The Opportunity

• Serve a growing $1B+ Group within a public Fortune 500 manufacturer of consumer and industrial products.
• Be a trusted business advisor, helping the business achieve its goals while flagging potential issues and managing risk.
• Collaborative, informal and highly results-focused tight-knit legal team.
• Position can be based in the Cleveland OH area or remote – Cleveland-Columbus-Pittsburgh tri city area strongly preferred
• Initially an individual contributor role within a small, tight-knit legal team; possible pathway to GC as part of a three-year succession plan.
• Continually prioritize daily activity in a fast-paced environment spanning several businesses with a “done is better than perfect” mindset.
• Report directly to the General Counsel.

What You’ll Do

• Develop strong partnerships with business leadership to provide counsel in connection with strategic plans while managing risk.
• Handle the review, drafting and negotiating of all types of agreements, letters of intent, including, but not limited to, purchase orders, private label agreements, supply agreements and toll manufacturing agreements, and memoranda of understanding.
• Provide counsel and advice to the business in developing strategic relationships, including drafting, and negotiating documentation in connection with strategic alliances.
• Provide counsel and advice to the business on pre litigation conflicts to drive effective resolution.
• Manage legal matters in Europe, the UK, Central America, and South America.
• Coordinate and manage outside counsel efficiently and cost-effectively.
• Manage government affairs and certain regulatory compliance issues.
• Provide legal support for corporate reorganizations.
• Additional responsibilities as requested or required.

The Profile

• JD plus 10-15 years of experience, including in-house counsel experience.
• Excellent knowledge of corporate law required to be able to advise on legal entities as they relate to affiliate transactions and corporate reorganizations.
• Experience drafting and negotiating all types of agreements required.
• Excellent negotiation and creative problem-solving skills.
• The ability to effectively collaborate with large project teams and one-on-one with business colleagues.
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills. This includes proactively communicating with colleagues about complicated concepts in understandable ways tailored to varying levels in the organization.
• Demonstrable leadership skills to effectively manage other Team members.
• Ability to travel both domestically and internationally to support business units.