Senior Paralegal - Contract Management

Why Valvoline Global Operations?

At Valvoline Global Operations
, we’re proud to be The Original Motor Oil
, but we’ve never rested on being first. Founded in 1866, we introduced the world’s first branded motor oil, staking our claim as a pioneer in the automotive and industrial solutions industry. Today, as an affiliate of Aramco
, one of the world’s largest integrated energy and chemicals companies, we are driven by innovation and committed to creating sustainable solutions for a better future.

With a global presence, we develop future-ready products and provide best-in-class services for our partners around the world. For us, originality isn’t just about where we began; it’s about where we’re headed and how we’ll lead the way.
We are originality in motion.

Our corporate values—
Care, Integrity, Passion, Unity, and Excellence
—are at the heart of everything we do. These values define how we operate, how we treat one another, and how we engage with our partners, customers, and the communities we serve. At Valvoline Global, we are united in our commitment to:

• Treating everyone with care.
• Acting with unwavering integrity.
• Striving for excellence in all endeavors.
• Delivering on our commitments with passion.
• Collaborating as one unified team.

When you join Valvoline Global
, you’ll become part of a culture that celebrates creativity, innovation, and excellence. Together, we’re shaping the future of automotive and industrial solutions.

Valvoline Global Operations Headquarters is located in Lexington, KY. We prefer local candidates willing to work an in-office work schedule (2-3 days per week).
* We're also open to remote candidates.

The Senior Paralegal supports Valvoline Global’s legal, contractual, and compliance activities in North America (i.e., United States and Canada) and reports to the Senior Counsel, North America. This role supports the efficient operations of the North America legal team. (North America is VGO’s largest, busiest, and most important business unit.) Working under general supervision, the Senior Paralegal independently handles complex assignments with occasional heavy workloads and tight deadlines.

The role is expected to perform a wide variety of assignments in multiple legal areas with speed and accuracy, with a particular emphasis on commercial contracts, both product supply and procurement. The Senior Paralegal has in-depth knowledge, works independently, receives minimal guidance, and may lead projects or steps within a larger project, while having accountability for ongoing activities or objectives.

The Senior Paralegal may be required to research and resolve complex problems and/or problems where precedent may not exist, and is expected to be comfortable working directly with outside counsel. The role is expected to have substantial familiarity with contract lifecycle management and associated workflows. Additionally, the Senior Paralegal may be asked to help train and assist less experienced staff from time to time.

• Draft agreements, amendments, assignments, and/or addenda, including but not limited to customer supply agreements, quick lube agreements, loaned equipment agreements, promissory notes, cross corporate guarantees, distributor agreements, reseller agreements, non-disclosure agreements, procurement agreements, etc. Process relevant changes or corrections based on negotiations, customer feedback, business plan changes, pricelist updates, location updates, and/or other terms as requested by business partners.
• Lead the review of various third-party paper contracts, including preparation of redlines based on VGO known risk tolerances, as requested by Senior Counsel, North America. Update template language as requested by the legal department or the North America commercial business. VGO is in the process of implementing a CLM system and migrating all of its contracting workflows to this technology platform.
  
  Heavy user experience with a CLM tool is critical to this role.
• Maintain up-to-date files including drafts, finalized, and executed agreements, amendments, assignments, and other ancillary documents as may be related to…