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Bachmann Chemical and Engineering

General Counsel

Torrington , United States
full-time

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Direct global legal strategy and risk management at Dymax, leading in-house and outside counsel teams while standardizing contracts and overseeing compliance frameworks.

About Us

We are only accepting applications through verified recruitment websites listing our job postings (i.e. LinkedIn, Workable, Indeed, etc). Dymax will contact potential candidates only from email addresses ending in @dymax.com.

Dymax, part of the Bachmann Chemical & Engineering family of brands, is based in Torrington, Connecticut. Dymax is globally recognized as a pioneer in the development of light-curable adhesives and curing equipment. Today, our expansive portfolio of innovative adhesives, coatings, and maskants is supported by dispense solutions and cutting-edge UV and LED light-curing equipment. Unlike our competitors, who supply standard products, Dymax focuses on the customer experience by tailoring solutions that help customers lower costs, reduce their carbon footprint, improve efficiency, and drive profitability. Our focus on being a customer-intimate organization has led us to where we are today: a rapidly expanding force within our industry, an innovative product portfolio, extraordinary employees, and a bright future based on creating quality offerings with a dedication to business growth.

About You

We’re seeking a result-focused, innovative, self-driven, and well-qualified individual to join our talented team as our General Counsel Based out of our Torrington Connecticut location, you will safeguard and enable enterprise growth across BCE and BCE-Holdings by directing global legal strategy, risk management, and governance for both entities; leading an in-house team and outside counsel; standardizing contracts and Intellectual Proerty (IP) protection; overseeing global compliance frameworks; stewarding subsidiary/entity affairs for BCE-H (including service agreements, governance formalities, and related-party controls); and advising the Chair/Board on material legal risks, transactions, and remedies.

In addition, you will:

    • Set global legal strategy aligned to enterprise growth, risk appetite, and values by translating Board priorities into policies, playbooks, and guardrails; defining approval thresholds; sequencing initiatives across regions and entities; and measuring impact via matter, cycle-time, and risk KPIs.
    • Lead and develop an in-house legal team and outside-counsel ecosystem by directing attorneys and paralegals, setting goals and standards, coaching and reviews, selecting panel firms and alternative legal services, and enforcing fee arrangements and service levels.
    • Direct corporate governance and entity management across BCE and BCE-H by coordinating Board/committee agendas and minutes, maintaining subsidiary records and authorizations, ensuring filings and powers of attorney, managing inter-company and related-party approvals, and validating director/officer duties.
    • Standardize global commercial contracting and channel frameworks by issuing templates, clause libraries, and fallback positions for sales, procurement, distribution, OEM, and licensing; defining escalation criteria; and reducing cycle time while strengthening risk posture.
    • Protect and monetize intellectual property across brands, products, and services by setting filing and maintenance strategies, advising on patent-clearance for new products and processes, prioritizing enforcement, managing NDAs and restrictive covenants, and aligning IP roadmaps with business plans.
    • Provide expert legal guidance on global tax strategy by partnering with Finance and executive leadership to optimize the company’s tax position, ensure compliance with evolving tax laws, and support cross-border transactions, M&A, and business structuring. Oversee tax diligence, risk assessment, and integration of tax considerations into strategic planning to drive enterprise value and mitigate exposure.
    • Govern global compliance for bribery, trade, competition, and data privacy by setting clear rules against corruption and improper payments; screening customers, suppliers, and shipments against restricted-party and export rules; preventing anti-competitive practices; protecting personal data and privacy rights; training leaders and teams; running fact-finding when concerns arise; and tracking corrective actions through to verified effectiveness.
    • Lead dispute, investigation, and litigation strategy to optimal business outcomes by triaging claims, setting matter strategy and reserves with Finance, directing eDiscovery, negotiating settlements, and reporting exposure and options to the Chair and Board.
    • Guide strategic transactions, carve-outs/roll-ins, and partnerships by running legal due diligence, negotiating definitive agreements, coordinating regulatory clearances, structuring transitional or shared-services agreements between BCE and BCE-H, and embedding post-close controls into operating rhythms.
    • Strengthen policy, records, and contract-lifecycle control across functions by issuing records-retention and legal-hold standards, deploying CLM workflows/approval gates, auditing adherence, and reporting control health and remediation timelines to leadership.

