Counsel
Company: Comcast Corporation
Location: Philadelphia
Posted on: May 8, 2024
Job Description:
Comcast brings together the best in media and technology. We
drive innovation to create the world's best entertainment and
online experiences. As a Fortune 50 leader, we set the pace in a
variety of innovative and fascinating businesses and create career
opportunities across a wide range of locations and disciplines. We
are at the forefront of change and move at an amazing pace, thanks
to our remarkable people, who bring cutting-edge products and
services to life for millions of customers every day. If you share
in our passion for teamwork, our vision to revolutionize industries
and our goal to lead the future in media and technology, we want
you to fast-forward your career at Comcast.Job SummaryWe are
looking for an In-house Counsel to join the Cable Legal Compliance
team. The role will be responsible for providing strategic legal
advice and counseling on environmental, sustainability, and
ESG-related matters and initiatives on a global basis. This
position involves regular interaction with Comcast's leadership and
requires the ability to work with considerable automomy. The
successful candidate will be a highly skilled, law-firm trained
lawyer with significant experience providing regulatory advice in
the areas of environmental compliance, sustainability, and/or human
rights. This is a front-line role for a confident, proactive,
business-minded lawyer with excellent judgment and integrity who
can work with colleagues across the organization to drive
compliance with all applicable laws and company policies. The
position reports to the Deputy General Counsel.Job DescriptionJob
Responsibilities
- Provide guidance and advice to internal stakeholders on
environmental, sustainability, and ESG-related matters. - Identify
potential risks for mitigation; remain current on relevant laws and
regulations, guidelines, and best practices.
- Partner with EHS, Finance, Procurement and Supply Chain,
Product teams, and Global Sustainability to identify climate and
environmental risk areas and communicate such risk areas to
business partners, along with action plans to address risk and
drive compliance with relevant legal requirements.
- Assist with the development of internal policies and procedures
and work cross functionally with Comcast Sustainability, Product,
EHS and Finance teams. -
- Support the Sustainability team with various projects and
initiatives that support regulatory compliance, ratings and
ranking, and disclosures.
- Provide legal analysis of legislative, regulatory, and advocacy
materials in support of Government Affairs activities, and
participate in relevant legal groups in connection with trade
associations, serving on advocacy development teams, as
needed.
- Develop and lead training sessions for various business units
on environmental and ESG related topics.
- Assist with developing and deploying processes and procedures
to manage third-party/vendor risk across the company, relating to
ESG and other risk areas.
- Perform other compliance program-related duties as needed and
assigned.Job Requirements
- Requires minimum 4-6 years of legal experience at a large firm
or corporation in a regulatory role, preferably in the environment,
sustainability, and/or ESG space. - -
- Law Degree from top tier US law school. Top 20% of class and
law review strongly preferred. -
- Knowledge of and experience with US and non-US laws addressing
environmental requirements, sustainability, supply chain
requirements, and/or human rights regulations, including but not
limited to SEC Climate Regulations, California Climate regulations,
TSCA, EPA Regulations, EU Directive on Corporate Social
Responsibility, EU Regulatory Frameworks, -Human Rights, REACH and
RoHS, UK Modern Slavery Act, and related ESG laws and regulations.
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- Ability to think strategically to analyze and resolve issues
proactively, effectively, and efficiently and to build
collaborative relationships with senior management, business
leaders, Supply Chain, Legal, Sustainability, and others, while
managing shifting priorities.
- Exceptional organizational skills, problem-solving abilities,
and attention to detail.
- Ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously within a
rapidly changing and fast-paced environmental, sustainability, and
ESG laws and regulations and is able to translate these regulations
into processes and controls for Comcast.
- Experience in driving regulatory compliance across a public or
private company, including tracking, assessing, and ensuring
business units understand and have processes in place to remaining
compliant with domestic and international ESG regulations. Clear,
concise, and persuasive writing, editing, and presentation
skills.
- Demonstrated ability to analyze facts and identify issues,
collect data/evidence, draw valid conclusions, and prepare
reports.
- Ability to work effectively with other attorneys, compliance
specialists, and business partners, including overseeing and
directing work of others. -
- Ability to multitask, meet deadlines, and handle a diverse and
demanding workload in a fast-paced environment with excellent
attention to detail. - Ability to operate with minimal supervision
and exercise independent judgment and discretion in matters of
significance.
- Member of a state bar in good standing, with the ability to
obtain a limited in-house bar license in Pennsylvania.Employees at
all levels are expected to:
- Understand our Operating Principles; make them the guidelines
for how you do your job.
- Own the customer experience - think and act in ways that put
our customers first, give them seamless digital options at every
touchpoint, and make them promoters of our products and
services.
- Know your stuff - be enthusiastic learners, users and advocates
of our game-changing technology, products and services, especially
our digital tools and experiences.
- Win as a team - make big things happen by working together and
being open to new ideas.
- Be an active part of the Net Promoter System - a way of working
that brings more employee and customer feedback into the company -
by joining huddles, making call backs and helping us elevate
opportunities to do better for our customers.
- Drive results and growth.
- Respect and promote inclusion & diversity.
- Do what's right for each other, our customers, investors and
our communities.Disclaimer:
- This information has been designed to indicate the general
nature and level of work performed by employees in this role. It is
not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive
inventory of all duties, responsibilities and
qualifications.Comcast is proud to be an equal opportunity
workplace. We will consider all qualified applicants for employment
without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual
orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran
status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by
applicable law.EducationJuris DoctorRelevant Work Experience2-5
Years
Keywords: Comcast Corporation, Hicksville , Counsel, Legal , Philadelphia, New York
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