Director of Legal Affairs

Overview

The Assistants General Counsel will serve as a senior legal leader and trusted advisor to Lutron’s executive leadership team, with ownership for a broad portfolio of commercial, corporate governance, and international legal matters. In this role, you will provide practical, business-focused counsel across commercial transactions, legal entities, board and shareholder relations, M&A, and real estate.

You will help leaders anticipate risk, navigate complexity, support international growth, and build scalable legal and administrative processes. You will bring seasoned legal judgment, critical thinking, a long-term business perspective, and a systems mindset to improve how legal work gets done across a global, technology-driven manufacturing business.

• Support commercial-related business transactions for the Shades, Luxury Residential and Strategic Materials business units.
• Provide practical legal guidance that balances business objectives, risk mitigation, and Lutron values.

• Serve as a trusted advisor to executive leadership on complex business and strategic matters with significant organizational impact.
• Prepare clear legal analysis, recommendations, and decision-ready materials for executive audiences.

• Oversee legal entity governance, corporate records, and compliance requirements across domestic and international jurisdictions, including foreign subsidiaries.
• Coordinate with internal stakeholders and outside counsel on entity formation, maintenance, restructuring, and dissolution activities.

• Provide legal support for mergers, acquisitions and other strategic corporate transactions.
• Advise on legal risks, integration considerations, post-closing obligations, and post-acquisition integration activities.

• Provide legal guidance supporting business operations in our international locations (excluding Canada and Europe).
• Coordinate with local outside counsel on cross-border transactions, commercial matters, entity governance, compliance matters, and regional initiatives.
• Translate complex local legal requirements into clear guidance for business leaders.

• Advise on real estate matters, including leases, property-related agreements, facilities issues and related business support.
• Partner with internal stakeholders, outside counsel, and external partners to evaluate risk and manage specialized matters efficiently.

• Juris Doctor (J.D.) from an accredited law school and active license to practice law in at least one U.S. jurisdiction and the ability to obtain a license in Pennsylvania.
• Strong foundational legal training, preferably gained through a top-tier or nationally recognized law firm.
• 10+ years of progressively responsible legal experience, including experience advising executive leadership.
• Significant corporate experience in a leadership capacity, including supervising attorneys, paralegals, or legal professionals.
• Experience supporting a technology-oriented business with exposure to manufacturing or industrial environments.
• Proven business acumen and ability to balance legal risk with practical business objectives.
• Demonstrated experience managing complex legal matters, outside counsel, and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Excellent written, verbal, presentation, and executive communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, exercise sound judgment, and operate with discretion on confidential matters.

• Combination of large law firm and in-house legal experience.
• Experience with corporate governance, board support, legal entities, international legal matters, M&A, post-acquisition integration, or…