Corporate Counsel

About the Role

This position supports Rheem North America, located in Atlanta, GA, under a hybrid work arrangement. Team members work in the office Monday through Thursday and remotely on Fridays.

The Corporate Counsel is a member of the Law Department who provides legal guidance on commercial transactions and contract negotiations, serving as a key point of contact between internal business teams and senior legal counsel.

Responsibilities

• Receive intake requests from procurement managers, sales teams, and other business units; assess contract needs and provide initial legal guidance.
• Draft, review, and negotiate a wide range of commercial agreements, including procurement contracts, vendor agreements, customer contracts, supply agreements, distribution agreements, and sales-related documents.
• Advise business teams on contract interpretation, risk allocation, and legal implications of contractual provisions.
• Review and redline third-party agreements against company templates and negotiation guidelines (where available), ensuring compliance with company policies and applicable laws and regulations.
• Coordinate cross-functional approvals with subject matter experts and ensure compliance with the company’s delegation of authority policies.
• Manage contract lifecycle activities, including tracking authorizations, expirations, renewals, and related correspondence within the contract lifecycle management system.
• Draft and negotiate contract modifications, amendments, and statements of work.
• Identify potential improvements to existing contract templates, playbooks, and legal processes.
• Conduct special projects as assigned, including supporting development of standard contract terms and assisting with legal research as needed.
• Perform other duties and projects as assigned.

Requirements

• J.D. from an accredited law school and active bar membership in good standing.
• 7+ years of contracts negotiation experience at a law firm or in-house legal department.
• Strong knowledge of contract law, commercial transactions, and general corporate legal principles.
• Contract negotiation experience, preferably in-house, across a broad range of commercial agreements.
• Experience with technology and IT agreements, equipment and tooling, aviation, and logistics is a plus.
• Proficiency with legal technology tools, including contract lifecycle management systems, Microsoft Office, and legal research platforms.

Skills

• Ability to work in a dynamic environment that requires managing multiple priorities, exercising sound legal judgment, and working effectively across all areas of the company.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong analytical and critical thinking abilities.
• Strong presentation skills.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with all levels of management.

Leadership Competencies

• Aligning Performance for Success
• Applying Business Knowledge
• Building Talent
• Building Trusted Relationships
• Communicating with Impact
• Customer-Orientation
• Delegating Tasks
• Executing/Leading the Team
• Facilitating Change
• Fostering Relationships/Emotional Intelligence
• Influencing
• Problem Solving & Decision Making
• Supporting Innovation

About Us

At Rheem, we engineer products for life—home life, work life, and the life of the planet. Backed by over 100 years of expertise, we’re passionate about product innovation and sustainability. Our full line of global air and water solutions delivers reliable performance, comfort, and energy savings for residential and commercial applications worldwide.

Our behavior-based values set us apart:

• Listening to Understand – Open mind, learning from others, accepting feedback, embracing the objective.
• Contributing Respectfully – Sharing opinions, valuing ideas, sharing opposing perspectives with respect.
• Thinking Creatively – Applying creativity, seeking improvements, understanding from the customers’ lens.
• Acting with Responsibility – Owning decisions and actions, acting with integrity, embracing accountability.