Corporate Development and Legal Specialist (USA) - [PRS204B] - Transcat, Inc.

Who we are—

Transcat is a dynamic, innovative, growing company that has been recognized as the leading calibration and compliance services provider in North America and beyond.  With over 1,000 employees—in technical, consulting, operational, sales, finance, and corporate roles—we have stood the test of time by delivering on our Trust in Every Measure promise to our customers in vital industries, including life sciences, aerospace, defense, energy, and utilities.  We fulfill this promise through our employees, who live Our Values every day, the Transcat Way.  Our employees are at the center of the rewarding, challenging, and life-changing work we do for our customers and those they serve.  Are you ready to join a company where the work you do makes a difference, and where you can grow in your career? 

Here’s what Transcat has to offer—

• Work that matters
• A values-based culture where people care about each other and the work they do together
• Flexibility
• Training and development to accelerate learning and career advancement
• Competitive compensation and benefits, including paid time off, health insurance, tuition reimbursement, retirement, stock purchase plan, and MORE!
• Salary range $54k-$81k

The Corporate Development and Legal Specialist position supports and reports to the Chief Legal and Corporate Development Officer in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, contract administration, and Board governance.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Mergers and Acquisitions

• Play a key role on M&A team managing sourcing, scheduling, and pipeline, drafting closing documents and resolutions, and analyzing due diligence
• Support legal integration activities post acquisition

Contract Administration

• With attorney supervision, review, evaluate, and propose modifications to NDAs, SOWs, inbound software licenses, IOs, amendments, MSAs, and sales and vendor agreements
• Coordinate and oversee the contract pipeline and workflow as well as drive the contract signature process
• Organize Legal Department files and administer the contracts management system and identify ways to improve the contract management process
• Maintain standard agreement templates and contracting policies
• Track contractual compliance, create and maintain standard contract templates, and support related cross-functional operations and sales projects

Board Governance

• Prepare board books for corporate governance compliance
• Assist with drafting Board of Directors and Board Committee minutes, maintain Board document repository and complete other Board projects
• Support analysis of ISS governance score and related initiatives
• Manage stock award drafting, dissemination, and retention, working closely with the Controller

Other

• Coordinate and maintain applicable business license and state registrations
• Identify and support corporate compliance initiatives
• Additional duties as required

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Detail oriented with the ability to produce high quality work in a fast-paced environment
• Able to anticipate and be proactive
• Able to work independently and leverage strong management, communication, technology, and organizational skills to drive completion of multiple projects
• Strong problem solving skills
• Able to develop creative solutions
• Effective cross-functional collaboration skills
• Strong team player, willing to jump in whenever needed
• Certification through a relevant accredited organization is preferred but not required (e.g., the National Federation of Paralegal Associates, the National Association of Legal Assistants, or the Association for Legal Professionals)
• Must have a strong working knowledge of the Microsoft Office Suite (e.g., Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and Adobe
• Experience and proficiency with Salesforce
• Ability to learn and become proficient with new productivity enhancing software as needed

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree from four-year college or university in Business Administration, entrepreneurship, or law/prelaw, or three to four years of related experience, or the equivalent combination of education and experience
• Minimum three years of experience in a law firm, in-house legal department, or analogous business position in a corporate setting, for candidates without a J.D.; one to two years for candidates with a J.D.
• Minimum of one year of experience reviewing, assessing, and revising commercial contracts (preferably with Fortune 500 companies) and related government contracts
• Knowledge of and experience with the M&A process, including due diligence, and publicly traded board governance obligations and best practices preferred

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee is occasionally required to sit and talk or hear. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.  The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Equal Opportunity and Non-Discrimination

Transcat is an equal-opportunity employer and prohibits discrimination on the basis of any protected status.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, creed, disability, domestic violence victim status, gender identity, genetic predisposition or carrier status, marital status, national origin, pregnancy, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, status as a protected veteran or as a member of any other protected group or activity.

We will make reasonable accommodations for personnel with disabilities to enable them to perform the essential functions of this position unless to do so poses an undue hardship on the company or a direct threat to health and safety.