Senior Legal Counsel

Senior Legal Counsel

About the Role
Job ID: 302965
Location: China, Beijing Shi, Beijing
Country: CHINA
State/Province/County: Shanghai Shi
City: Shanghai
Company: Siemens Energy Co., Ltd.
Organization: SE CEO
Business Unit: Legal & Compliance
Full / Part time: Full-time
Experience Level: Professional / Experienced
Location: 北京市朝阳区望京中环南路7号

A Snapshot of Your Day
Join Siemens Energy's Transformation of Industry business in China and become a trusted advisor to leaders shaping complex industrial projects and commercial growth. You will guide strategic decisions across sales, project execution, procurement, manufacturing, services, partnerships, and corporate matters, helping teams navigate legal and compliance challenges with confidence. Working closely with senior management, you will turn complex legal requirements into clear, practical actions while balancing business opportunities with risk awareness. Every day, you will help strengthen governance, protect the business, and support sustainable growth in a dynamic multinational environment.

How You'll Make an Impact
- You will serve as the primary legal and compliance partner to Transformation of Industry China, advising leadership on strategic, commercial, operational, corporate, and regulatory matters.
- You will lead and coordinate the review, negotiation, and approval of customer contracts, supplier agreements, settlement agreements, and strategic cooperation arrangements.
- You will identify, assess, and mitigate legal and compliance risks, helping business teams make informed decisions aligned with applicable laws and internal requirements.
- You will collaborate with compliance, finance, procurement, sales, project management, HR, EHS, and tax teams to deliver practical, business-focused solutions across the organization.
- You will manage disputes, claims, investigations, regulatory inquiries, and external counsel while promoting a strong culture of integrity through training, awareness, and knowledge sharing.

What You Bring
- You are a qualified lawyer in China with strong knowledge of international commercial legal practice.
- You bring more than 10 years of post-qualification experience gained within a multinational company, leading law firm, or similarly complex business environment.
- You have proven experience supporting commercial contracts, project businesses, manufacturing or industrial operations, dispute resolution, compliance, and corporate governance matters.
- You understand key compliance areas including anti-corruption, antitrust, data privacy, export control, sanctions, and third-party risk management.
- You have excellent communication, negotiation, drafting, and presentation skills in both Chinese and English, combined with sound judgment, resilience, integrity, and strong stakeholder management capabilities.

About the Team
The Legal and Compliance team supports Siemens Energy's Transformation of Industry business in China by helping the organization grow responsibly and sustainably. The team works closely with business leaders and cross-functional partners to provide practical legal guidance and effective compliance governance. Their work spans commercial transactions, project execution, procurement, manufacturing, services, corporate governance, and regulatory matters. Team members are committed to helping the business navigate complex challenges while maintaining high standards of integrity and accountability. Collaboration is central to the team's success, with close partnerships across finance, sales, project management, HR, EHS, tax, and compliance functions. Together, they enable informed decision-making, manage risk effectively, and contribute to Siemens Energy's long-term success.

Who is Siemens Energy?
At Siemens Energy, we are more than just an energy technology company. With approximately 100,000 dedicated employees in more than 90 countries, we develop the energy systems of the future, ensuring that the growing energy demand of the global community is met reliably and sustainably.
The technologies created in our research departments and factories drive the energy transition and provide the base for one sixth of the world's electricity generation. Our global team is committed to making sustainable, reliable, and affordable energy a reality by pushing the boundaries of what is possible.
We uphold a 150-year legacy of innovation that encourages our search for people who will support our focus on decarbonization, new technologies, and energy transformation.

Our Commitment to Diversity
Lucky for us, we are not all the same. Through diversity, we generate power. We run on inclusion, and our combined creative energy is fueled by more than 130 nationalities. Siemens Energy celebrates character, regardless of ethnic background, gender, age, religion, identity, or disability. We energize society, all of society, and we do not discriminate based on our differences.

Rewards/Benefits
- Opportunities to work on meaningful projects that support the global energy transition.
- Collaboration with experienced professionals across diverse functions and international teams.
- Continuous learning and development opportunities to support your career growth.
- A flexible and inclusive working environment that values wellbeing, integrity, and innovation.
- Competitive compensation and benefits in line with local market practices and company policies.