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Assistant General Counsel

Videojet

Job Location:

Wood Dale, IL - USA

Yearly Salary: USD 180000 - 210000

Posted: 6 September 2026 (3 hours ago)

Application Deadline: 4 December 2026

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

About the job

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.

Its all possible with a role at Videojet a Veralto company. You have likely purchased or used a product touched by Videojet Technologies this weekafter all Videojet is a world leader in the product identification market providing in-line printing coding and marking products consumables and software solutions. Videojets 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 youll provide the legal foundation that keeps Videojet and its affiliated Product Quality businesses moving with confidence speed and integrityand along the way youll 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 Worlds Most Vital Resources is more than words: its a proven path towards positive change improvement for our planet and development for yourself. When you join Veraltos vibrant global network of 13 operating companies and 17000 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)

Health benefits

401(k)

Were 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 workproviding 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 Veraltos global platform. This position reports to Veraltos Vice President and General Counsel Marking and Coding Businesses and will require periodic time at Videojets 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 this role you will:

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 Videojets 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 Videojets 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 Videojets 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

The essential requirements of the job include:

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

Preferred Qualifications

These are nice-to-have skills that will set candidates apart:

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

Knowledge & Skills

Senior-level judgment with the willingness to be hands-on in day-to-day legal work

Strong business acumen and ability to translate legal risk into clear practical guidance

Ability to build trust with senior leaders and influence across a matrixed organization

Comfort operating in a fast-paced high-demand environment with shifting priorities

Continuous improvement mindset with a focus on scalable processes and better ways of working

Collaborative inclusive working style grounded in integrity respect and accountability

Educational & Experience Requirements

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 .

What Makes This Opportunity Great

A visible senior legal role with direct partnership to business and functional leaders

Broad legal scope with exposure to commercial regulatory compliance litigation employment M&A and innovation matters

Meaningful hands-on ownership of important work with the opportunity to shape how legal support scales across the Product Quality and Innovation segment

A role with runway: the business is growing the legal function is evolving and this position offers room to expand its impact over time

Purpose-driven work supporting Videojets mission to help safeguard the worlds most valuable resources for people around the world

Videojet is proud to be part of the Product Quality & Innovation segment of Veralto (NYSE: VLTO) a $5B global leader dedicated to ensuring access to clean water safe food and medicine and trusted essential goods. When you join Veraltos vibrant global network of 17000 associates you join a unique culture and work environment where purpose meets possibility: where the work you do has an everyday impact on the resources and essentials we all rely on and where youll have valuable opportunities to deepen your skillset pursue your ambitions and grow your career. Together were Safeguarding the Worlds Most Vital Resourcesand building rewarding careers along the way.

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The below range reflects the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future. An associates position within the salary range will be based on several factors including but not limited to relevant education qualifications certifications experience skills seniority geographic location performance shift travel requirements sales or revenue-based metrics any collective bargaining agreements and business or organizational needs.

The compensation range for this role is $180000 - $210000 USD per job is also eligible for Bonus Pay.

We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned vested and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus commission benefits or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Companys sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Companys sole discretion consistent with the law.

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