Assistant General Counsel

Videojet•Wood Dale, IL

66d•Hybrid

About The Position

Imagine yourself… Doing meaningful work that makes an everyday impact on the world around you. Growing your expertise and expanding your skillset with every matter you lead. Owning your ambition and fueling your career growth. It's all possible with a role at Videojet, a Veralto company. You have likely purchased or used a product touched by Videojet Technologies this week—after all, Videojet is a world leader in the product identification market, providing in-line printing, coding and marking products, consumables, and software solutions. Videojet's technologies play a critical role in ensuring the safety and authenticity of products sold across the globe in the food, beverage, pharmaceutical, and industrial marketplaces. As Assistant General Counsel, you'll provide the legal foundation that keeps Videojet and its affiliated Product Quality businesses moving with confidence, speed, and integrity—and along the way, you'll have opportunities to make your mark on our business and your career with ongoing opportunities to deepen your skillset and pursue your ambitions. At Veralto, our unifying purpose of Safeguarding the World's Most Vital Resources™ is more than words: it's a proven path towards positive change, improvement for our planet, and development for yourself. When you join Veralto's vibrant global network of 13 operating companies and 17,000 associates, you join a culture where purpose meets possibility: where your work has an everyday impact on the resources and essentials people rely on, and where you have opportunities to deepen your skillset, pursue your ambitions, and grow your career. We offer: Medical, dental, vision, and 401(k) with company match starting Day 1 Comprehensive onboarding and professional development programs Ongoing professional development and career growth opportunities Paid parental leave Employee Assistance Program (legal, financial, and counseling resources) PTO Health benefits 401(k) We’re seeking an Assistant General Counsel to serve as a senior, hands-on legal leader for Videojet and affiliated Product Quality businesses. This role will own a broad portfolio of legal counseling, strategy, risk management, and process improvement across multiple business units, while partnering directly with senior commercial, operational, and functional leaders. This is not a narrow advisory role. The successful candidate will both set strategy and do the work— providing practical legal guidance, managing complex matters, improving legal processes, and helping the business move with speed, confidence, and integrity. The role offers meaningful leadership responsibility today, with runway to grow as the Water Quality legal function continues to scale across Veralto’s global platform. This position reports to Veralto’s Vice President and General Counsel, Marking and Coding Businesses, and will require periodic time at Videojet’s headquarters in Wood Dale, Illinois. This is a hands-on leadership role for someone who is energized by solving complex legal problems and driving practical business outcomes.

Requirements

J.D. from an accredited law school and active U.S. state bar membership in good standing
Minimum of 10 years of experience as a practicing attorney
Demonstrated experience providing in-house legal counsel across multiple practice areas, including contracts, litigation, labor and employment, and regulatory compliance
Proven ability to manage outside counsel and handle complex, multi-jurisdictional legal matters
Experience supporting mergers, acquisitions, and open innovation transactions from due diligence through close
Strong business acumen and the ability to quickly learn business drivers and translate legal risk into practical, actionable guidance
Flexibility to occasionally accommodate other time zones as part of our global legal setup
Willingness to travel occasionally as business needs require (estimated 10-15%)
Unquestioned integrity and commitment to the highest standards of ethical conduct
Strong academic credentials
A mix of law firm and in-house corporate legal department experience is preferred
Candidates should have substantive experience across corporate and commercial legal matters, including drafting, reviewing, and negotiating contracts; competition law; compliance; and related business counseling
Experience with software legal matters is preferred
Fluency in spoken and written English is required

Nice To Haves

Experience in the marking and coding or industrial manufacturing industries
Experience in regulated industries
Familiarity with anticorruption program design and implementation, including the FCPA, UK Bribery Act, or equivalent frameworks
Background in labor and employment law across multiple jurisdictions, including the EU and Latin America
Experience working in a global, matrixed corporate legal environment

Responsibilities

Serve as a senior, hands-on legal partner to Videojet and affiliated Marking and Coding businesses, providing practical counsel across commercial, operational, regulatory, compliance, litigation, and employment matters
Own and drive legal strategy and execution for assigned business units, balancing risk management with business speed and commercial objectives
Lead complex legal matters directly, while knowing when to leverage outside counsel or enterprise subject matter experts
Build and improve scalable legal processes, policies, and tools that increase consistency, efficiency, and business enablement across the Marking and Coding businesses and the Product Quality and Innovation segment
Coordinate with Veralto counsel and subject matter experts across the enterprise to ensure alignment on legal positions, policies, and shared matters
Lead the negotiation, drafting, and review of complex commercial agreements including customer contracts, supply agreements, distribution agreements, licensing arrangements, and strategic partnerships to protect Videojet's commercial interests
Deliver clear, actionable legal advice to business leaders on matters including contract risk, commercial disputes, regulatory compliance, and operational exposure
Partner with the sales and procurement teams to develop and maintain standard contract templates, playbooks, and fallback positions that accelerate deal velocity while managing legal risk
Advise on and support compliance with applicable laws and regulations, including data privacy, trade compliance, product liability, and industry-specific regulatory requirements
Manage and coordinate with outside counsel on litigation, disputes, regulatory matters, and specialized legal projects, ensuring cost-effective and timely resolution
Support intellectual property strategy by advising on IP ownership, licensing, confidentiality, and protection of Videojet's proprietary technologies and brands
Collaborate with HR and business leadership on employment-related matters, policy development, and workplace compliance across jurisdictions
Identify and escalate emerging legal risks and trends that could impact Videojet's business strategy, helping leadership make informed decisions proactively
Contribute to the development and delivery of legal training programs for internal stakeholders to build legal literacy and compliance awareness across the organization
Provide counsel on customer, vendor, joint development, and other commercial agreements to protect business interests and enable commercial growth
Support mergers, acquisitions, and open innovation initiatives, partnering with business development teams from due diligence through integration
Champion regulatory compliance, product and performance liability, labor and employment, and anticorruption compliance across assigned business units