Senior Counsel, Contracts and Commercial

Edgewell is a global team of over 6,000 visionaries, doers and makers. Our secret is people, and we have an inspiring and collaborative global force of them. Our portfolio of over 25 brands touches lives in more than 50 countries by making useful things joyful. Together, we reimagine good mornings and endless summers, strive for more sustainable ways to beautify and bond, and do it all with not only confidence but determination.

Positions Summary:

The Senior Counsel will have overall responsibility for providing legal advice regarding global contracts and commercial issues at Edgewell.

Accountabilities:

• Works on teams with other functional and business colleagues and demonstrates strong collaboration skills and an understanding of key business strategies and drivers.
• Identifies and engages outside counsel and other vendors of legal services on a global basis that can provide support across an area to optimize legal spend, ensure quality of advice and minimize number of firms used.
• Works with his/her manager, and legal/business team colleagues on special projects, as needed.
• Partners closely with other members of the legal department on cross functional initiatives. 
• Provide general commercial legal advice to various departments within Edgewell
• Support Global Distribution, Sales, Marketing and other contracts, as needed.
• Create and revise standard contract templates for Marketing, Distribution and Sales, as needed. Evaluate current templates and improve, as appropriate.
• Provide counsel to Direct and Indirect Procurement teams on contracts, as needed.
• Oversee the contracts database and be responsible for the conversion and implementation of a new database.
• Review and create global contract forms.
• Provide general legal counseling to the business in relation to contract interpretation and terms, and related issues.
• Create and present training materials on contractual and commercial legal issues

Required Education, Skills and Experience

• Juris Doctorate required from an ABA accredited university.
• Licensed to practice in the State of Connecticut, and a member in good standing of the Connecticut Bar or admitted to practice in another state with ability to obtain CT Authorized House Counsel certification.
• 7+ years of prior legal experience with emphasis on contracts.

Desirable Education, Skills and Experience

• Prior in-house commercial experience, with emphasis on contracts drafting, negotiation and counseling, providing commercial legal advice.
• Experience working both in-house and in a law firm
• The ability to work as a responsive, flexible, impactful business partner in a dynamic environment by giving reasoned and commercially-focused legal advice.
• Strong analytical, writing and strong communication/presentation skills, including drafting, negotiating, general counseling and influencing.
• Experience working with and counseling business teams and leaders in a variety of different roles and disciplines, including the ability to interface with, and gain the respect of, stakeholders at all levels of the company.
• Experience evaluating and mitigating risk.
• Excellent time management skills and the ability to prioritize.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and experience contributing to successful teams.
• Customer focused and commercially aware, able to manage ambiguity, exercise sound judgment and achieve results.
• Strong problem-resolution skills; the ability to develop options and solutions and provide practical advice by balancing business needs with legal risks.
• Ability to work autonomously in a challenging, fast-paced environment.
• Ability to work collaboratively with various departments and employees as part of a team.
• Ability to work efficiently, prioritizing conflicting demands from multiple business clients under tight deadlines.

Working Relationships:

Global Legal Team, Global and Area Marketing Teams, Commercial and Sales Teams, Direct and Indirect Procurement, and external legal counsel and agencies.

The salary range for this position is $136,000-204,000. The actual base salary offered to a candidate may vary based upon factors including, but not limited to, relevant experience, time in role, base salary of internal peers, prior performance, business sector, and geographic location. In addition to base salary, the competitive compensation package may include, depending on the role, participation in an incentive program linked to performance. 

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Edgewell is an equal opportunity employer. We do all we can to create a collaborative and diverse global team, where good ideas can thrive, and our colleagues can learn and lead. We prohibit discrimination based on age, color, disability, marital or parental status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status or any legally protected status in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. We listen deeply and speak directly to create an environment that’s open to difference. We aim to bring joy to not only the products we create and the people we serve, but our colleagues across the globe too.