Senior Corporate Counsel- Regulatory Compliance
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The Senior Corporate Counsel – Regulatory Compliance provides legal advice on regulatory and compliance matters affecting Generac’s operations, products, employees, suppliers, and customers. The role supports risk identification, interpretation of evolving requirements, and practical compliance solutions across multiple regulated areas. Working with Legal and Compliance leaders, subject matter experts, and outside counsel, the counsel supports regulatory projects, inquiries, audits, investigations, and enterprise compliance processes.
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Waukesha, WI - USA
Full time
JR18165
We believe power is a promise - a shared commitment to be there for others when it matters most.
For more than 65 years, we've turned big ideas into solutions that help protect homes, strengthen businesses and build a more resilient, efficient, sustainable energy future.
Ready to Power a Smarter World with us?
The Senior Corporate Counsel – Regulatory Compliance provides legal advice and support on a broad range of regulatory and compliance matters affecting the Company's operations, products, employees, suppliers, and customers. Working under the direction of the VP, Deputy General Counsel – Corporate Governance & Compliance, this role assists with identifying legal and regulatory risks, interpreting evolving requirements, and supporting practical compliance solutions across multiple regulated areas.
This position is intended to be a broad regulatory and compliance legal advisor, not a singular subject matter expert or owner of any one compliance function. Areas of support may include corporate compliance, data privacy, cybersecurity, trade compliance, AI/emerging technology, EHS, product regulatory, product safety, emissions, and other federal, state, or international regulatory matters. The role partners with internal subject matter experts and external counsel as appropriate to provide business-focused legal guidance and help mature compliance processes across the enterprise.
Major Responsibilities
Provide legal advice and support on regulatory and compliance matters affecting the Company's business operations, products, suppliers, and customers.
Assist with interpretation of federal, state, local, and international legal and regulatory requirements and provide practical guidance to business stakeholders.
Support the VP, Deputy General Counsel – Corporate Governance & Compliance and other Legal and Compliance leaders on corporate compliance initiatives, regulatory projects, and risk mitigation efforts.
Partner with subject matter experts to support cross-functional programs, initiatives, and compliance-related issues.
Support legal analysis and issue-spotting across areas that may include data privacy, cybersecurity, AI/emerging technology, trade compliance, EHS, product regulatory, product safety, emissions, and other regulated business activities.
Monitor relevant legal and regulatory developments and help assess potential impact on the Company's operations, products, and compliance obligations.
Support regulatory inquiries, audits, assessments, reviews, investigations, and remediation activities.
Help evaluate legal and compliance considerations for new initiatives, technologies, products, processes, or business models.
Coordinate with and manage outside counsel on specialized regulatory matters, as appropriate.
Provide training and awareness support to business teams on assigned legal and compliance topics.
Perform other legal duties as assigned by the VP, Deputy General Counsel – Corporate Governance & Compliance, or other Legal leadership.
Minimum Requirements
Education
Juris Doctorate degree from an accredited law school.
Certification / License
Current law license in good standing from any U.S. state, with eligibility to become licensed or practice through in-house authorization in Wisconsin.
Work Experience
7 years of experience with a reputable law firm and/or corporate legal department.
Knowledge / Skills / Abilities
Demonstrated ability to provide practical legal advice across multiple regulatory or compliance topics.
Strong legal analysis and issue-spotting across diverse regulatory and compliance subjects.
Practical, business-oriented judgment and ability to balance risk management with operational needs.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain complex requirements clearly to non-lawyers.
Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities in a fast-paced environment.
Collaborative approach and ability to build relationships with cross-functional stakeholders.
Preferred Job Requirements
Work Experience
Experience advising on a broad range of regulatory and compliance matters such as corporate compliance, data privacy, cybersecurity, trade compliance, AI/emerging technology, EHS, product regulatory, product safety, emissions and other regulated business activities
Experience working with or advising cross-functional teams in a global manufacturing, industrial, consumer products, technology, or publicly traded company environment.
Knowledge / Skills / Abilities
Strong judgment, communication, drafting, and stakeholder-management skills.
Ability to distinguish between legal requirements, business preferences, and areas requiring subject matter expert input.
Physical Requirements and Working Conditions
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear; and use hands to manipulate objects or controls. The employee is regularly required to stand and walk. On occasion, the incumbent may be required to stoop, bend, or reach above the shoulders. The employee must occasionally lift up to 25 pounds. Specific conditions of this job are typical of frequent and continuous computer-based work requiring periods of sitting, close vision, and the ability to adjust focus. Occasional travel.
“We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.”
We believe power is a promise - a shared commitment to be there for others when it matters most.
For more than 65 years, we've turned big ideas into solutions that help protect homes, strengthen businesses and build a more resilient, efficient, sustainable energy future.
Ready to Power a Smarter World with us?
As one of the leaders and largest suppliers of power generation equipment and technology, the work we do touches millions of lives. Employees at Generac are encouraged to be innovative and are valued as an integral part of our global team. Our challenging goals develop knowledgeable employees dedicated to helping continue Generac’s success. Generac provides individuals the opportunity to work in a fast-paced agile work environment where their work makes a difference in people’s lives and their own.
How this job compares
Set against the 681 open Corporate Counsel jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 10, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- US median$154–214K/yr496 salary ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 12 open Corporate Counsel jobs in Wisconsin and 681 across the US. 11% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most across the US
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- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 7 years of experience; Corporate Counsel postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (644 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a doctorate or professional degree; 560 of the 681 open Corporate Counsel jobs (82%) ask for a doctorate or professional degree.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 10, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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