General Counsel & Corporate Secretary

Rehlko · Milwaukee, United States

Why Work at Rehlko

Our work is guided by our purpose: creating an energy-resilient world for a better future. This purpose embodies the legacy we bring, with more than 100 years as the global leader in energy resilience, delivering solutions critical to sustain and improve life.

Our teams have the opportunity to provide a critical resource – energy – that ensures safety, security, and independence for people around the world. Our team members are focused on pushing boundaries, continuing to innovate in an ever-changing landscape, and keeping up with the pace required to create solutions for today’s world demands.

Our product range includes engines, generators, power conversion, UPS systems, EV components and electrification solutions, microgrid controls and management, and clean energy solutions that serve a broad spectrum of OEM, residential, industrial, and commercial customers. At Rehlko, you have the freedom to identify, create, and deliver solutions – large and small – that help people and communities thrive in the moments that matter.

At Rehlko, our team members are the essential energy that powers our organization’s success. We are committed to fostering a safe and sustainable work environment where safety is everyone’s responsibility. We empower every team member to actively participate in our Zero Is Possible safety culture by encouraging open communication, proactively reporting hazards, following protocols, and suggesting improvements. Join us in creating an energy resilient world for a better future!

What We Offer

At Rehlko, our Total Rewards programs are designed to accelerate growth, energize performance, and support a culture of inclusion at every stage of life and work. We offer total rewards that are easily understood, recognize results, enable career mobility, and reflect our commitment to valuing diverse needs in a fast-moving world. We provide:

• Competitive compensation and benefits
• Work-life flexibility
• Recognition and rewards
• Development and career opportunities
• A safe and inclusive workplace

Why You Will Love this Job

The General Counsel & Corporate Secretary serves as the principal legal advisor to the Chief Executive Officer, executive leadership team, and Board of Directors. The role leads the company’s legal, compliance, ethics, governance, enterprise risk and corporate secretarial activities globally.

This leader provides practical, business-focused counsel across commercial transactions, strategic initiatives, regulatory matters, employment law, intellectual property, disputes and international operations. The successful candidate will combine broad legal expertise, sound judgment and commercial acumen with the ability to operate independently as the senior legal executive of a global stand-alone enterprise.

Specific Responsibilities

Legal Leadership & Strategic Counsel

• Serve as chief legal officer and trusted advisor to the CEO, executive leadership team and Board of Directors.
• Build, lead, and support the evolution of the legal and compliance function, including balancing internal resources, outside counsel, and technology.
• Develop and execute a legal strategy aligned with the company’s business priorities, growth plans, and risk appetite.
• Provide counsel on strategic initiatives, acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, financing matters, and other corporate transactions as desired.
• Identify and translate legal and regulatory developments into clear business implications and actions.

Commercial Transactions & Contract Management

• Lead the negotiation, structuring, drafting and execution of complex customer, supplier, distribution, licensing, procurement and strategic partnership agreements.
• Advise leaders on contractual risk allocation, liability, warranties, indemnities, intellectual property, data use and dispute provisions.
• Establish scalable contracting standards, templates, playbooks, approval authorities and escalation processes.
• Balance legal protection with commercial practicality to help the business move with appropriate speed and discipline.

Compliance, Ethics & Enterprise Risk

• Lead the global ethics and compliance program, including policies, training, monitoring, investigations and remediation.
• Oversee compliance with applicable laws and regulations, including anti-bribery and anti-corruption, competition, trade, privacy and records requirements.
• Conduct risk assessments and partner with business leaders to establish practical controls and mitigation plans.
• Provide clear reporting to executive leadership and the Board regarding material legal and compliance risks.

Corporate Governance & Company Secretary

• Act as Company Secretary and advise the Board and management on governance obligations and fiduciary duties.
• Coordinate Board and committee calendars, agendas, materials, minutes, resolutions and governance records.
• Maintain corporate records and oversee legal entity governance, statutory filings and delegated authorities across jurisdictions.
• Support a disciplined governance framework appropriate for the company’s ownership structure and future strategic needs.

Litigation, Employment & Intellectual Property

• Manage claims, disputes, litigation, arbitration, regulatory inquiries and settlement strategy.
• Advise on product safety, regulatory compliance, warranty, product liability and other legal risks associated with the manufacture and sale of the company’s engine products.
• Develop and manage the legal and compliance budget, and elect, direct and evaluate outside counsel while maintaining effective control of legal spending.
• Advise Human Resources and business leaders on employment, labor, investigations, compensation, benefits and organizational matters across jurisdictions.
• Protect and manage the company’s patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets and other intellectual property.

Requirements

• Juris Doctor degree from an accredited law school.
• Active license to practice law and membership in good standing with at least one U.S. state bar.
• At least 7 years of progressively responsible legal experience, including substantial in-house experience and responsibility for corporate, commercial, and compliance matters in a multinational, US based business.
• Demonstrated experience advising senior executives and independently leading complex negotiations and risk decisions.
• Broad capability across commercial contracts, corporate governance, compliance, regulatory matters, employment law and dispute management.
• Experience supporting multinational operations and working effectively across cultures, jurisdictions and time zones.
• Executive presence, high integrity, excellent judgment and strong written and verbal communication skills.

Preferred

• Prior experience as a General Counsel, Deputy General Counsel, Assistant or Associate General Counsel.
• Experience in manufacturing, industrial, energy, engines, power systems or another global business-to-business environment.
• Prior responsibility as Company Secretary or for direct support of a Board of Directors.
• Experience in a private equity-owned, public company, carve-out or stand-alone business environment.
• Legal and compliance experience involving Europe, India and China.

Applicants must be authorized to work in the US without requiring sponsorship now or in the future.

The Salary range for this position is $249,150 - $335,050. The specific Salary rate offered to a candidate may be influenced by a variety of factors including the candidate’s experience, their education, and the work location.

About Us

Rehlko proudly offers a rich history steeped in creativity and commitment to our associates and communities, along with competitive benefits and compensation. Our Purpose—Creating an energy resilient world for a better future—and Values: Curiosity, Trust, Pace, and Excellence, are important cultural components that shape the way we work and relate to one another. Learn more about Rehlko at .

In addition to the investment in your development, Rehlko offers a benefits package including a competitive salary, health, vision, dental, 401(k) with Rehlko matching, and more!?

Rehlko is an equal opportunity employer that prohibits discrimination and will make decisions regarding employment opportunities, including, but not limited to, hiring, job assignment, compensation, promotion, benefits, training, discipline, and termination, without regard to race, creed, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, genetic information, age, national origin, citizenship, ancestry, caste, mental or physical disability, marital or familial status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, political belief or affiliation, union membership status, military status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by national, state, local, or other applicable laws.

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

It is the policy of Rehlko to comply with all applicable provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and corresponding national, state, local, or other applicable laws. Rehlko will not discriminate against any qualified associate or applicant with respect to any terms, privileges, or conditions of employment because of a person's physical or mental disability. Rehlko will provide a reasonable accommodation to associates or applicants with disabilities, in accordance with applicable laws. If you have a disability and require an accommodation in the application process or during the course of employment, please contact Rehlko is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.

Our Values

Curiosity – Seek, learn, share

Trust – Go farther together

Pace – Focus to go faster

Excellence – Find the win every day