Corporate Counsel

FoodChain ID; Remote; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food safety company is seeking a UK-based Corporate Counsel to join its legal team. This remote role involves drafting and negotiating various technology and service agreements, advising on legal issues, and supporting an international sales force. The ideal candidate should have at least 3 years of experience, exceptional negotiation skills, and the ability to manage projects effectively while working collaboratively with diverse teams. Experience with GDPR is a bonus.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of experience, with both law firm and in-house experience preferred.
• Exceptional drafting, negotiation, and communication skills.
• Deal-focused with urgency and effective at managing project expectations.

Responsibilities

• Draft, review, and negotiate technology license and subscription agreements.
• Advise sales and operations teams to ensure agreements align with company policies.
• Review and negotiate vendor agreements as needed.

Skills

Negotiation skills

Drafting skills

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Teamwork

Education

Law degree

Job description

Company Overview

FoodChain ID has been at the forefront of the New Food industry for more than two decades, providing expertise worldwide to navigate the requirements of transparency, accountability, safety, and sustainability. Our services include non-GMO verification, USDA Organic certification, and various food safety certifications. Today, more than 30,000 companies in over 100 countries rely on our solutions.

Job Description Summary

FoodChain ID’s Legal team is looking for a UK-based Corporate Counsel to work with a small, fast-paced team that supports a global organization. Under the guidance of the General Counsel, this role provides a unique opportunity to work on a variety of legal matters at a growing company providing software solutions and services across the food & beverage industry. The role is remote based with occasional travel.

Job Description

What you\'ll be doing:

• Draft, review and negotiate a variety of technology license/subscription agreements supporting international sales teams for both cloud-based solutions and on-premise software implementations
• Draft and maintain form license agreements, services agreements and non-disclosure agreements
• Draft, review and negotiate a variety of services agreements (testing/inspection/audit/certification) supporting an international sales team
• Advise the Sales, Operations and other stakeholder teams to ensure agreements are consistent with internal risk tolerance and corporate policies and processes
• Advise business teams regarding legal issues presented by new product offerings and third-party relationships
• Review and negotiate other technology agreements as needed, including channel partner, data partner and reseller agreements
• Review and negotiate agreements with the company’s technology and non-technology vendors

We\'re looking for

• Minimum 3 years of experience. Counsel (bar member in good standing)
• Mix of law firm and in-house legal department experience; preferred
• Experience negotiating client agreements from the software vendor perspective.
• Exceptional drafting, negotiation, organizational, communication and prioritization skills. Proven ability to identify, prioritize and resolve issues quickly and independently
• Deal-focused with a sense of urgency to get things done
• Effective at managing project expectations and managing escalations of business issues
• A team player who can work collaboratively and create strong relationships with a wide variety of people at all levels across the company; calm under pressure with empathy, humility, and a sense of humor

Good to have

• Experience negotiating agreements with international clients, including UK and European clients
• Knowledge of GDPR and other privacy laws affecting personal data
• Experience scaling legal processes and policies for a rapidly growing global organization