Hiring: Strategic Contracts Counsel Company: CNH Location: Oak Brook, IL Job Posted Time: 2026-09-10 14:41:51 Employment Type: Contract Target Skills & Keywords : R, User Experience About the job Experience: •8+ years related experience at a large corporate law firm, or in-house with relevant contracting and counseling experience. Required Skills: •Negotiate and draft supply, sales and R&D agreements with a technology, innovation and precision farming focus (such as connectivity and precision guidance technologies, digital applications, display components, automated and autonomous technologies). •Provide M&A/VC transaction support including due diligence, contract review, contract negotiation and drafting, and post-closing integration activities. •Work closely with the intellectual property and data privacy teams to ensure coherent execution of overall technology, innovation and precision farming strategies and support negotiation of R&D and licensing agreements. •Maintain expert knowledge and awareness of legislation, regulations and caselaw with respect to technology and commercial contract issues to reduce business risk and ensure legal compliance. •Provide practical, business focused advice to the executive team with respect to technology and commercial contract issues. •Partner with business and legal teams to determine strategy on negotiations with suppliers and other partners. •Manage in-house counsel focused on procurement and supply chain and oversee CNH’s legal review and negotiation of supply, service and OEM wholesale agreements, as well as trainings for business clients on technology and commercial contract issues. •Manage outside counsel, fees and case budgets for situations requiring external support. Qualifications: •Demonstrated judgment guiding business teams through challenging issues. •Strong executive presence, paired with excellent written and verbal communication. •Demonstrated capacity to provide timely, practical solutions for business clients. •Demonstrated capacity to work independently, exercise practical business judgment and meet concurrent deadlines. •Willingness to respond to clients and counsel beyond regular business hours when needed. •The annual salary for this role is USD $154,000.00 - $235,000.00 plus any applicable bonus (Actual salaries will vary and will be based on various factors, such as skill, experience and qualification for the role.) •For roles open across multiple locations, the salary range indicated refers to the primary location. If a different location is considered, the applicable salary range will be communicated to candidates prior to the first interview. Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!