Job Requirements

Why work for us?

Alkegen brings together two of the world’s leading specialty materials companies to create one new, innovation-driven leader focused on battery technologies, filtration media, and specialty insulation and sealing materials. Through global reach and breakthrough inventions, we’re delivering products that enable the world to breathe easier, live greener, and go further than ever before.

With over 50 manufacturing facilities with a global workforce of over 9,000 of the industry’s most experienced talent, including insulation and filtration experts, Alkegen is uniquely positioned to help customers impact the environment in meaningful ways.

Alkegen offers a range of dynamic career opportunities with globe-spanning reach. From production operators to engineers, technicians to specialists, sales to leadership, we’re always looking for top talent ready to bring their best. Come grow with us!

The Associate General Counsel will report to the Senior Vice President & General Counsel and serve as a critical member of the legal team. This role will help to anticipate & mitigate legal, regulatory and business risks in the course of protecting the company’s reputation and interests. The ideal candidate will have career training in a respected law firm and as in-house counsel in a global industrial, manufacturing business.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Responsible for reviewing, negotiating and drafting non-routine contracts having strategic significance. Supports Senior Counsel in negotiation, review and drafting a wide range of transactional arrangements.

• Manages the company’s Compliance Program, the compliance line, and administration of company policies and procedures, including GDPR and data privacy compliance, with the support of the Senior Counsel.

• Conducts training for all levels of management and business personnel on company's Code of Ethics and Business Conduct, company policies, and others matters pertaining to business ethics. Facilitates the annual Code of Conduct questionnaire.

• Supports the Vice President of Human Resources, and the global HR team, on employment agreements, separation issues, issues relating to compensation and benefit administration, labor negotiations, contract compliance, agreements, and labor agency administrative actions.

• Manages the Company’s insurance portfolio, including policy renewals and claim management.

• Provides legal advice to Internal Audit, Finance, Tax and the business units of the company regarding policies and procedures that will assure legal compliance and support internal controls, including maintenance of records of the company in compliance with legal and business requirements.

• Assists the Information Technology group in managing privacy and data security issues.

• Assists the General Counsel with mergers and acquisition activity, including contract negotiations.

• Manages enterprise-wide policy creation and revision in coordination with the General Counsel.

• Directs outside counsel on a variety of legal matters, including budget management and invoice review/approvals.

• Provides legal advice and opinions regarding material loss contingencies, internal controls, legal liability reserves and other financial reporting matters in connection with the outside auditors’ review of the company’s financial statements.

• Ability to serve as a trusted advisor and strategic partner to the business unit leaders and a wide range of business, technical and operating personnel on a broad variety of legal and regulatory issues.

  Education, Experience, Skills and Abilities:

• BA/BS and JD Degree required from an accredited institution.

• 7-10 years of law firm and significant in-house experience at a manufacturing company.

• Member of at least one state bar.

• A generalist background that encompasses corporate matters, manufacturing industry contracts, mergers and acquisitions, compliance, intellectual property management, policy creation, and litigation.

• Must be a business-oriented legal counsel with the ability to provide solutions and strategies, and contribute positively to an open exchange of ideas and an atmosphere of communication and team spirit.

• Demonstrated broad business orientation and ability to aggressively establish instant credibility as an attorney and business partner with cross functional perspective.

• Excellent oral and written communication skills.

• Diverse transaction and project management experience.

• Demonstrated ability to plan, prioritize and organize multiple cross functional tasks.

• Experience presenting to internal and external executives.

• Experience in drafting and negotiating large commercial agreements.

Additional Education, Experience, Skills and Abilities Preferred:

• Career training in a respected law firm followed by a role as in-house counsel in a global manufacturing company.

• Legal compliance and regulatory laws applicable to corporate workplace and environmental settings.

• Corporate business transactions.

If you are interested in being part of a world class Legal function at Alkegen then we would love to hear from you.

At Alkegen, we strive every day to help people – ALL PEOPLE – breathe easier, live greener and go further than ever before. We believe that diversity and inclusion is central to this mission and to our impact. Our diverse and inclusive culture drives our growth & innovation and we nurture it by actively embracing our differences and using our varied perspectives to solve the complex challenges facing our changing and diverse world.

Employment selection and related decisions are made without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, nation of origin, religion, color, gender identity and expression, age, disability, education, opinions, culture, languages spoken, veteran’s status, or any other protected class.

Alkegen is a specialty materials leader serving mission-critical systems that the world is focused on for the future, including: battery technologies, electric vehicles, filtration media, and specialty insulation materials that enable customers to reduce fossil fuel consumption, save energy, and live greener.

We help people breathe easier, live greener, and go further than ever before.

Our experience speaks for itself. We are a vertically integrated manufacturer with the global reach and talent to solve your most demanding applications.

With 60 manufacturing facilities and 9,000+ highly skilled employees located around the world, we can solve any challenge.

Dedicated to sustainability and human health, we are uniquely positioned to help customers impact the environment in meaningful ways.