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Position: Corporate Counsel II

Reports Directly To: General Counsel II Segment, IPS

Location: Milwaukee, WI or Rosemont, IL

Scope of role

Looking to make an impact at a growing company guided by strong business values? Regal Rexnord seeks an experienced and practical attorney to join our legal team! While reporting to the General Counsel II Segment, IPS, the Corporate Counsel II will be responsible for providing pragmatic, business-minded, and proactive legal advice on a broad range of commercial and general corporate topics enterprise-wide to all three of Regal Rexnord’s business segments (AMC, IPS, and PES). This role is primarily U.S. focused with opportunity for significant global exposure and experience.

Key Responsibilities

• Support commercial contract negotiations, including supervising work of less senior team members and ensuring utilization of standard processes.
• Actively participate in real estate transactions.
• Provide advice regarding the relocation of operations, environmental/EHS (e.g., OSHA) compliance, and other areas as designated.
• Advise regarding routine commercial disputes, and partner with legal leadership and Associate General Counsel II – Litigation if disputes escalate to litigation.
• Assist in developing and implementing policies, procedures, and training programs to drive compliance with legal and regulatory requirements, and internal processes.
• Collaborate with Corporate Compliance, EHS, and Trade Compliance teams.
• Serve as go-to resource for general, day-to-day legal issues and questions.
• Actively participate in a collaborative manner in cross-functional business teams to identify, evaluate, and resolve complex business issues and risks.

Professional Experience/Qualifications

The successful candidate will have the following:

• 4 - 6+ years of corporate generalist and commercial contracts experience at a reputable U.S. law firm or in-house, or a combination of both.
• Experience with or exposure to IoT/digital, real estate transactions, environmental/EHS, government contracts, IP, litigation, regulatory and/or product compliance, and/or antitrust matters.
• Excellent judgment, discretion, and risk assessment.
• Strong and effective drafting skills.
• Exceptional communication skills and the ability to establish and maintain effective relationships.
• Practical business acumen, driving pragmatic business-oriented solutions.
• A highly approachable, collegial, and collaborative approach.
• Accountable and proactive self-starter, comfortable working independently.
• Superb organizational skills and the ability to manage and prioritize multiple projects at once.
• Must be licensed, and in good standing, to practice law in at least one U.S. jurisdiction.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Coverage
• Spending accounts (HSA, Health Care FSA and Dependent Care FSA)
• Paid Time Off and Holidays
• 401k Retirement Plan with Matching Employer Contributions
• Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) Insurance
• Paid Leaves
• Tuition Assistance

About Regal Rexnord

Regal Rexnord is a $6.5B publicly held global industrial manufacturer with 30,000 associates around the world who help create a better tomorrow by providing sustainable solutions that power, transmit and control motion. The Company’s electric motors and air moving subsystems provide the power to create motion. A portfolio of highly engineered power transmission components and subsystems efficiently transmits motion to power industrial applications. The Company’s automation offering, comprised of controllers, drives, precision motors, and actuators, controls motion in applications ranging from factory automation to precision tools used in surgical applications.

The Company’s end markets benefit from meaningful secular demand tailwinds, and include factory automation, food & beverage, aerospace, medical, data center, warehouse, alternative energy, residential and commercial buildings, general industrial, construction, metals and mining, and agriculture.

Regal Rexnord is comprised of three operating segments: Industrial Powertrain Solutions, Power Efficiency Solutions, and Automation & Motion Control. Regal Rexnord has offices and manufacturing, sales and service facilities worldwide. For more information, including a copy of our Sustainability Report, visit RegalRexnord.com.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Regal Rexnord is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex/gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, ancestry, national origin, marital status, citizenship status (unless required by the applicable law or government contract), disability or protected veteran status or any other status or characteristic protected by law. Regal Rexnord is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. We are committed to building a team that represents diverse and inclusive backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. If you’d like to view a copy of the company’s affirmative action plan or policy statement, please email Recruiting@RegalRexnord.com. If you have a disability and you believe you need a reasonable accommodation in order to search for a job opening or to submit an online application, please e-mail Recruiting@RegalRexnord.com.

Equal Employment Opportunity Posters

Notification to Agencies : Please note that Regal Rexnord Corporation and its affiliates and subsidiaries ("Regal Rexnord") do not accept unsolicited resumes or calls from third-party recruiters or employment agencies. In the absence of a signed Master Service Agreement or similar contract and approval from HR to submit resumes for a specific requisition, Regal Rexnord will not consider or approve payment to any third-parties for hires made.