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Posted July 10, 2026

Legal Counsel

SK Battery America
Atlanta, GA Full Time
Reference: SKBatteryAmerica5001211020900
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Responsibilities:
  • Provide Employment advice/counsel and manage Employment issues as well as other HR issues
  • Implement, monitor, and enhance ethics and compliance programs from HQ with the goal of enabling and driving compliant ethical business conduct in various compliance areas (e.g. HSE, labor, privacy laws);
  • Act as the bridge between the SK On Global Legal & Compliance Office and SK Battery America management on legal and compliance issues, continually providing advice and guidance to the country management on relevant topics, challenges and major initiatives;
  • Participate in other legal/compliance projects and support other worldwide legal/compliance department priorities;
  • Liaise with and report to HQ legal and compliance team leaders in Seoul, Korea under the overall leadership of the Head of Legal & Compliance in Korea;
  • Manage and resolve legal disputes and investigations, including disputes with commercial parties, government investigations, labor arbitrations and litigation;
  • Draft, review, and negotiate customer and vendor contracts, including purchase agreements, service agreements, license agreements, and lease agreements;
  • Perform legal analysis/research and recommend appropriate strategies to senior staff; and
  • Manage and coordinate with outside counsel effectively.
Minimum Qualifications:
  • J.D. degree (or an equivalent degree) and membership in at least one U.S. state bar
  • 3+ years of legal experience working in-house or at a law firm (or a combination of experience)
  • Some amount of professional legal experience handling HR/Employment issues
  • Some amount of professional legal experience in the field of Compliance
  • Must be highly adaptable, detail-oriented, and comfortable juggling multiple competing priorities and deadlines
Preferred Qualifications:
  • In-house legal experience is highly preferred, especially in the manufacturing industry
  • Specific experience in providing legal advice on HR issues
  • Experience in managing compliance issues such as HSE, privacy, and labor laws
  • Knowledge of Korean language is a plus

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