Description:

Position Overview:
In this role, you will lead Regal Rexnord Corporation's global claims and litigation portfolio across all operating segments. You will serve as lead in-house counsel on significant matters, set strategy, and drive cost-effective resolution of disputes. In addition to managing outside counsel, overseeing discovery, issuing litigation holds, and ensuring discovery compliance, you will partner closely with HR, Compliance, IT, and other business leaders to both defend the company against claims and proactively identify and mitigate potential risks. Your guidance will help the business avoid future disputes and strengthen its overall risk posture. You will report directly to the Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary, and have exposure to the CEO, CFO, and Segment Presidents.

Key Responsibilities:

Own end-to-end management of complex litigation (product liability (personal injury/property damage), commercial/contract, IP and others) from pre-litigation through resolution, including strategy, budgeting, and reporting.
Manage and attend jury trials, mediations, and key witness depositions.
Support litigation due diligence, and integration, in the event of any M&A activity.
Direct discovery strategy, including legal holds, data preservation, collection, and review with IT and outside providers; maintain defensible processes and documentation.
Manage outside counsel and expert engagements, negotiate fee arrangements, and enforce billing guidelines; drive performance through preferred law firm program governance.
Draft, review, and negotiate pleadings, motions, settlement agreements, and related documents; present risk assessments and recommendations to leadership.
Develop and deliver training on litigation holds, records retention, and witness preparation; elevate legal awareness across teams.
Establish KPIs and dashboards for matter status, cycle time, spend, and outcomes; prepare periodic updates for senior leadership.
Partner cross-functionally (HR, Compliance, Finance, Insurance, Communications) on claims and litigation.
Maintain governance for cross-border matters, privilege, and regulatory requirements; coordinate with regional counsel as needed.

Required Skills and Qualifications:

Juris Doctor (J.D.) from an accredited law school; licensed to practice and in good standing in at least one U.S. jurisdiction.
10+ years of experience managing complex litigation, including trial and/or lead in-house experience.
Demonstrated expertise with the discovery process, litigation holds, data preservation/collection, and vendor/counsel management.
Proven ability to drive resolution strategies and to manage budgets, KPIs, and outside counsel performance.
Exceptional written and oral advocacy skills; ability to translate legal risk into practical guidance for business leaders
High integrity and sound judgment; ability to handle sensitive, privileged, and confidential matters.
Willingness to work on-site in Rosemont, IL or Milwaukee, WI and travel up to 20% (as needed).

Preferred Skills and Qualifications

In-house experience at a global industrial/manufacturing company.
Large law firm experience representing industrial manufacturing clients in commercial and/or product liability matters.
Experience with product liability, government investigations, and cross-border discovery.
Familiarity with records retention frameworks and litigation hold processes.
Experience managing preferred law firm programs and alternative fee arrangements.
Comfort working with senior executives and cross-functional leadership in high-stakes matters.

Compensation Details: $215,000 - $250,000

The salary range provided is intended to display the value of the company's base pay compensation for all statewide locations across the United States. Salary is dependent on a multitude of factors, including but not limited to the physical worksite location, candidate's skill set, level of experience, education and internal peer compensation comparisons.

Candidates must be eligible to work in the United States without requiring company sponsorship to obtain or keep U.S. work authorization.

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 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 controls, actuators, drives, and precision motors, controls motion in applications ranging from factory automation to precision control in surgical tools.

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, pregnancy, age, ancestry, national origin, genetic information, 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 for protected veterans/individuals with disabilities 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.

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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.