Commercial Counsel

Woodward's Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging Commitment

At Woodward, no matter where you are from, your physical appearance, or how you identify, you deserve the opportunity to reach your greatest potential. We are on a journey to achieve this as an organization and want to work closely with our members to set the right path.

We humbly acknowledge this will be an imperfect journey. Yet, we are steadfastly committed to embracing the power of diverse people, perspectives and experiences for our current members, attracting the best talent across our communities, and creating an inclusive and rewarding workplaces for all.

Woodward supports our members' wellbeing and regularly benchmarks with other companies in our industry to offer an extensive Total Reward package for this position. Salary will be determined by the applicant's education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data.

• Estimated annual base pay: $102,400-$128,000 (midpoint) - $153,600

• All members included in cash bonus opportunity

• 401(k) match (4.5%)

• Annual Woodward stock contribution (5%)

• Tuition reimbursement and Training/Professional Development opportunities for all members

• 12 paid holidays, including floating holidays

• Industry leading medical, dental, and vision Insurance upon date of hire

• Vacation / Sick Time / Vacation Buy-up / Short Term Disability / Bereavement leave

• Paid parental leave

• Adoption Assistance

• Employee Assistance Program, including mental health benefits

• Member Life & AD&D / Long Term Disability / Member Optional Life

• Member referral bonus

• Spouse / Child Optional Life / Optional AD&D / Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending

• Voluntary benefits, including:

  • Home / Auto Insurance discounts

  • Whole Life Insurance / Critical Illness Insurance / Legal Assistance / Military Leave

Are you ready to make your mark? If you're a Commercial Counsel, we have an exciting opportunity for you. The Counsel position supports the development, implementation and maintenance of contract policies, procedures, trainings and systems (e.g., contract management software). Understands the business and integrates commercial needs into legal documentation and supports the Business Groups in the negotiation, drafting and review of contractual obligations with customers and suppliers as necessary. Supports other corporate projects and initiatives in the legal department. This position may have some supervisory responsibilities.

What You Will Be Doing

• Directly supports the enterprise-wide contracting strategy by developing and implementing policies, processes and trainings to address and mitigate identified contractual risks.

• Responsible for the administration and maintenance of the Company's contract lifecycle management system, ensures the reliability of contract retention practices, and recommends process changes as needed.

• Reviews complex and custom contractual provisions to ensure standard clauses, terms and conditions are compliant with quality, legal, government and other regulation requirements.

• Supports the continued refinement and improvement of processes, principles and standard work related to contract reviews and approvals, including updating and maintaining Policy 1-18 and corresponding signing authority tables.

• Assists the AGC of Contracts with the creation and implementation of employee trainings to promote compliance with corporate contracting policies and procedures.

• Consults with Business Groups on proposal efforts, reviews proposed contract language for ambiguities, advises on potential outcomes of contract language, drafts complex provisions to achieve intended results, understands interrelationships among various contract provisions, and recommends contract language that supports Woodward business strategies and interests.

• Supports the Business Groups and Global Support Services functions in negotiating commercial and legal terms for commercial agreements, and participates in functional contract reviews (e.g., sales, finance, quality, import/export controls, engineering, etc.) to optimize opportunity and mitigate risk.

What We Are Looking For

• BA/BS Bachelor degree required

• JD required

• 2-5 years of experience required

Application window is anticipated to close 30 days from original posting date.

This information is provided in compliance with the Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act and is the company's good faith and reasonable estimate of the compensation range and benefits offered for this position. The compensation offered to the successful applicant may vary based on factors including experience, skills, education, location, and other job-related reasons.

This position requires use of information which is subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and/or the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). All applicants must be U.S. Persons within the meaning of the ITAR and EAR, or eligible to obtain all required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State and/or the U.S. Department of Commerce. The ITAR defines a U.S. Person as a U.S. citizen or national, lawful permanent resident (i.e., 'Green Card holder'), or a protected person (e.g., asylee, or refugee

Woodward is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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