Your Job
Koch Capabilities, LLC is seeking an experienced Commercial Counsel or Senior Counsel to support Koch's commodity manufacturing, marketing and trading businesses. In this role, you will work with the legal and compliance team and directly with the businesses on a wide range of matters, involving everything from contract drafting and negotiation, to dispute resolution and problem solving, strategic investments, international trade and regulatory compliance.
The position will sit in Wichita, Kansas, the global headquarters of Koch, Inc. This role is eligible for relocation assistance.
Our Team
You will join a team of contribution-minded lawyers and professionals who support the legal and compliance needs of global businesses in a fast-paced environment. Our team partners closely with internal clients and external resources to assess risk, shape strategy, and drive outcomes that create long-term value.
We emphasize:
- Strategic thinking grounded in economics and risk analysis
- Strong collaboration with business and functional partners
- Leveraging technology, data, and AI to improve outcomes and efficiency
What You Will Do
- Provide strategic legal counsel that enables commercial growth and value creation.
- Lead the drafting, negotiation, and execution of complex commercial agreements while balancing risk, opportunity, and business objectives.
- Collaborate with business, legal, and compliance partners to navigate regulatory requirements, international trade matters, and evolving legal challenges.
- Support strategic investments, commercial transactions, and dispute resolution efforts by delivering practical, solution-oriented legal guidance.
- Leverage technology, data, and AI-enabled tools to improve legal outcomes, drive efficiency, and help shape business strategy in a fast-paced global environment.
Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)
- Experience as a practicing lawyer and active member of a state bar in good standing
- Experience in complex commercial matters
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Comfort adopting and applying legal technology and AI tools to improve outcomes
What Will Put You Ahead
- Proven ability to lead complex commercial transactions
- Demonstrated ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams
- Strong business judgment and ability to translate legal complexity into practical guidance
- Experience engaging in regulatory or public policy-related matters
At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy.
Hiring Philosophy
All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers. Learn more about our hiring philosophy here .
Who We Are
Koch creates and innovates a wide spectrum of products and services that make life better. Our work spans a vast number of industries across the world, including engineered technology, refining, chemicals and polymers, pulp and paper, glass, electronics and many more. Headquartered in Wichita, Kansas, Koch employs about 120,000 employees across the globe.
At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company.
Our Benefits
Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.
Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.
Equal Opportunities
Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, some offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify. Please click here for additional information. (For Illinois E-Verify information click here , aquí , or tu ).
