Associate General Counsel
- Category: Legal
- Country: United States
- Location: San Diego
Overview
If you are a lawyer who enjoys the complexities and challenges of legal compliance in a global company, we appreciate and applaud your passion because this critical work isn’t for everyone. Before we get started, please only continue reading if you are looking to join a company whose purpose is to create positive lasting memories in everything we do while having as much fun as possible along the way!
The important work this role is accountable for includes ensuring the company’s legal requirements pertaining to securities laws and regulations, contracts, company policies and standards are managed and fully implemented while mitigating associated enterprise risks. As an experienced lawyer, it will come as no surprise that you will need to bring a high degree of attention to good governance standards and compliance to be effective in the role. As a servant leader of global programs that involve complex interdependencies of support service firms, vendors and customers, you will ensure objectives are met in the most cost-effective manner, attuned to company’s omnipresent values. You will also be responsible for identifying the correct prioritization of resources in the execution of the role, so that material matters receive the appropriate allocation of time, talent and treasure, while less material matters are supported as efficiently as possible.
What You’ll Be Doing
What You’ll Be Doing
Securities
- Work closely with senior management, company’s Board of Directors and Investor Relations in the support of annual stockholder meeting; and monitors regulatory developments.
- Assist General Counsel in preparing and providing advice regarding securities law disclosure/compliance for Annual Reports on Form 10-K Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K, proxy statements and various registration statements.
- Provide legal support to the Company’s Board of Directors and Board Committees on various corporate governance matters, which includes drafting and reviewing materials prepared for the Board of Directors and Board Committee meetings. Respond to general corporate and securities disclosure questions, including but not limited to preparing or commenting on board resolutions. Assist with preparations and the planning of annual stockholder meeting.
- Provide legal advice and counseling with respect to various securities law, including compliance with the Securities Act of 1933, the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, Regulation FD and Sarbanes-Oxley.
- Advise on compliance with NASDAQ listing standards and assist with NASDAQ submissions.
- Partner with our Investor Relations team regarding public company communications, including press releases, investor presentations, earnings announcements and other disclosures.
- Partner with the company’s stock administration team and assist with administering our Insider Trading Policy, 10b5-1 plans and related employee and non-employee director equity matters.
- Administer build-out of company’s internal policies and procedures related to compliance with laws and regulations applicable to a public company, including training and assisting the company’s legal team with reporting, disclosure, and investigatory requirements.
Contracts
- Act as an expert advisor for contracts in negotiations to provide appropriate legal perspective and to prevent acceptance of undue risk
- Responsible for drafting, reviewing and negotiating a wide range of contracts
- Responsible for management of the company’s contract administration policy, including oversight and direction applied to the maintenance of regional contract administration programs.
- Responsible for establishing, implementing and maintaining contract templates, forms and administration globally. Collaborates with regional trading bloc leaders and staff on the successful use of consistent contract content that meets legal and business needs
- Assists regional offices with contract analysis, assessment of risk and decision-making as to the need for local outside counsel support
- Directly and indirectly leads internal legal, contract and administration team members in the support and execution of contracts required by the business
- Own the implementation and refinement of the company contract management system, procurement policies, including third party risk management
- Oversees appropriate use of outside counsel, including limited engagements with international firms retained regionally for contract drafting, negotiation and review functions
Legal Services
- Has direct oversight, supervision and reporting responsibility for the tribe members, whose primary role is the performance of legal services
- Increases the operational efficiency between the Business & Legal team and other internal departments (e.g., marketing, quality, innovation, IT, HR, finance and R&D)
- Broad experience supporting Legal in the development and refinement of policies, processes and practices to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of business and legal affairs
- Assist with optimizing workflows within the legal department. Identify and implement department tools to streamline new or existing practices, as well as helping design rollout and training for new systems. Collaborate with cross-functional teams including finance, customer support, operations, product, and engineering, as well as other business units on various projects.
- Assist with developing policies and processes to manage company-wide compliance and corporate governance
- Assist with entity management and corporate matters, including scheduling meetings and maintaining corporate files
- Facilitate data privacy assessments, prepare data protection documentation and ensure program materials are maintained and up-to-date
What You’ll Bring To The Role
What You’ll Bring to the Role
- JD from California accredited law school. Ongoing professional education as required to maintain the license to practice, plus business-related educational seminars and/or coursework.
- 10+ years of progressively responsible and varied post-graduate legal experience
- 7+ years of experience in SEC and commercial contract law inclusive of 4+ years global in scope.
- Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively and efficiently on complex matters, in written, verbal and presentation media.
- Broad experience in a multi-national, public corporation environment, either as in-house counsel, and/or external contract counsel.
- Passion and enjoyment to your work
Our “Why”
At WD-40 Company we believe that purpose-driven, passionate people guided by our values create amazing outcomes. Our “why” is refreshingly simple - we exist to create positive lasting memories in everything we do. We solve problems. We make things work smoothly. We create opportunities. How we achieve our “why” is by cultivating a tribal culture through learning, teaching and living our values. Since 1953, our formulation remains a secret. It is no secret that our passion for our people, culture, and brands is what distinguishes us. WD-40 Company has best-in-class products and we seek best-in-class talent.
Why You Should Apply
- If you believe in our “why” this is the place for you
- Over 93% employee engagement as of February 2018 global employee survey
- Publicly traded company headquartered in San Diego, California since 1953
- Voted Most Democratic Workplace and certified WorldBlu Freedom Centered Workplace
- Learning based culture that supports the growth and development of our team members
We’ve Got You Covered
Our competitive and comprehensive benefits package provide you and your family with extensive protection and security, along with quality, life-enhancing programs to include; profit sharing, annual cash incentive reward potential for everyone, tuition reimbursement, 401K matching, short day Fridays and much more!
Do You Align With Our Values?
Please, only consider employment with WD-40 Company if you feel as strongly about our values as we do: We live, breathe, and play by our values every day.
- We value doing the right thing.
- We value creating positive lasting memories in all our relationships.
- We value making it better than it is today.
- We value succeeding as a Tribe while excelling as individuals.
- We value owning it and passionately acting on it.
- We value sustaining the WD-40 Company economy.
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Thank you for considering WD-40 Company in your career search!
At WD-40 Company we foster a culture of inclusion where all individuals are recognized, valued, respected, and experience a sense of belonging. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to individual characteristics that make us unique such as our backgrounds, experiences, qualities, talents, traits, beliefs, and preferences.