork, ability and competitive drive, no matter what your background.
