Associate General Counsel

Associate General Counsel

• Serve a growing $1B+ Group of businesses within a public Fortune 500 manufacturer of consumer and industrial products.
• Trusted business partner & advisor role with pathway to GC as part of a three-year succession plan.
• Help the business achieve its goals while flagging potential issues and managing risk.
• Join an experienced, collaborative, informal and highly results-focused legal team that knows how to get things done and bring others along.
• Report directly to the General Counsel.
• Live within a ~3 hour drive of the Cleveland OH area, or near an airline hub city with a short direct flight; in future as GC, Cleveland residence will be essential.

Responsibilities

• Develop strong partnerships with business leadership to provide counsel in connection with strategic plans while managing risk.
• Handle the review, drafting and negotiating of all types of agreements, letters of intent, including, but not limited to, purchase orders, private label agreements, supply agreements and toll manufacturing agreements, and memoranda of understanding.
• Provide counsel and advice to the business in developing strategic relationships, including drafting, and negotiating documentation in connection with strategic alliances.
• Provide counsel and advice to the business on pre litigation conflicts to drive effective resolution.
• Manage legal matters in Europe, the UK, Central America, and South America.
• Coordinate and manage outside counsel efficiently and cost-effectively.
• Manage government affairs and certain regulatory compliance issues.
• Provide legal support for corporate reorganizations.
• Additional responsibilities as requested or required.

The Profile

• JD plus 10+ years of in-house counsel experience
• Excellent knowledge of corporate law required to be able to advise on legal entities as they relate to affiliate transactions and corporate reorganizations.
• Excellent negotiation and creative problem-solving skills. You can demonstrate where your contribution made the difference.
• You effectively collaborate with large project teams and one-on-one with business colleagues.
• You proactively communicate with colleagues about complicated concepts in understandable ways and tailor your approach to varying levels in the organization.
• Demonstrable leadership skills and presence: you effectively engage and manage other Team members.
• "Done is better than perfect" mindset + emotional maturity + sense of humor + manageable ego + comfortable with changing priorities = essential attributes.
• Willing and able to travel up to 40% both domestically and internationally to support business units.
• Experience drafting and negotiating all types of commercial agreements.