Requirements

You should have:

  • Juris Doctor (JD) required; active license in a US jurisdiction, with eligibility to practice in principal operating locations
  • Commercial contracting (incl. service, MSAs, and equipment), corporate governance/subsidiary management, IP strategy, disputes/litigation, ABAC, trade controls/sanctions, competition, privacy; contract management and eDiscovery fluency; inter-company and related-party governance
  • Travel up to 30% including international and intercontinental travel
  • 15+ years corporate legal practice
  • 8+ years in-house with multinational scope; experience leading attorneys/paralegals and managing outside counsel across jurisdictions; exposure to chemical engineering businesses and equipment/technology contracting preferred
  • Business-first judgment; concise Board communication; negotiation to closure; policy design and implementation; matter/budget management; cross-cultural influence; change leadership

Benefits

Our company offers its employees:

  • Attractive salaries
  • Personal growth opportunities
  • Excellent benefits packages that include:
  • Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
  • Retirement Plan (401K)
  • Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
  • Generous Paid Time Off and Public Holidays
  • Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
  • Free uniforms and footwear
  • Training & Development
  • Tuition Reimbursement
  • Wellness Resources

Salary Range: $236,000 - $340,000

Our company takes employee compensation very seriously and considers several factors when determining total compensation, including, but not limited to, location, market range, skills, knowledge, experience, and abilities. The base salary range represents the low and high ends of our company's salary range for this position. Actual salaries will vary and may be above or below the range. The range listed is just one component of our company's total compensation packages for employees.

Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.

Our company provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, domestic violence status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

Perks & Benefits Extracted with AI

  • Education Stipend: Tuition Reimbursement
  • Health Insurance: Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
  • Learning Budget: Training & Development
  • Other Benefit: Free uniforms and footwear
  • Paid Time Off: Generous Paid Time Off and Public Holidays
Bachmann Chemical and Engineering

Dymax Corporation, originally founded in 1980 as the American Chemical and Engineering Company, is a leading manufacturer of advanced light-curable adhesives, coatings, oligomers, light-curing equipment, and fluid dispense systems. We provide design engineers with the products and services they need to dramatically improve manufacturing efficiency and lower costs.Our Mission: We make customers more capable and efficientDymax solutions maximize capability and efficiency by increasing throughput, enhancing quality and performance, conserving energy, improving safety and reducing environmental impact.Dymax serves the needs of OEMs in the medical, electronics, optical, aerospace, automotive, appliance, metal finishing, and alternative energy markets. We sell our products directly and through a worldwide network of distributors and sales partners. Primary light-curable products include adhesives, coatings, encapsulants, gasketing resins, masking materials, and potting compounds.We also manufacture a variety of conventional arc-bulb and LED light-curing equipment including spot lamps, flood lamps, conveyors, and radiometers. Automated and manual dispense systems are available for all types of low-to-medium viscosity fluid dispensing. Oligomers include multifunctional acrylates, polyether urethane acrylates and methacrylates, and polyester urethane acrylates and methacrylates.From the design phase through performance testing, we assist manufacturers in solving their most complex application problems. With an innovative and experienced staff of R&D scientists, application engineers, sales managers, and customer support representatives, we are dedicated to providing cost-saving assembly solutions to manufacturers in today’s highly competitive environment.Dymax employs more than 430 people worldwide and owns over 30 technology patents. Our corporate headquarters are in Torrington, Connecticut with additional facilities in Germany, China, Hong Kong, Korea, and Singapore.

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