Baker Hughes · Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Are you a solution\-oriented legal professional interested in supporting integrated commercial projects? Do you excel at navigating commercial risks while enabling business execution in a dynamic environment? **Partnering with the Best** Baker Hughes is a global energy technology company delivering innovative solutions across the energy value chain. Our Oilfield Services \& Equipment (OFSE) business supports customers through integrated solutions that combine technology, excellence, and commercial discipline. We are committed to compliance, integrity, and strong partnerships that enable long‑term value creation. **Fueling Your Passion** As Legal Counsel – OFSE, Integration \& Solutions (I\&S), you will report to the I\&S Segment Legal Senior Director and provide legal support for assigned commercial matters across I\&S. The role will focus on practical, solution\-oriented legal support for commercial contracting, vendor and subcontractor arrangements, advisory services, collaboration structures, project execution risks, and related business initiatives. You will work closely with cross\-functional stakeholders, senior legal counsel, and relevant subject\-matter counsel to support business objectives, enable efficient matter execution, and help ensure alignment with legal, regulatory, compliance, and company policies and procedures. **As Legal Counsel – I\&S (OFSE), you will be responsible for:** * Providing legal support for assigned commercial matters across I\&S within the designated region, including assigned matters involving integrated projects, Gaffney Cline advisory services and New Energies opportunities, as needed, in coordination with the I\&S Segment Legal Senior Director and relevant subject\-matter counsel, as appropriate. * Drafting, reviewing, and negotiating I\&S commercial agreements, including subcontracts, service agreements, vendor contracts, NDAs, MOUs, collaboration agreements, and customer\-facing agreements, in coordination with other senior legal counsel as appropriate. * Advising on subcontracting, vendor, sourcing, and project execution matters for integrated projects and other assigned I\&S opportunities, including coordination with Supply Chain, Sourcing, Project Management, Risk, Commercial, and other internal functions. * Supporting appropriate flow\-down and back\-to\-back contractual terms with vendors, subcontractors, and suppliers. * Delivering practical, solution\-oriented legal advice aligned with operational and commercial realities while helping manage contractual and execution risk throughout the project lifecycle. * Contributing to templates, contracting processes, governance materials, and best practices in coordination with senior legal counsel and relevant business stakeholders. * Escalating high\-risk, precedent\-setting, strategic, or specialized matters to senior legal leadership or the appropriate subject\-matter experts. * Supporting the drafting and negotiation of other OFSE customer\-facing commercial agreements within the designated region, in coordination with the OFSE Legal Commercial CoE and other senior legal counsel as appropriate. * Supporting other OFSE sourcing‑related legal matters in collaboration with the broader OFSE Sourcing Legal team. **To be successful in this role you will:** * Hold a law degree or equivalent legal qualification and be duly qualified, admitted, or otherwise authorized to practice law in at least one applicable jurisdiction. * Have a minimum of 4 years of relevant commercial legal experience, with demonstrated ability to independently draft, review, negotiate, and advise on complex commercial agreements and business\-critical matters. * Demonstrate a strong commitment to integrity, compliance, and professional ethics. * Be self\-motivated, proactive, and able to manage assigned matters independently, exercising sound judgment in prioritizing issues, advising stakeholders, and escalating elevated risk matters as appropriate. * Communicate complex legal issues clearly and effectively to diverse stakeholders, both verbally and in writing. * Operate successfully in a fast‑paced, matrixed, multi‑stakeholder environment. * Collaborate effectively across functions and regions to deliver aligned outcomes. * Apply a pragmatic, solution‑focused mindset to balancing risk management with business enablement. * Demonstrate adaptability, sound judgment, and a collaborative approach in a dynamic business environment. * Exceptional written and verbal English communication skills, including the ability to draft, review and negotiate complex commercial agreements and provide clear, practical legal advice to business stakeholders. * Experience supporting complex commercial transactions, integrated projects, advisory services, or technically complex project delivery models is desired. * Familiarity with international contracting and cross‑border project execution is desired. * Ability to engage effectively with commercial, operational, and leg