About Gleason
With more than 2,200 employees and 13 manufacturing facilities worldwide, Gleason Corporation is a leader in gear technology. Gleason's product and service offerings include gear and transmission design software, gear manufacturing machines and related accessories, gear metrology equipment and automation systems. Gleason products are used by customers in e-mobility, commercial vehicles, aerospace, agriculture, mining, sustainable energy, construction, power tools, marine and many other industries.
Working for Gleason, you will be connected to work that matters, putting your expertise to its best use while developing skills for the future. The result is a career defined by you, supported by Gleason and built on tangible accomplishments. If you are interested in being part of our team, we invite you to read on and learn more.
Why work at Gleason?
- Excellent benefits package including a 6% Company 401(k) match
- Flexible scheduling
- Tuition Assistance Program
- Employee Assistance Program
- Formal and informal Development opportunities.
Gleason offers Total Gear Solutions to its global customer base. We are a leader in the development and manufacture of production systems for all types of gears including design software for gears and power transmission systems, gear production machinery, metrology systems, automation solutions, related equipment and plastic gears. With over 1,000 employees in the U.S. and 2,400 worldwide, Gleason has manufacturing and service sites in all-important global manufacturing hubs, including strategic spare parts warehouses and local service teams for immediate customer support.
The General Counsel position is responsible for providing practical legal and business advice to the organization’s U.S. operations as well as having an international reach to our colleagues across the globe.
Key Responsibilities:
Leadership & Compliance
- Represent and support organization’s business objectives via effective advocacy, legal counseling and legal advice to all levels of the global organization on a wide variety of legal matters
- Assure organization’s compliance with applicable laws, ethical standards and integrity principles
- Protect organization’s intellectual property, reputation and other assets
- Draft, review and negotiate a wide variety of transactional, policy, training and other documents to support the international business
- Provide global support on business/legal matters – working with local legal representatives when applicable
- Provide advice on executive compensation and benefits
- Identify, monitor and track areas of risk, make suggestions for managing risk and advise management of developments and best practices
- Select and manage outside counsel for transactional, regulatory, litigation and other matters
- Ensure Company policies and procedures are compliant with local, state and federal laws
- Provide legal advice, opinions and support regarding employment and labor law issues
Mergers and Acquisitions
- Working with the management team, provide guidance on strategic alliances, merger and acquisition opportunities
- Coordinate and oversee outside legal counsel handling acquisitions
- Oversee and actively participate in due diligence reviews
Corporate Secretary
- Oversee creation and distribution of meeting agendas and Board materials
- Attend and prepare minutes of all Board meetings and annual shareholder meetings
- Advise the Board by monitoring corporate governance developments
- Implement administration of management stock options plans, stock issuances and stockholder correspondence and communications
- Ensure compliance with Company by-laws and corporate charters
Education and Experience
- JD from an ABA accredited law school
- Minimum of 10 years combined commercial/corporate experience in law firms and in-house law departments
- Oversight and/or leadership with corporate compliance programs preferred
- Experience managing, or subject matter proficiency, in international trade regulations including US Export Controls and global economic sanctions programs preferred
- Corporate secretary and corporate governance experience, including Board of Directors experience
- Intellectual property law, employment and benefits law, finance law and/or international law experience preferred
- Manufacturing industry experience preferred
Other Skills and Competencies
- Ability to exercise judgment, evaluate and weigh risks (risk management) and make practical decisions
- General/broad knowledge of domestic and international business/commercial/corporate transactions and law
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Creativity – strategic and proactive problem-solving skills
- Ability to work effectively in teams as well as independently
- Objectivity and the ability to exercise independence from management
Travel Requirements
The individual must be willing to travel internationally and represent the company. Travel is estimated to be 10%.
In addition to a competitive base salary ranging from $240,000 to $360,000, this position offers eligibility for both short-term and long-term incentives.
Please note that the Salary Range included is a guideline. The salary offered may vary based on factors including, but not limited to, the successful candidate’s relevant knowledge, skills and experience.
Gleason is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers applicants for all positions without regard to age, disability, genetic information and/or predisposing genetic characteristics, marital status, national origin, race/color, religion, sex/gender, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, victim of domestic violence status, arrest or conviction record, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws.
OFFICE ENVIRONMENT
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The physical demands described here are representative of those that would need to be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job in an office environment. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and talk or hear. The employee may occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job may include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee may encounter while performing the essential functions of this job in an office environment. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill, experience and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed. Employees are required to follow any other instructions and to perform any other duties requested by their manager or supervisor.
DISCLAIMER
The duties listed in this job description are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed and is not an all inclusive summary of job duties and responsibilities. The omission of specific statements or duties and responsibilities does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related or a logical assignment to the position. This job description does not constitute an employment agreement between the employer and employee and is subject to change by the Company as the needs of the Company and requirements of the job change.