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Regal Rexnord

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Associate General Counsel – Commercial and Government Contracts

General CounselGeneral CounselFull TimeRemoteMid LevelTeam 10,001+Since 2021H1B SponsorCompany SiteLinkedIn

Location

District Of Columbia + 2 moreAll locations: District Of Columbia | Illinois | Wisconsin

Posted

6 days ago

Salary

$198K / year

Seniority

Mid Level

10 yrs expEnglish

Job Description

Associate General Counsel – Commercial and Government Contracts

Regal Rexnord

• Serve as the primary day-to-day legal advisor to the AMC segment and as second-in-command to the VP, Deputy General Counsel – AMC. • Act as a trusted legal and business partner to segment leadership, sales, supply chain, quality, operations, and engineering teams. • Lead and support negotiation, drafting, and interpretation of customer, supplier, distributor, and strategic commercial agreements including large, cross-division and cross-segment agreements. • Advise on contract structure, pricing, risk allocation, liability, warranty, quality, delivery, indemnification, and termination provisions. • Support contract execution and lifecycle management, including active enforcement of contract rights on pricing, IP, delivery, and quality obligations. • Lead and support commercial enforcement matters, including collections on overdue customer payments and enforcement of contractual rights through demand letters and escalation. • Advise on and support alignment of customer contract risk with downstream supply chain obligations. • Provide guidance to and support the contract specialist team to drive consistency, efficiency, and adherence to standard processes and playbooks. • Support commercial and operational matters involving aerospace, defense, and government-facing customers across AMC's five divisions. • Partner with Trade Compliance, Quality, Supply Chain, IT, and Operations teams to address regulatory, export controls, sanctions, CMMC compliance, and other trade-related considerations impacting government and defense programs. • Serve as first-line legal advisor on segment-related commercial disputes, claims, quality issues, warranty matters, supply chain disruptions, and customer escalations. • Collaborate with EHS, Quality, Trade Compliance, Real Estate, and other functional teams on legal issues impacting operations, regulatory compliance, and strategic initiatives. • Identify recurring risks, inefficiencies, or friction points and drive improvements in contract templates, processes, and legal workflows. • Design and deliver training and business education to reduce reactive legal exposure.

Job Requirements

  • 10+ years of experience as a commercial lawyer, with strong and effective drafting skills and significant responsibility for customer and supplier contracting.
  • JD from an accredited law school and active license to practice law in at least one U.S. jurisdiction.
  • Experience supporting aerospace, defense, or government-facing manufacturing businesses is required.
  • Demonstrated understanding of the government contracting ecosystem, including FAR/DFARS concepts, flow-downs, audits, and the legal risks of operating as a government supplier.
  • Experience advising on commercial matters, including disputes, quality issues, warranty claims, EHS-related matters, and operational risk.
  • Experience in a publicly traded or highly regulated environment preferred.
  • Excellent judgment, discretion, and risk assessment.
  • 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.

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

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