Global Product Regulatory Attorney - The Toro Company

About the position

The Toro Company is seeking a legal professional to represent the enterprise-wide perspective and provide guidance on product and packaging regulatory compliance. This role involves providing strategic legal counsel related to domestic and international compliance requirements, including tracking, monitoring, interpreting, and analyzing new laws and regulations that affect the global manufacturing enterprise.

Responsibilities

• Research and interpret new and amended domestic and international product and packaging laws, rules, regulations, and standards that impact the business units and subsidiaries in the U.S. and abroad.
• Define risk and opportunities, including identifying impact on customers and markets and performing cost/benefit analysis to meet new requirements related to product and packaging laws and regulations throughout all stages of the product lifecycle.
• Prioritize and manage projects related to compliance and new product and packaging laws and regulations.
• Make recommendations and draft communications to divisions and other stakeholders regarding product and packaging compliance obligations, activities and projects.
• Prepare and submit compliance information, license applications, and other filings with governmental or regulatory agencies or bodies.
• Work with industry associations to monitor proposed legislation and regulations.
• Identify opportunities for strategic and competitive advantages through state, local and federal government initiatives and incentives.
• Provide cross-assignment support to Product Liability and Commercial Legal teams as needed.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• J.D. degree from an accredited law school and admitted to, or ability to be admitted to, the Minnesota State Bar with 3 to 5 years of legal regulatory experience.
• Excellent communication and legal reasoning skills, both verbal and written.
• Strong teamwork skills, with ability to work collaboratively to build consensus to accomplish objectives.
• Experience in legal interpretation of regulatory, environmental or trade compliance laws and regulations, within the manufacturing sector, particularly outdoor power equipment and heavy machinery.
• Knowledge of governmental regulations and legal regulatory systems and processes, preferably with laws and regulations regarding restricted chemicals and extended producer responsibility.
• Experience with product safety matters and product liability claims, including product litigation, e-discovery, witness preparation, and claims management preferred, but not required.
• Solid leadership skills with experience leading other employees and/or project teams.
• Strong project leadership, management and organization skills, with demonstrated ability to get things done and a bias for action.
• Alignment with TTC values, including People Values of trust, respect and integrity, and Performance Values of doing what we say we will do, creating and leveraging innovation and continuous improvement.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with product safety matters and product liability claims, including product litigation, e-discovery, witness preparation, and claims management.

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Affordable and top tier medical/dental/vision plan
• 401k
• Onsite café serving breakfast and lunch
• Complimentary use of onsite fitness facility
• Mental health and financial health resources
• 20 hours of paid volunteer time
• Flexible summer hours
• Hybrid work schedule
• Access to early pay with the One@Work app