Senior Manager, Legal

KFC; Plano (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global brand seeks a seasoned Legal Counsel to provide strategic legal advice and negotiate key global contracts. The role emphasizes leadership, collaboration across functions, and managing a team while ensuring compliance and growth strategies. The ideal candidate will have a J.D., extensive experience in the food industry, and the ability to foster strategic alliances.

Benefits

Competitive salary and benefits package

Opportunity to innovate within a global brand

Focus on professional growth and development

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in top-tier law firm or comparable in-house experience.
• Strong leadership and business acumen.
• Demonstrable success in resolving complex business issues.

Responsibilities

• Lead negotiations of key global partnership agreements.
• Collaborate to direct global policy and governance agenda.
• Manage a paralegal and external consultants.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic Thinking

Negotiation

Contract Drafting

Risk Management

Education

Juris Doctor (J.D.) or equivalent law degree

Job description

What You’ll Be Serving Up:

Reporting directly to the Chief Legal Officer - KFC Global and Pizza Hut Global, this individual provides legal and strategic advice to both KFC Global and Pizza Hut Global with a focus on Center of Excellence Supply Chain Management, market roll out of Digital & Technology initiatives, global marketing initiatives, strategic legal initiatives, and master services agreements in particular.

Here’s How You’ll Spice Things Up:

• Lead negotiations of key global partnership agreements in partnership with other Functions with major vendors across multiple service industries including, supply chain, licensing, and contracts leading to the development of strategic alliances and the successful execution of key business initiatives.
• Collaborate cross functionally to direct the global policy and governance agenda for Global focusing on growth strategies, governance/standards roll outs to enhance compliance and facilitate growth.
• Manage a senior paralegal as well as external consultants, including setting their priorities and measure results while implementing best practices to drive efficiencies across the business.

What You Bring to the Table:

Education/Certifications

• Required: Juris Doctor (J.D.) or equivalent law degree from accredited law school and admission to the bar in home state

Experience

• Required:
  • Minimum 7+ years of experience from top-tier law firm and/or comparable in-house experience.
  • Strong leadership and strategic skills with a high degree of business acumen.
  • Demonstrable success in working effectively across functions and with external parties to efficiently resolve complex business and risk management issues.
  • Significant experience drafting and negotiating commercial and corporate contracts.
  • Ability to manage people and foster strong relationships with key stakeholders, executives, and external partners to establish strategic alliances and drive business initiatives.
• Preferred:
  • Knowledge of franchising, digital and technology, and supply chain agreements/processes within the Food and Beverage Industry.
  • General Legal background with ability to think strategically across a multitude of issue and cross-functional initiatives.
  • Hands on legal expertise in drafting and negotiating agreements directly, with little supervision and within tight budgets and timelines.
  • International work experience preferred.
  • Franchising/commercial background preferred.

What’s In It for You:

• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• Opportunity to innovate within a global brand and make a significant impact.
• Collaborative, fast-paced work environment with a focus on professional growth and development.