Our client, a publicly traded company with multiple operating businesses, is seeking an Associate General Counsel to join its in-house legal team. Reporting into legal department leadership, this attorney will advise the parent company and its subsidiaries on a broad range of corporate, securities, transactional, and business matters.
This is a growth hire, added as the legal function expands to support the business. The role offers meaningful public company exposure and close work with senior management and the Board.
The ideal candidate is an excellent communicator and writer, builds strong working relationships across the business and with outside advisors, exercises sound independent judgment, and brings exceptional attention to detail and organization.
Responsibilities:
Securities and Governance: Advise on SEC periodic reporting, proxy materials, and investor communications.
Section 16: Support insider ownership tracking and transaction reporting.
Board Support: Assist the Corporate Secretary with Board, Committee, and annual shareholder meeting materials. Periodic travel to Board meetings is required.
Entity Management: Maintain corporate records and minutes for the parent company and subsidiaries.
Finance: Support capital markets, debt financing, and credit facility work.
Commercial and Transactional: Draft, negotiate, and advise on commercial contracts, leases, real estate, M&A, and regulatory matters.
Risk and Compliance: Conduct internal reviews and investigations and partner cross-functionally on risk management.
Litigation and Outside Counsel: Support litigation management and oversee outside counsel engagements.
Qualifications:
J.D. and active bar admission; ability to obtain admission in an additional state within six months
7+ years of relevant experience, with public company or securities exposure strongly preferred
Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, judgment, and organization
Compensation and Benefits:
Base salary in the $200K to $250K range, depending on experience
Annual incentive plan and 401(k) with employer match
Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, and insurance benefits
Competitive PTO and professional development support
Location: North Metro, Twin Cities, MN (onsite) Type: Full-time, exempt Compensation: $90,000 to $105,000 base salary, plus benefits
About the Company
Our client is a fast-growing Twin Cities manufacturer of high-tech equipment serving a global customer base. Driven by strong demand in its industry, the company has grown rapidly over the past year and employs a few hundred people across production, engineering, and business functions. It is a close-knit organization where you can still get to know most of your coworkers, with low turnover, a mix of long-tenured and new employees, and a lot of momentum.
The Opportunity
The Senior HR Generalist joins a small, hands-on HR team at an exciting point. With the foundations in place, the team is now building the next phase of HR: new systems, new programs, and better ways to serve a quickly growing workforce. This role is a true senior generalist position, roughly half strategic and half hands-on, with ownership of select HR functions and a voice in shaping how HR delivers services across the company. It is ideal for someone who thrives on variety, shifting priorities, and the chance to build.
We’re partnering with a privately owned, private equity-backed company to hire their first ever HR Leader. The growth plan is bold: expand the footprint, acquire strong regional businesses, and build the leading platform in the region. They have the momentum and the backing. Now they need an HR leader who can build the foundation that lets them scale.
This a chance to design an HR function from the ground up, with direct access to ownership and senior leadership.
