Associate General Counsel

Associate General Counsel, Compliance

Full-time, Remote, Exempt
About Rewiring America

Rewiring America is the leading electrification nonprofit, focused on electrifying our homes, businesses, and communities. We develop accessible, actionable data and tools, and build coalitions and partnerships to make going electric easier for households and communities. Rewiring America helps Americans save money, tackle nationwide emissions goals, improve health, and build the next generation of the clean energy workforce. We believe in an abundant, flourishing, climate-safe future, and know that, together, we can realize one.

Position Summary

Rewiring America is seeking an experienced and detail-oriented Associate General Counsel, Compliance to join our legal team. This newly-created position in our growing Legal department combines high-level strategic responsibilities with hands-on legal work.  

The Associate GC, Compliance works cross-functionally to shape our strategy and support our effective navigation of Rewiring America’s role as a 501(c)(3) and a federal government grant sub-recipient.  

What You’ll Do

• Develop, implement, and manage compliance programs and initiatives to ensure adherence to legal and regulatory requirements;
• Develop and maintain relationships with all external stakeholders, including government entities, public and private supporters, and non-profit partners. 
• Conduct audits and  internal investigations to identify and address potential areas of non-compliance
• Provide advice and guidance on procurement, reporting, and other obligations related to Rewiring America’s role as a federal grant subrecipient 
• Provide advice and guidance on lobbying reporting and compliance 
• Review and update company policies and procedures to ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations
• Develop and deliver effective compliance training, on-demand documentation, and communications to integrate ethical decision-making into day-to-day work
• Maintain accurate and thorough records of compliance-related activities
• Conduct periodic risk assessments
• Handle internal investigations and manage external relationships with regulators and government grantee recipient 
• Stay up-to-date on industry best practices and emerging trends in compliance
• Provide support in responding to legal and regulatory inquiries and investigations
• Draft, negotiate, and review complex agreements to ensure alignment with our business objectives and mitigate potential risks

Requirements

Who You Are

The Associate General Counsel, Compliance, is driven by a commitment to Rewiring America’s values, vision, and mission. Through their track record as a strategic and policy thought leader and trusted advisor to senior management and internal stakeholders, the successful candidate embraces the idea that we can do big things, and demonstrates humility, curiosity, and a learner’s mindset. They recognize that the stakes of what we are trying to accomplish depend on a passionate, high-functioning, and reliable team. 

The Associate General Counsel, Compliance joins a team that operates with a sense of urgency and a track record of success across the fields of science, technology, business, policy, and politics. While working with our clients, we focus on getting to “yes” in an efficient and effective manner, with minimal risk and maximal fun.  

The successful candidate demonstrates enthusiasm for making electrification easy, and models excellence and integrity in all they do. Their strength is in explaining complicated regulations and requirements to internal product teams, and complicated financial and technology products to regulators and stakeholders. They view relationships with their clients and other stakeholders as key to their success and build and maintain trusted relationships with those individuals and their teams.  The selected candidate will also possess the following Core and Preferred qualifications and characteristics:

Core

• Minimum of 8 years of experience practicing law with a focus on government contracts and non-profit compliance 
• Creative problem solver who combines an ability to navigate ambiguity with a sense of humor
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills. You are able to advocate for a position while maintaining a collaborative and open-minded approach
• Can-do attitude and willingness to roll up your sleeves, and a desire to get into the details of the business and legal and regulatory work of the company - no job too big or small.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and critical thinking skills
• Ability to work independently