Our Legal team monitors the legal landscape and provides strategic guidance to drive the business forward. By joining this team, you will work closely with colleagues across many Danone US functions with a focus on Contracts, IS/IT and Cycles & Procurement. You will assess the risks, evaluate effects, and propose sustainable solutions that have a positive impact. We are currently looking to hire a Senior Counsel –Contracts & IS/IT for a hybrid position based in Broomfield, CO or White Plains, NY or REMOTE.

The role will include the following scope:

• Primary legal contact for IS/IT and other teams in providing strategic advice and legal support
• Support transformation projects and complex technology transactions
• Negotiate and draft a wide range of commercial and technology agreements including SaaS Agreements, Subscription Services, Hardware Agreements, Outbound and Inbound Licensing Agreements, Software Licensing Agreements, Software Development Agreements, Cloud Services Agreements, Outsourcing Agreements, MSAs, Professional Services, and Data Protection Agreements
• Analyze and interpret existing agreements to provide legal advice and guidance
• Support areas including information systems and technology, digital, AI, industrial automation, systems integration, outsourcing and cybersecurity
• Provide accurate, reasoned, and concise legal advice to business teams at all levels and across multiple businesses without undue reliance on outside counsel
• Strategic thinker with ability to work independently through issues, evaluate risks and make sound judgment or escalate issues as necessary in a fast-moving environment
• Work with the Contracts team in developing, improving, and implementing templates, contracting guidelines, processes, playbooks and training
• Handle a diverse range of duties and responsibilities effectively while exercising initiative and independent judgment in a fast-paced, multinational environment
• Stay abreast of relevant and emerging trends in the law
• Report directly to the Associate General Counsel, Contracts

The base compensation range for this position is $200,000-$215,000 commensurate with experience. Danone North America additionally offers a performance-based bonus and has a strong benefits package including Medical, Dental, Vision, Prescription Drug Coverage, 401k Plan, Wellness Program, Life Insurance, Tuition Reimbursement, Flexible Time Off, and Paid Parental Bonding Leave, among other benefit plan options.

About you:

• Juris doctor degree from a top-tier law school
• Minimum of 10+ years of experience in a law firm and/or in-house legal department with specific IS/IT experience
• Willing to travel occasionally for the role (10%)
• Skilled attorney with experience in complex commercial transactions and a broad general knowledge of legal issues facing technology
• Ability to identify legal issues quickly and communicate sound, understandable and practical legal recommendations to the business effectively
• Possess strong work ethic, a “hands on” mentality, and takes ownership of work product
• Can work in a multinational environment on a collaborative legal team
• Experience with industrial automation and system integrations a plus
• Knowledge of IP, e-commerce, market data and usage, privacy and/or anti-trust a plus
• Experience in implementing and using contract management software a plus
• Strong oral communication, interpersonal, and negotiation skills
• An ability to relate to a diverse client base and provide creative and clear counsel to the business to achieve company objectives

At Danone North America, you’ll work with some of the best-known food and beverage brands in the world like Activia, Silk, Two Good, Oikos, evian, and Happy Family. You’ll be part of one of the largest Certified B Corps™ in the world, working together to make sure our brands create real benefits for people, communities, and the planet. We have 6,000+ employees across the U.S. and Canada. Come join our movement for a healthier world: One Planet. One Health BY YOU.

Danone North America is proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer. It is our policy to give equal employment opportunities to all qualified persons without regard to legally protected characteristics, or any other consideration made unlawful by applicable federal, state/provincial and/or local law. For our EEO policy statement and your EEO rights under law click here.

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