Legal Director, Strategic Transactions

PepsiCo; Plano (TX); Hybrid; USD 125,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

PepsiCo is looking for a Legal Director to support its Supply Chain and Procurement functions within a Fortune 50 company. This role demands excellent legal expertise, leadership skills, and a proactive approach, directly impacting key business objectives and legal compliance in a dynamic environment.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits package

Paid parental leave

Long-term incentive equity

Qualifications

• 5+ years of relevant legal experience in private practice or in-house.
• Comprehensive understanding of contract law and exceptional drafting skills.
• Experience in manufacturing, engineering, or supply chain is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead contract review, drafting, and negotiation for supply chain clients.
• Provide strategic legal advice to support business objectives.
• Mentor and lead a paralegal in contract processes.

Skills

Negotiation

Contract Law

Analytical Ability

Dispute Resolution

Leadership

Education

JD degree from an accredited US law school

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

Overview

Are you prepared to elevate your career with the world’s most iconic brands and start a remarkable career journey with a Fortune 50 company? PepsiCo is seeking an enthusiastic and driven Legal Director to join our esteemed Law Department and support our Supply Chain and Procurement functions. At PepsiCo, we excel through innovation, collaboration, and excellence. As our Legal Director, you will play a pivotal role in supporting the vibrant Frito-Lay and Quaker businesses in the United States. This is your opportunity to make a significant impact on products that bring smiles to so many.

In this critical role, you will provide essential leadership, guidance, and support to key commercial functions within our organization, specifically supply chain and procurement. Specifically, your negotiation, contract, and legal expertise will be instrumental in driving strategic initiatives.

This position reports directly to the Senior Director in the PepsiCo Law Department. If you are a legal professional with a commitment to service and excellence and a desire to be part of an extraordinary team, we invite you to apply. Join us and contribute to our exciting future.

Location: Dallas, Texas (Plano, Texas) (Hybrid work/home)

Responsibilities

• Proactively serve as the go-to attorney to various client groups seeking to engage in commercial transactions, primarily supply chain and procurement clients.
• Lead contract review, drafting, and negotiation for specific client teams or topics, primarily in the areas of manufacturing, engineering, supply chain, warehouse, fleet, and transportation.
• Provide guidance and counsel on a wide variety of transactions and issues.
• Collaborate closely with functional teams to advance business objectives and offer strategic legal advice to support informed decision-making processes.
• Lead and mentor a paralegal on contract review, drafting, and negotiation.
• Assist with developing and delivering legal education to business colleagues (e.g., contract negotiation/drafting, dispute resolution, vendor compliance, etc.).
• Identify legal issues and raise them as appropriate, and provide regular updates to client leaders and Law Department leaders in areas of responsibility.

Compensation and Benefits:

• The expected compensation range for this position is between $125,900 - $249,900.
  
• Location, confirmed job-related skills, experience, and education will be considered in setting the actual starting salary. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range during the hiring process.
  
• Bonus based on performance and eligibility target payout is 25% of annual salary paid out annually, and an additional target payout of 10% of annual salary is paid out over 3 years following the end of the performance period.
  
• Long-term incentive equity may be awarded based on eligibility and performance.
  
• Paid time off is subject to eligibility, including paid parental leave, vacation, sickness, and bereavement.
  
• In addition to salary, PepsiCo offers a comprehensive benefits package to support our employees and their families, subject to elections and eligibility: Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, Health, and Dependent Care Reimbursement Accounts, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Insurance (Accident, Group Legal, Life), Defined Contribution Retirement Plan.

Qualifications

• This position is limited to persons with an indefinite right to work in the United States.
• JD degree from an accredited US law school with excellent academic credentials.
• Bachelor’s degree from a college or university.
• 5+ years of relevant legal experience, including time in private practice with a law firm focusing on commercial transactions and/or in-house counsel experience.
• A comprehensive understanding of contract law and superior, effective, and efficient drafting and negotiation skills; knowledge of the Uniform Commercial Code is essential.
• Superior analytical ability, attention to detail, and dispute-resolution skills.
• Strong business orientation and excellent judgment in balancing risk-taking with specific business guidance combined with unquestioned integrity.
• Outstanding interpersonal and leadership skills—ability to motivate and positively influence others; team and transaction management skills across legal disciplines.
• Proactive and dynamic with the demonstrated process and continuous improvement orientation, particularly on legal process and forms harmonization.
• Prior experience working with those in the manufacturing, engineering, supply chain, warehouse, fleet, or transportation industry (or a strong interest in one of these areas) is a plus!

EEO Statement

Our Company will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of the Fair Credit Reporting Act, and all other applicable laws, including but not limited to, San Francisco Police Code Sections 4901-4919, commonly referred to as the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance; and Chapter XVII, Article 9 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code, commonly referred to as the Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status.

PepsiCo is an Equal Opportunity Employer: Female / Minority / Disability / Protected Veteran / Sexual Orientation / Gender Identity

If you'd like more information about your EEO rights as an applicant under the law, please download the available EEO is the Law & EEO is the Law Supplementdocuments. View PepsiCo EEO Policy.

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• This position is limited to persons with an indefinite right to work in the United States.
• JD degree from an accredited US law school with excellent academic credentials.
• Bachelor’s degree from a college or university.
• 5+ years of relevant legal experience, including time in private practice with a law firm focusing on commercial transactions and/or in-house counsel experience.
• A comprehensive understanding of contract law and superior, effective, and efficient drafting and negotiation skills; knowledge of the Uniform Commercial Code is essential.
• Superior analytical ability, attention to detail, and dispute-resolution skills.
• Strong business orientation and excellent judgment in balancing risk-taking with specific business guidance combined with unquestioned integrity.
• Outstanding interpersonal and leadership skills—ability to motivate and positively influence others; team and transaction management skills across legal disciplines.
• Proactive and dynamic with the demonstrated process and continuous improvement orientation, particularly on legal process and forms harmonization.
• Prior experience working with those in the manufacturing, engineering, supply chain, warehouse, fleet, or transportation industry (or a strong interest in one of these areas) is a plus!

• Proactively serve as the go-to attorney to various client groups seeking to engage in commercial transactions, primarily supply chain and procurement clients.
• Lead contract review, drafting, and negotiation for specific client teams or topics, primarily in the areas of manufacturing, engineering, supply chain, warehouse, fleet, and transportation.
• Provide guidance and counsel on a wide variety of transactions and issues.
• Collaborate closely with functional teams to advance business objectives and offer strategic legal advice to support informed decision-making processes.
• Lead and mentor a paralegal on contract review, drafting, and negotiation.
• Assist with developing and delivering legal education to business colleagues (e.g., contract negotiation/drafting, dispute resolution, vendor compliance, etc.).
• Identify legal issues and raise them as appropriate, and provide regular updates to client leaders and Law Department leaders in areas of responsibility.

Compensation and Benefits:

• The expected compensation range for this position is between $125,900 - $249,900.
  
• Location, confirmed job-related skills, experience, and education will be considered in setting the actual starting salary. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range during the hiring process.
  
• Bonus based on performance and eligibility target payout is 25% of annual salary paid out annually, and an additional target payout of 10% of annual salary is paid out over 3 years following the end of the performance period.
  
• Long-term incentive equity may be awarded based on eligibility and performance.
  
• Paid time off is subject to eligibility, including paid parental leave, vacation, sickness, and bereavement.
  
• In addition to salary, PepsiCo offers a comprehensive benefits package to support our employees and their families, subject to elections and eligibility: Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, Health, and Dependent Care Reimbursement Accounts, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Insurance (Accident, Group Legal, Life), Defined Contribution Retirement Plan.