Corporate Counsel

Position overview

We seek an experienced, collaborative, and business-minded Corporate Counsel to join our legal team. This high- impact role serves as a key advisor to the General Counsel and internal business partners across the organization, with a primary focus on labor and employment. The successful candidate will collaborate well with others and exercise good judgment in balancing legal risk and business needs.

Rosen’s Diversified is a family-owned business established in 1946 with about 5,000 employees. Over the years, we have grown into a company of vertically integrated business units, which operate primarily in the meat processing, crop protection, transportation, and life sciences industries. We are a culture of innovative, hard-working people who care about each other and are proud of being a family-run business.

What you’ll do

• Provide strategic and day-to-day legal advice to HR professionals and business leaders on a wide variety of employment topics, including discrimination, accommodations, disciplinary actions, terminations, investigations, wage and hour, immigration, and workplace safety
• Oversee the handling of employment-related litigation, administrative agency matters (EEOC, DOL, OSHA, state/local agencies), audits, and investigations
• Participate in labor negotiations and assist in resolving labor disputes
• Draft employment policies, handbooks, training materials, separation agreements, and other employee- facing documents or resources
• Advise leadership on relevant legal and regulatory developments
• Support broader legal needs of the business, including commercial contract drafting, general litigation management, and risk management
• Develop a deep understanding of the business and strong working relationships with stakeholders across all departments

What you’ll need

• J.D. from an accredited law school
• Active license to practice law in Minnesota or Wisconsin
• Minimum 6 years of legal experience, either in-house or at a law firm
• Significant experience handling a variety of employment issues (wage and hour, discrimination, accommodation, investigations, discipline and terminations, policy drafting, charges)

What will help

• Experience in litigation, labor, employee benefits, or immigration is a plus

Skills

• Ability to develop practical solutions that mitigate legal risks and align with business objectives
• Collaborate well with others to achieve results
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to convey legal considerations to non- lawyers in a plain and relatable manner
• Self-motivated, able to work with minimal supervision, and assume significant responsibility for handling a wide variety of legal matters
• Excellent organizational and analytical skills
• Ability to quickly prioritize and manage multiple projects with different stakeholders
• Leverage technology to improve efficiency and quality of work product
• Strong skills with Microsoft 365 tools (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and document management systems
• Sound professional judgment and a positive attitude
• Be hard-working, diligent, friendly, adaptable, and willing to help with any project

Job expectations

• Some travel (up to 20%) to manufacturing sites and office locations (primarily within the Midwest)
• Position is primarily in office

What we offer

• $150,000 - $215,000 a year. Base pay will vary depending on many factors, including experience, skills, and knowledge
• Position is eligible for an annual discretionary bonus
• Health and welfare benefits including medical, dental, vision, disability, and a variety of voluntary benefit options
• 401(k) retirement benefits with annual discretionary Company match

INTENT AND FUNCTION OF JOB DESCRIPTIONS

Job descriptions assist organizations in ensuring that the hiring process is fairly administered and that qualified employees are selected. All descriptions have been reviewed to ensure that only essential functions and basic duties have been included. Requirements, skills, and abilities included have been determined to be the minimal standards required to successfully perform the positions. In no instance, however, should the duties, responsibilities, and requirements delineated be interpreted as all-inclusive. Additional functions and requirements may be assigned by supervisors as deemed appropriate. Job descriptions are not intended as and do not create employment contracts. The organization maintains its status as an at-will employer. Employees can be terminated for any reason not prohibited by law.

OUR FAMILY CULTURE

We are a family-owned business established in 1946 with nearly 5,000 employees. Over the years, Rosen’s Diversified, Inc. (“RDI”) has grown into a holding company of vertically integrated business units, including American Foods Group, America’s Service Line, Scientific Life Solutions, and Rosen’s Inc. By understanding our employees, our customers and ourselves, we are preparing RDI for the future generations of success.

Our Company is comprised of innovative entrepreneurs who value our casual and down to earth culture. As a member of the Rosen’s family, you will find yourself challenged and rewarded for your professional contributions as well as the Company’s success.

WHAT WE OFFER

• Privately held, family-owned (three generations) business which operates with a mentality of what should be done versus share holder requirements.
• Excellent health and welfare benefits including but not limited to medical, dental, vision, disability, and a variety of voluntary benefit options.
• 401(k) retirement benefits with Company match annually.
• Professional and personal development programs including Career and Learning Paths providing opportunities for advancement.