General Counsel

Position Overview

The General Counsel serves as a strategic partner to the executive team, bridging the gap between legal risk management and organizational culture. The General Counsel is a licensed attorney who will ensure that the company’s business practices, operations, risk management, and commercial dealings meet regulatory requirements and industry standards. On the people side, the General Counsel will ensure that the company has the talent to meet its goals, manages daily operations like performance reviews, and focuses on constantly perpetuating the organization’s empowered remote culture. This will be a hybrid position based in Philadelphia, PA. Only candidates who are local to the area or willing to relocate will be considered.

Skills You’ll Contribute To Our Diverse Team

• Legal Experience: Minimum of 10 years of legal practice
• Core Expertise: Ability to provide legal advice and counsel to leadership while overseeing the operational systems that manage the company’s workforce
• Strategic Communication: Ability to communicate clearly with leadership, internal teams, and external parties
• Critical Thinking: Ability to evaluate complex situations, identify potential legal and operational risks, and provide practical, balanced solutions that align with business goals
• Operational Agility: Ability to multitask and manage a high volume of competing priorities across both Legal and HR functions simultaneously
• Resource Management: Experience managing legal/HR staff or external vendors (law firms, brokers, or PEOs) with a focus on cost control
• Conflict Resolution: Practical experience handling employee relations and internal disputes, either as a lawyer or as an HR professional
• Educational Background: J.D. from an ABA-accredited law school and a member in good standing of any state bar (please include bar number)

Who are we?

We are SDI, a company dedicated to helping essential organizations across North America compete more effectively in a challenging global marketplace. We achieve this by thinking differently, questioning conventional wisdom, and constantly challenging the status quo. We evolve how leading manufacturers, multi-site retailers, and higher education think about their maintenance, repair, and operations (MRO) strategies – the critical supply chain of parts, materials, equipment, and consumables necessary to keep plants and facilities operating safely and productively. Every day, we help companies eliminate waste, minimize risk exposure, and stay competitive on an ever-changing world stage.

Benefits

• Health insurance (medical, dental and vision)
• Training and development opportunities – 2023 winner of the People Accelerator award
• Vacation, wellness days, pet bereavement days and 12 paid holidays
• 401K with a company match
• Tuition reimbursement
• Student loan repayment assistance
• Reimbursement for safety shoes
• Discounted tickets to a variety of different vendors

Pay Range

The pay range for this bonus-eligible role is $190,000 - $200,000 annually. Individual pay depends on various factors, such as role level, relevant experience and skills, and location.