Associate General Counsel, Sales (Newburg)

Associate General Counsel, Sales

Location: Louisville, KY, USA.

Responsibilities

• Act as the primary legal partner to the Sales organization on strategic and day-to-day commercial matters.
• Advise on customer agreements, sales programs, promotions, channel strategy, rebates, and related go-to-market initiatives.
• Draft, review, and negotiate complex commercial agreements and non-standard business terms.
• Partner cross‑functionally with Sales, Commercial Operations, Finance, Compliance, Marketing, and other stakeholders to enable business objectives while managing legal risk.
• Identify and mitigate legal, regulatory, and reputational risks related to sales practices and commercial activity.
• Develop practical guidance, templates, and scalable processes that improve speed, consistency, and risk management.
• Support resolution of escalated customer and commercial issues.
• Manage a team of attorneys and paralegals.

Qualifications

• J.D. from an accredited law school and active bar membership in at least one U.S. jurisdiction.
• 12+ years of legal practice, with significant experience supporting commercial and/or sales organizations, ideally in-house.
• Deep experience drafting, negotiating, and advising on complex commercial agreements.
• Strong knowledge of legal issues affecting sales organizations, including emerging markets, channel arrangements, and related commercial risk.
• Excellent business judgment and ability to provide clear, practical advice in ambiguous or high-pressure situations.
• Strong communication and stakeholder‑management skills, including experience advising senior business leaders.
• High standards of ethics, professionalism, and confidentiality.
• Preferred experience supporting a large, matrixed sales organization; background in manufacturing, finance, consumer products, retail, distribution or similar; experience with emerging markets, M&A, joint ventures; experience building playbooks, templates, and scalable legal processes.

Equal Employment Opportunity

GE Appliances is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law. GE Appliances participates in E-Verify.