Corporate Legal & Compliance Director

Rigaku Americas Holding, Inc.; The Woodlands (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

STD - Short Term Disability

LTD - Long Term Disability

Life insurance

401(k) plan

Job summary

Rigaku Americas Holding, Inc. seeks a strategic Legal and Compliance Director to lead governance, legal affairs, regulatory compliance, risk management, and business operations for the organization and its affiliates.

Reporting to the CEO with dotted-line to the General Counsel, the role provides senior legal counsel, strengthens governance frameworks, and mitigates risk while supporting business objectives and safeguarding the company’s integrity.

Qualifications

• Juris Doctor (J.D.) or LL.M. required.
• Bar qualifications preferred.
• Minimum 10 years in legal/compliance.
• International and manufacturing industry experience preferred.
• Strong oversight of corporate governance, regulatory compliance, and risk management.

Responsibilities

• Provide legal review on risks and opportunities across daily business transactions, contracts and decisions.
• Develop contract templates for sales, service, distributor relationships, and supply chain.
• Manage outside counsels relationships and oversee litigation alongside General Counsel.
• Lead and implement comprehensive risk management and corporate compliance programs.
• Ensure adherence to local and international laws, anti-corruption rules, data privacy, information security, OSHA, sustainability, and industry-specific regulations.
• Supervise compliance team members, including export control specialists.

Skills

Negotiation

Communication

Problem-solving

Team leadership

Risk assessment

Regulatory compliance

Education

Juris Doctor (J.D.) or LL.M.

Bar qualifications preferred

Job description

Join Rigaku in shaping a better world through new perspectives! Rigaku Americas Holding, Inc. (RAH) is seeking an accomplished and strategic Legal and Compliance Director to provide leadership and oversight across corporate governance, legal affairs, regulatory compliance, risk management, and business operations for RAH and its affiliated companies. Reporting directly to the Chief Executive Officer of RAH, with a dotted-line reporting relationship to the General Counsel of Rigaku Holdings Corporation, this role serves as the organization's principal legal and compliance advisor, responsible for overseeing legal affairs and ensuring compliance with applicable laws, regulations, industry standards, and ethical obligations. The Legal and Compliance Director will provide strategic legal counsel, strengthen governance and compliance frameworks, mitigate organizational risk, and support the Company's business objectives while safeguarding the interests of the Rigaku organization.

Responsibilities

• Provide legal review on risks and opportunities associated with daily business transactions, contracts and operational decisions.
• Develop contract templates for key areas such as sales, service, distributor relationship and supply chain;
• Develop, maintain, and manage relationship with outside counsels strategically to support RAH in all areas necessary.
• Manage and oversee litigation and dispute matters in collaboration with outside counsels and General Counsel.
• Align, implement, and oversee comprehensive risk management structure and corporate compliance programs by working closely with General Counsel and managers of Global Legal team.
• Establish compliance review framework to ensure adherence to local legal and regulatory requirements, including but not limited to anti-corruption laws, data privacy regulations, information security, data protection, OSHA Safety, sustainability compliance and industry-specific regulations.
• Supervise compliance team members including export control specialist as a manager
• Develop and enforce policies and procedures related to information security, data privacy, and incident response.
• Conduct regular compliance assessments, audits, and training programs to promote a culture of compliance throughout the organization and propose enhancement measures to CEO and General Counsel for effective compliance risk management.
• Keep track of shifts in legislation and regulations, evaluate their effects on the organization, and suggest/implement necessary adjustments accordingly in collaboration with functional stakeholders and outside counsels as necessary.
• Work closely with the Corporate Finance Team to ensure financial internal control systems are effective, company assets are safeguarded, financial reporting is accurate, and Rigaku remains compliant with relevant laws and regulations, including the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX).

Qualifications

• A minimum of a Juris Doctor (J.D.), or Master of Laws (LL.M.) degree, required.
• Bar qualifications preferred.
• Minimum 10 years of relevant experience in legal/compliance department.
• International and manufacturing industry experience preferred.
• People manager experience preferred to be a manager for junior members.
• Thorough knowledge of corporate, regulatory, and compliance laws and practices.
• Demonstrable experience in corporate compliance and risk management.
• Strong critical thinking, communication, negotiation, and problem-solving skills.
• Proactive, collaborative and flexible mindset to work as team manager as well as business partner in a diverse culture.
• High ethical standards, integrity, passion, and a commitment to maintaining the company’s legal and ethical integrity.

Rigaku offers a rewarding work environment and excellent benefits. All applicants are kept in strict confidence. Benefits package includes Health, Dental, Vision, STD, LTD, Life insurance, section 125 flexible spending accounts, 401(k) plan and more.

Rigaku is an EEO/AA employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status. Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the Unted States.

If you like wild growth and working with happy, enthusiastic over-achievers, you'll enjoy your career with us! Our Work Experience is the combination of everything that's unique about us: our culture, our core values, our company meetings, our commitment to sustainability, our recognition programs, but most importantly, it's our people. Our employees are self-disciplined, hard working, curious, trustworthy, humble, and truthful. They make choices according to what is best for the team, they live for opportunities to collaborate and make a difference, and they make us the #1 Top Workplace in the area.