Corporate Counsel - Commercial
Company: Generac Power Systems
Location: Waukesha
Posted on: May 14, 2022
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Job Description:
GENERAC - It's a challenge, and an invitation. Most importantly,
it's an opportunity to join an industry leader. There's never been
a better time to work at Generac. We're shaping the market and
investing in new companies and new technologies. Our rapid growth
equals rapid career advancement opportunities for those who want to
be challenged and enjoy a fast-paced, high-performance culture.
In this second opening for a Corporate Counsel, you will serve as a
trusted advisor on the Commercial legal team, counseling the sales,
marketing and product management organizations for the Company's
Connected Devices, Clean Energy and Grid Services business groups.
This role will include a broad portfolio of legal work spanning
multiple international jurisdictions and will provide primary
transactional support to these teams. Based upon experience, this
role may also work with the Company's Corporate Development team
regarding acquisitions and other strategic transactions. This
position will be partially or fully remote.
Essential Duties:
Engage and build relationships with the business to act as
"front-line" legal counsel and provide high-quality, pragmatic
legal and business advice regarding a wide range of commercial and
product issues
Draft and negotiate a variety of commercial agreements
Assess proposed commercial transactions and develop deal structures
to minimize legal and business risks
Think strategically and help create and execute on plans to achieve
both short-term and long-term results and communicate with key
legal and business stakeholders
Develop and implement processes, templates, and best practices to
support the work of the role
Minimum Qualifications:
- Juris Doctorate degree from an accredited law school
- Minimum of 3 years of experience with a major law firm and/or
corporate legal department
- Licensed to practice law in the United States and a member in
good standing with a State bar
Preferred Qualifications:
- Previous experience with a global manufacturer and
publicly-traded company
- Previous experience advising clients regarding data privacy
matters
- Previous experience working on international teams in a matrixed
environment
- Previous experience conducting mergers and acquisitions
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
- Excellent negotiation and legal drafting skills
- Excellent communication skills
- High work capacity and passion for the job, in addition to high
ethical and moral standards
- Demonstrated ability to identify risk, problem solve, and offer
creative solutions to mitigate risk
- Ability to manage and prioritize work from multiple
stakeholders
- Ability to work across organizational, functional, and geographic
boundaries to drive business strategies, communications and
multi-geography projects and teams in a matrixed environment
PHYSICAL DEMANDS: While performing the duties of this job, the
employee is regularly required to talk and hear; and use hands to
manipulate objects or controls. The employee is regularly required
to stand and walk. On occasion the incumbent may be required to
stoop, bend or reach above the shoulders. The employee must
occasionally lift up to 25 pounds. Specific conditions of this job
are typical of frequent and continuous computer-based work
requiring periods of sitting, close vision and ability to adjust
focus. Occasional travel.
Keywords: Generac Power Systems, Waukesha , Corporate Counsel - Commercial, Legal , Waukesha, Wisconsin
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