Senior Legal Counsel

ACC San Diego - Association of Corporate Counsel; Denton (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Market-competitive compensation and

Flexible working arrangements

Job summary

Tetra Pak, headquartered in Denton, Texas, seeks a Senior Legal Counsel to join our Legal Affairs team covering the US & Canada Market Company. You will advise on commercial, innovation, sustainability and IP matters, and support governance matters as part of the Market Leadership Team.

This role reports to the Vice President Legal Affairs Markets Americas and may require limited domestic/international travel. The position emphasizes strategic counsel within a global food packaging company.

Qualifications

• Ten+ years of legal experience, preferably in manufacturing or construction.
• US law degree (J.D./LL.M.) and bar admission; Texas bar preferred.
• Strong leadership and communication skills; able to collaborate with Boards and leadership teams.
• Experience in corporate or Food & Beverage/CPG industry is a plus.
• Antitrust and bankruptcy knowledge is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Draft, negotiate and provide legal advice on commercial agreements (engineering, manufacturing, procurement, marketing).
• Identify legal issues, assess risks and ensure compliance across the business.
• Manage litigation with outside counsel within scope and budget.
• Support ideation and implementation of innovative projects with legal input.
• Support labor and employment activities, including two unionized facilities.
• Act as corporate secretary for US Tetra Pak entities and prepare board-related documents.

Skills

Years of experience

Leadership

Communication skills

Litigation experience

Antitrust knowledge

Education

J.D. or LL.M.

Job description

At Tetra Pak we commit to making food safe and available, everywhere; and we protect what's good – protecting food, protecting people, and protecting the planet. By doing so we touch millions of people's lives every day. And we need people like you to make it happen.

Senior Legal counsel – US and Canada

(Principal Legal Advisor for the US & Canada Market Company and Member of the US & Canada Market Leadership Team)

Tetra Pak is a pioneer and world-leading food processing and packaging solutions company. Working closely with our customers and suppliers, we provide safe, innovative and environmentally sound products each day that meet the needs of hundreds of millions of people in more than 160 countries. With more than 25,500 employees around the world, we believe in responsible industry leadership and a sustainable approach to business. Our US and Canada Market Company, with headquarters in Denton, Texas, includes more than 1,600 team members who work each day to help make food safe and available, everywhere.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a talented Senior Legal Counsel to join our Legal Affairs team, supporting our US & Canada Market Company activities and units, including in relation to commercial practices, innovation, sustainability and IPR. You will also be part of the US & Canada Market Leadership Team.

The Tetra Pak Legal Affairs unit contributes to a profitable and sustainable business by anticipating and resolving legal issues, protecting innovation and our brands, and promoting good governance. It is headed by the Tetra Pak Group Executive Vice President and General Counsel, who leads a global team of more than 90 world-class lawyers, patent and trademark attorneys, corporate governance and risk management, and export control professionals.

This position is based in Denton, Texas. You will report to the Vice President Legal Affairs Markets Americas. Some domestic and international travel may be required but is very limited.

Tetra Pak is not considering applications (internal or external) that require international relocation to the US.

What You Will Do

• Draft, negotiate and provide legal advice with respect to engineering, construction and manufacturing agreements, product supply agreements, procurement agreements, marketing agreements, equipment lease and sale agreements and other commercial agreements
• Identify and analyze legal issues and risks, present clear recommendations for both advancement of projects and compliance with Tetra Pak policies and procedures, and assure legal compliance across the full spectrum of legal issues facing the company
• Manage litigation matters, including management of outside counsel for adherence to scope and budget
• Participate in ideation and implementation of innovative projects, providing issue-spotting and advice on potential legal concerns
• Support labor and employment related activities, including support for two unionized manufacturing facilities
• Act as the corporate secretary for the US Tetra Pak entities, manage necessary actions and prepare related documents for discussion with Boards of Directors

We believe you have

• Ten or more years of relevant legal experience, preferably gained in relation to the manufacturing or construction sector
• Legal experience in a corporate environment, Food and Beverage or in the Consumer-Packaged Goods industry is a plus)
• Juris Doctorate Degree or L.L.M from an accredited U.S. law school is required
• License to practice law and admission to (and current good standing with) the bar of at least one state is required, and ability to gain entrance to the bar of Texas within 1 year is strongly preferred
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills
• Strong leadership and team management skills
• Commercial litigation experience is preferred
• Antitrust and bankruptcy knowledge is a plus

We offer you

• Variety of exciting challenges with ample opportunities for development and training in a truly global landscape
• Culture that pioneers a spirit of innovation where our engineering experts drive visible results
• Equal opportunity employment experience that values diversity and inclusion
• Market competitive compensation and benefits with flexible working arrangements

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