Head of Legal & Compliance USM Business

Job Description:

Head of Legal & Compliance USM Business

Unical Aviation, a Satair company, is a global supplier of Used Serviceable Material (USM), along with its subsidiaries, Unical 145 and ecube, which specializes in aircraft storage and disassembly services, with facilities in the United States, the United Kingdom and Spain.

The Unical team is seeking a Head of Legal & Compliance to join the team in one of the following locations:

- Glendale, Arizona
- Boca Raton, Florida
- Herndon, Virginia

In this role you will Lead the legal and compliance function of Satair’s used-serviceable material (USM) business.

Primary Responsibilities:

Management and Reporting: 25%

- Provide strategic support and advice to the CEO and senior leadership team of the USM business on all legal and compliance matters
- Report to and coordinate with functional managers and counterparts in the Airbus group legal and compliance function
- Manage and maintain a team of approximately 8-10 legal and compliance personnel
- Manage the engagement, budget and oversight of approved external legal counsel

Contracts: 20%

- Oversee the contracts function for the USM business
- Draft, review, and negotiate contract documents for sales, procurement, leasing, consignment, repair and overhaul, teardown services and other commercial transactions relating to USM parts and services
- Manage deal closings and CP documentation for aircraft, airframe and engine purchase and leasing transactions
- Implement and oversee a contract management system, including use of a CLM tool and contract templates

Compliance: 20%

- Implement Airbus group directives and methods relating to export control, business ethics, and other compliance matters
- Manage the design and implementation of comprehensive KYC and trade compliance (import and export) controls in coordination with Airbus functional subject-matter experts
- Promote Airbus compliance culture and adherence to Airbus group compliance directives and methods, including management of training and education sessions for company personnel
- Manage and coordinate with functional counterparts in the Airbus group legal and compliance function regarding compliance-related investigations and audits

Corporate Governance: 20%

- Organize and prepare board materials and meeting minutes for board and shareholder meetings for US legal entities
- Prepare board consents, shareholder consents, delegations of authority and other corporate documents for US legal entities
- Maintain policies, procedures, and record-keeping for internal review and approval of commercial transactions and other company actions

Disputes: 10%

- Analyze and provide strategic advice on pre-litigation commercial disputes and claims and contract risk management
- Manage and respond to formal disputes and proceedings in coordination with the Airbus litigation and investigations team

Other duties: 5%

- Support other functions as needed for projects and emergent matters relating to legal and compliance-adjacent topics (EH&S, security, insurance, quality, logistics, registrations and filings, etc.)
- Oversee maintenance of state business registrations and service of process appointments
- Support internal IP counsel to manage global trademark portfolio

Qualified Experience and Training:

Education:

Required

- Juris Doctor (JD) degree from an accredited law school

Experience:

Required

- 15+ years’ experience in a corporate legal department or law firm
- Experience managing a legal and compliance team

Strongly Preferred

- Experience in aircraft, engine, and spare part sales and leasing transactions
- Experience in the used serviceable materials (USM) space
- Experience managing export control and business ethics compliance programs

Licensure/Certifications:

Required

- Admission to a US state bar and in good standing

Travel Required:

- 20% Domestic and International

Citizenship:

- Able to work in the US without current or future need for visa sponsorship

Physical Requirements:

● Onsite: 80% Remote 20%

● Vision: able to see and read computer screens and other electronic equipment with screens, able to read

documents, reports, and engineering drawings. Daily

● Hearing: able to participate in conversations in person and via teleconference or phone and to hear sounds on

the production floor including safety warnings or alarms. Daily

● Speaking: able to speak in conversations and meetings, deliver information and participate in communications.

Daily

● Equipment Operation (personal computer, telephone, copies, fax machine, and related office equipment and

using electronic identification card to enter building floors and internal doors): able to operate most office and

personal electronic equipment and some tools including production tools such as hydraulic lifts. Daily

● Carrying: able to carry documents, tools, drawings, electronic equipment up to 30lbs/14kgs. Minimally

● Lifting: able to lift documents, tools, drawings, electronic equipment up to 30lbs/14kgs. Minimally

● Pushing / Pulling: able to push and pull small office furniture and some equipment and tools. Minimally

● Sitting: able to sit for long periods of time in meetings, working on the computer. Daily

● Squatting / Kneeling: able to squat or kneel to retrieve or replace items stored on low shelving. Minimally

● Standing: able to stand for discussions in offices or on the production floor. Regularly.

● Travel: able to travel independently and at short notice. Very minimal amount if at all.

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Satair is committed to achieving workforce diversity and creating an inclusive working environment. We welcome all applications irrespective of social and cultural background, age, gender, disability, sexual orientation or religious belief.

Come on board and join us at Satair, an Airbus Services Company.