Director, Senior Counsel Commercial

Job Description
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Reporting directly to the Chief Counsel - Commercial, the Senior Counsel will provide solution-oriented legal advice to Mondelez's commercial marketing, digital commerce, and sales teams.
Additionally, the Senior Counsel will: (a) serve as the lead business counsel for key Bars, Biscuit and/or Confectionery categories in the US Commercial (Marketing, Sales & Digital Commerce) organization, and one of the attorneys for Nutrition/Regulatory and Quality-related matters for the US Business Unit; (b) partner with the Global Impact and Sustainability Team, the North American Scientific & Regulatory Affairs Committee, the Marketing Leadership Team, and the North American Nutrition Strategy & Communications and Regulatory and Quality organizations; and (c) serve on the Core US Special Situations Management Team (SSMT).
Specific responsibilities of the Senior Counsel include, but are not limited to:

• Being a commercial legal advisor providing legal thought leadership with an "art of the possible" mindset to support Mondelēz International's US Business Unit on its growth journey.

• Providing sound legal advice to the commercial marketing and digital commerce teams and supporting functions.

• Championing a culture of compliance through advice, communication, role modelling, and training, including implementation of Company policies and their interpretation.

• Partnering with management and the Commercial team to keep them abreast of significant decisions, legislation, and governmental regulatory rulings that may affect the Company's regulatory, food law, marketing, and advertising policies and practices.

• Designing and delivering training modules for the Commercial team covering a range of topics from advertising, food and marketing law.

• Providing legal support on traditional and digital marketing and media strategies including social media, e-commerce, social commerce, influencer strategies, and compliance.

• Partnering with marketing, research and development, nutrition, and regulatory in developing and reviewing claims and claims support for products.

• Reviewing product advertising, promotional, public relations, packaging, product labeling, co-marketing programs, trade advertising, social media, and general marketing materials.

• Negotiating agreements, including licensing, joint promotions, sponsorship agreements, strategic partnership, joint venture, supply agreements, talent agreements, services agreements, and customer/broker agreements.

• Providing advice on FDA-related matters, including GRAS notifications, Bioterrorism Act compliance, plant inspections, FSMA requirements, OTC drugs, and NLR requirements.

• Managing and providing counsel and guidance regarding pre-litigation marketing and manufacturing disputes; initiating and defending advertising law challenges.

• Providing back-up support to Chief Counsel - Canada as needed on Canadian-specific marketing matters.

Qualifications & skills

• Juris Doctor with strong academic credentials from a nationally recognized law school.

• Licensed to practice law in New Jersey or eligible to become licensed as in-house counsel in New Jersey.

• At least 7 - 10 years of experience -- major law firm experience and prior in-house experience preferred.

• Strong client counseling and advertising/food law experience, with Consumer-Packaged Goods (CPG) industry experience preferred.

• Experience in matters involving food safety preferred and/or working with the U.S. Food & Drug Administration highly desirable.

• Excellent management skills and business judgment with a capacity to make timely decisions and give reasoned, competent advice that demonstrates an understanding of overall business objectives and the risks/rewards of each situation.

• Exceptional interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate (both orally and in written form) effectively with senior business leaders and other professionals and colleagues at all levels of an organization while utilizing excellent business and legal judgment in complex situations.

• Strong ability of leading a team under pressure with demonstrated results.

• Efficient, confident, pro-active, attentive to detail, reliable, service-oriented, self-starting, with impeccable integrity and willingness to learn.

The base salary range for this position is $141,000 to $246,750; the exact salary depends on several factors such as experience, skills, education, and budget. In addition to base salary, this position is eligible for participation in a highly competitive bonus program with possibility for overachievement based on performance and company results and eligibility to participate in our long-term incentive program.
In addition, Mondelez International offers the following benefits: health insurance, wellness and family support programs, life and disability insurance, retirement savings plans, paid leave programs, education related programs, paid holidays and vacation time. Some of these benefits have eligibility requirements. Many of these benefits are subsidized or fully paid for by the company.
No Relocation support available
Business Unit Summary
The United States is the largest market in the Mondelēz International family with a significant employee and manufacturing footprint. Here, weproduce our well-loved household favorites to provide our consumers with the right snack, at the right moment, made the right way. We have corporate offices, sales, manufacturing and distribution locations throughout the U.S. to ensure our iconic brands-including Oreo and Chips Ahoy! cookies, Ritz, Wheat Thins and Triscuit crackers, and Swedish Fish and Sour Patch Kids confectionery products -are close at hand for our consumers across the country.
Mondelēz Global LLC is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. Applicants who require accommodation to participate in the job application process may contact 847-943-5460 for assistance.
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Job Type
Regular
Legal Business Growth Partners and Services
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