What you’ll do
Build and lead the HR function
Assess current HR processes, capabilities, and infrastructure, then create a practical roadmap for what comes next
Establish consistent policies and best practices across locations without creating red tape
Strengthen the core disciplines: employee relations, performance management, compensation, benefits, talent development, recruiting, retention, and compliance
Build a service-oriented HR team that gives managers and employees the tools they need to succeed
Fuel the buy-and-build strategy
Partner with executive leadership on the people side of acquisition due diligence and integration
Create a repeatable playbook for onboarding acquired businesses and aligning policies, systems, and practices
Retain critical talent, communicate change clearly, and protect the culture that made each business successful
Be a trusted partner to leadership
Coach operating leaders and front-line managers on employee relations, accountability, and team effectiveness
Translate growth goals into actionable people strategies
Bring consistency and structure while preserving the entrepreneurial spirit that got the company here
Own the employee experience
Lead recruiting and retention for drivers, dispatchers, and operational leaders, partnering with local managers to solve real workforce challenges
Track turnover, time-to-fill, and retention to show what’s working
Build HR approaches that fit a hands-on, operational workforce
Create scalable systems
Improve HR technology, employee data, and workforce reporting
Work with payroll and outside providers to tighten processes and controls
Support multi-state compliance, including wage-and-hour, workers’ compensation, and return-to-work coordination
Your first 12 months
Assess HR capabilities and address immediate workforce and compliance needs
Improve recruiting and retention for critical field and operational roles
Put practical, scalable processes, systems, and reporting in place across locations
Build the people-integration playbook for future acquisitions
What we’re looking for
Significant progressive HR experience, including leadership of a broad HR function at the Director level or equivalent
A track record of building, transforming, or professionalizing HR in a growing organization
Experience supporting acquisitions, integrations, organizational change, or multi-entity environments
Background in a multi-site, operationally complex business with a substantial hourly or blue-collar workforce
Strong knowledge of employee relations, compliance, performance management, compensation, benefits, and HR operations
Experience implementing or improving HR systems and workforce reporting
The ability to partner with senior executives, coach operational leaders, and influence business decisions
We’re partnering with one of our best clients, a large, publicly traded energy organization to hire a Senior SOX Analyst / SOX Compliance Consultant. The position can flex in level based on experience.
This is a hybrid role (3 days in office, 2 remote) and we are looking for candidates local to the Minneapolis/ St. Paul metro.
If you’re coming out of public accounting, IT audit, SOX, or controls and want something broader than traditional audit work, this is a unique opportunity to get involved in major transformation initiatives while gaining exposure across an entire organization.
**Compensation ranges from $90,000-$110,000 depending on experience. This role is bonus eligible.**
What You’ll Do
This is not a traditional control-testing role. You’ll partner directly with business leaders and control owners to identify emerging risks, design practical controls, solve complex issues, and help the organization navigate significant change.
You’ll gain exposure to:
A major SAP S/4 transformation
A large-scale billing system replacement
Emerging AI governance and AI-related controls
SOX and internal controls
Process improvement and technology initiatives
Executive leadership and external auditors
What We’re Looking For
2+ years of public accounting/audit experience for the Senior level; 4+ for Consultant
OR relevant IT audit / IT controls experience
SOX and internal controls knowledge
SAP experience is a plus
CPA, CPA eligibility, or Master’s degree preferred
Strong professional judgment and communication skills
Someone curious, adaptable, and comfortable working through problems without always having a textbook answer
This is a hands-on applications role for someone who understands the practical side of industrial liquid painting and can evaluate, troubleshoot, and improve coating results.
The position will own customer testing and demonstrations in an applications lab environment, translating real manufacturing requirements into equipment setups and process parameters. The company is also investing in an expanded applications lab, giving this individual an opportunity to influence how the space and processes are developed.
The ideal candidate has hands-on experience with industrial liquid coatings, has experience in a paint booth, understands how to evaluate finish quality and troubleshoot application issues, and is comfortable working directly with customers in a practical lab environment.
We’ve been engaged by a specialty manufacturer to find it’s first Director of Product & Marketing. They are a global leader in their specialty market, serving distributors and customers worldwide. It’s growing nearly 15% this year and aiming for 20% annually. Product management and marketing are the next chapter of the transformation.
This newly created role reports directly to the President. You’ll own product strategy, portfolio performance, and marketing across every product line, with a real seat at the leadership table and no layers of bureaucracy. Your job is to keep product decisions and marketing working together so both drive profitable growth and new markets.
What you’ll do
Build and lead the team. You’ll lead and develop the Product Management and Marketing teams, including hiring two product managers. You’ll set clear priorities, build skills, and hold people accountable through a values-based performance system.
Own the portfolio. You’ll set the roadmap, prioritization, positioning, pricing, and margins. You’ll make the calls on launches and enhancements, and on which products to retire.
