Job description

This position is located on-site at the Corporate Headquarters in Kenosha, WI. Reporting to Lead Counsel, the Corporate Counsel serves as a corporate generalist supporting Snap-on’s businesses on commercial contracts, product compliance, supply chain, litigation, and other general corporate matters, with potential responsibility for selected human resources and labor and employment matters. Provides practical, risk-based legal advice and partners with Legal Department colleagues and business stakeholders to advance commercial objectives and manage legal and operational risk. • Draft, review, and negotiate a broad range of commercial agreements, including purchasing, supply, distribution, services, technology, nondisclosure, and related agreements • Advise business leaders on legal, commercial, and operational risks and recommend practical, risk-based solutions • Counsel on product compliance matters, including applicable regulatory requirements, product claims, labeling, safety, and corrective actions • Support supply chain matters, including sourcing, compliance, and allocation of risk • Manage or support commercial and product-related disputes, litigation, investigations, and claims, including preservation, discovery, strategy, and outside counsel oversight • Provide legal support on selected human resources and labor and employment matters, depending on experience and business needs • Collaborate on policies, compliance initiatives, training, and cross-functional projects involving Legal, Compliance, Operations, Quality, Supply Chain, and Human Resources • Develop and improve templates, playbooks, processes, and training that promote consistent legal support and contract compliance • Monitor relevant legal and regulatory developments and communicate their practical impact to stakeholders • Perform other duties as Lead Counsel or the General Counsel may determine appropriate • Juris Doctor from an accredited law school and a good-standing license to practice law in at least one U.S. jurisdiction • 4–6 years of relevant legal experience in a law firm, corporate legal department, government agency, or a combination thereof • Experience drafting and negotiating commercial agreements and independently advising business clients • Experience in one or more of product compliance, supply chain, commercial litigation, or labor and employment; willingness and ability to develop across the remaining areas • Strong issue-spotting, legal analysis, judgment, and ability to prioritize and escalate material risks • Ability to translate legal requirements into clear, practical advice aligned with business objectives and risk tolerance • Excellent written and oral communication skills and confidence working directly with business leaders and cross-functional teams • Collaborative, adaptable, and capable of managing matters with appropriate independence • Experience managing litigation, investigations, or regulatory matters is preferred • High standards of professional ethics, integrity, confidentiality, accountability, and client service #IND-SNA-KENO

Requirements

Must-haves

Draft, review, and negotiate a broad range of commercial agreements, including purchasing, supply, distribution, services, technology, nondisclosure, and related agreements
Advise business leaders on legal, commercial, and operational risks and recommend practical, risk-based solutions
Counsel on product compliance matters, including applicable regulatory requirements, product claims, labeling, safety, and corrective actions
Support supply chain matters, including sourcing, compliance, and allocation of risk
Manage or support commercial and product-related disputes, litigation, investigations, and claims, including preservation, discovery, strategy, and outside counsel oversight
Provide legal support on selected human resources and labor and employment matters, depending on experience and business needs
Collaborate on policies, compliance initiatives, training, and cross-functional projects involving Legal, Compliance, Operations, Quality, Supply Chain, and Human Resources
Develop and improve templates, playbooks, processes, and training that promote consistent legal support and contract compliance
Monitor relevant legal and regulatory developments and communicate their practical impact to stakeholders
Perform other duties as Lead Counsel or the General Counsel may determine appropriate
Juris Doctor from an accredited law school and a good-standing license to practice law in at least one U.S. jurisdiction
4–6 years of relevant legal experience in a law firm, corporate legal department, government agency, or a combination thereof
Experience drafting and negotiating commercial agreements and independently advising business clients
Experience in one or more of product compliance, supply chain, commercial litigation, or labor and employment; willingness and ability to develop across the remaining areas
Strong issue-spotting, legal analysis, judgment, and ability to prioritize and escalate material risks
Ability to translate legal requirements into clear, practical advice aligned with business objectives and risk tolerance
Excellent written and oral communication skills and confidence working directly with business leaders and cross-functional teams
Collaborative, adaptable, and capable of managing matters with appropriate independence
High standards of professional ethics, integrity, confidentiality, accountability, and client service

Nice-to-haves

Experience managing litigation, investigations, or regulatory matters is preferred

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