Description:

As Legal Counsel, you'll join the dynamic Legal & Compliance Team, working primarily from our office in Romeoville. Reporting to the Group Legal Counsel, you will serve as a key business partner to the A New Warehouse Automation Brand business units, leveraging your legal expertise to drive strategic initiatives and support operational goals. With a primary focus on commercial and contract law, your role will be diverse, impactful, and integral to our success.

Your tasks & responsibilities contain:

Business Partnering: Act as a trusted legal advisor to internal stakeholders and departments, such as sales, procurement, finance, and operations by providing clear, actionable guidance to support strategic objectives.
Commercial & Contract Law: Draft, review, negotiate, and manage a wide range of commercial agreements, including sales contracts, supplier agreements, development and manufacturing agreements, integrator agreements, assembly subcontractor agreements, NDAs, etc.
Corporate Housekeeping & Compliance: Oversee domestic corporate governance, ensuring US legal entities meet compliance standards. Maintain federal, state, and local compliance such as registrations and reporting.
Litigation Management: Handle disputes, claims and litigation effectively by formulating legal strategies and working with external counsel when necessary.
Proactive Legal Support: Monitor legislative changes; provide insights on business impacts; and standardize legal documentation to mitigate risk. Cultivate a “legal reflex” across the organization by conducting training and creating tools (checklists, templates, etc.).

Qualifications:

You have a Juris Doctor Licensed (or eligible for Admission on Motion) to practice law in Illinois.
You have at least 5 years (preferably 8+ years) as a legal counsel, preferably in the logistics or warehousing industries. Must have experience in commercial and corporate law. Additional experience in employment, immigration and construction preferred.
You have the ability to draft and review legal documents and communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders.
You have strong analytical abilities, clear communication of complex legal concepts to diverse, non-legal audiences, and a proactive approach to managing legal risks.
You are independent, adaptable, and skilled at balancing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.