Grow the brand. You’ll build marketing strategies that strengthen the brand, win market share, generate demand, and make every launch land.
Make decisions with insight. You’ll turn customer feedback, market intelligence, competitive moves, and financial results into clear choices.
Tell the story. You’ll turn technical value into clear, compelling messages for customers, distributors, and the sales team.
Work across the company. You’ll partner with Sales, Strategic Growth, Innovation, R&D, Regulatory, Operations, and Supply Chain on launches, market expansion, and growth opportunities.
Build processes that last. You’ll create repeatable ways of planning, launching, and measuring, so good work becomes how the company operates.
What you bring
A bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Business, Communications, Engineering, Chemistry, or a related field
Leadership experience in product management, marketing, commercialization, or business development in a manufacturing, industrial, or technical environment
Strong business and financial skills, including pricing, margins, performance measurement, and investment tradeoffs
Experience with technical products, industrial markets, and distributor channels is a strong plus
Who thrives here
A strategic thinker who’s also hands-on. Someone who speaks up, defends their point of view, and then delivers. Someone who gets energized by developing people and believes in the company’s values: Leadership, Strategy, Integrity, Innovation, and Collaboration. The culture is in person, and the best conversations happen around the table.
SkyWater is partnering with a growing industrial equipment manufacturer to hire a Manufacturing Manager for their team! This is a high-visibility leadership role where you’ll run your own area at a plant of theirs in the North Metro. You’ll lead a large team across multiple shifts, own safety for your division, oversee product quality, implement lean manufacturing principles, look for efficiencies & cost-savings opportunities, lead capital equipment projects and much more. Our client is offering a competitive base pay, bonus potential, outstanding benefits, and the opportunity to advance your career within their growing business!
Location: Eden Prairie, MN (on-site four days per week) Employment type: Full-time, exempt Compensation: $100,000 to $120,000 base, plus 10% annual bonus target and benefits
About the Company
Our client is a private equity-backed life sciences company headquartered in the southwest metro, with a production operations in southern Minnesota and a field sales team across several states. The business has grown significantly over the past several years and is positioned for continued expansion through organic growth and acquisitions. It’s a lean, collaborative, in-person team with a strong entrepreneurial spirit.
Role Summary
The HR Manager will own the people function end to end. This is a hands-on role for an experienced HR generalist who wants to build the function now and grow a team later. A PEO partner handles much of the administrative workload, allowing this role to focus on hiring, onboarding, performance management, compensation, employee relations, and policy. The HR Manager reports to the President and has direct access to senior leadership.
Skywater is recruiting an Operations Leader to oversee plant operations for a North Philadelphia-based paperboard converting facility. This leader will manage all operational functions including production, maintenance, shipping, safety, and inventory while driving operational improvements across a two-shift workforce.
This role is ideal for a hands-on plant leader who enjoys building systems, leading experienced teams, and improving operational performance in a dynamic manufacturing environment.
You’ll oversee a team of roughly 50 union employees across 2 shifts with 4 direct reports in roughly a 500k sq ft facility.
SkyWater is partnering with a growing engineering firm to hire a Safety Manager who will oversee their Texas region! This person will be the go-to safety leader for multiple offices across the state, and will be based out of the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex. It’s a high visibility and autonomous position where you’ll coach field employees on safety procedures, partner with senior leadership on strategic safety initiatives, lead incident investigations, implement corrective actions and shape how safety initiatives are implemented across the Texas region. Our client’s crews are spread across multiple project sites, so this role is best suited for someone who enjoys being hands-on in the field and building relationships at these sites. We’re looking for a safety professional with 3-5 years of construction or field safety experience and someone who can influence every level of an organization (field employees, executive leaders, etc.). Our client is offering a competitive base salary, annual bonus incentive, ownership in the business (ESOP stake), competitive benefits, company vehicle, and the opportunity to make a big impact in a high visibility region for them!
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