Hill's Associate Legal Commercial Counsel

No Relocation Assistance Offered

Job Number #169721 - Overland Park, Kansas, United States

Colgate-Palmolive Company is a global consumer products company operating in over 200 countries specializing in Oral Care, Personal Care, Home Care, Skin Care, and Pet Nutrition. Our products are trusted in more households than any other brand in the world, making us a household name!

Join Colgate-Palmolive, a caring, innovative growth company reimagining a healthier future for people, their pets, and our planet. Guided by our core values—Caring, Inclusive, and Courageous—we foster a culture that inspires our people to achieve common goals. Together, let's build a brighter, healthier future for all.

We are looking to bring on an Associate Legal Counsel to join our Hill's Pet Nutrition Legal team!

• Partner with Colgate-Palmolive attorneys and/or outside counsel for review and advice on Digital and Ecommerce Projects, including regulatory, contractual and commercial aspects.
• Work with the digital business teams on the development of critical commercial strategies, managing legal risk and ensuring regulatory compliance.
• Provide advice on all aspects of compliance and data privacy to the business under the guidance of the Chief Compliance Counsel.
• Advise clients and progress contract matters from initial meeting through advice, contract drafting, negotiation and final conclusion including commercial contracts, licensing agreements, SaaS agreements and other agreements.
• Provide autonomous advice, guidance and counsel to the internal business clients regarding the appropriate legal framework and contractual embodiment of that framework for relationships between Hill's and its third party suppliers.
• Liaise with Hill’s attorneys on Intercompany Administrative Services, Distribution, Sales, Line of Credit/Loan, Agreements, etc.
• Establish, maintain and enhance contract templates and contracting processes in coordination with Contract Center of Excellence and various internal stakeholders
• Serve as Hill's administrator for the company's global contract lifecycle management (CLM) tool, identify opportunities to improve efficiency within the CLM process, and execute customization of Hill's workflows as needed
• Partner with Customer Experience and Consumer Affairs teams to manage legal risk and ensure regulatory compliance in implementation of business strategies.
• Draft legal letters and resolve demands involving relevant Colgate-Palmolive and Hill's stakeholders.
• Counseling teams on technical and regulatory issues.
• Perform legal research and prepare summaries and advice based on research.
• Provide general legal advice to business teams as assigned.

• Bachelor’s degree + JD from an ABA Accredited Law School
• Admission to US bar and ability to be admitted to Kansas bar
• 3+ years experience practicing law
• Experienced in performing legal research and proficient with legal database tools (i.e., Pacer, Westlaw, Bloomberg)
• Proven ability to organize, manage and interpret a high volume of legal information and work autonomously
• Strong contract drafting skills

• 3 years or more prior work experience practicing law in a corporate law department working with senior counsel and senior business leaders
• Undergraduate degree in business
• MBA
• Proficiency in word processing and cloud based office productivity software (eg Gmail, Google Drive, etc.)

Salary Range $ - $ USD

Pay is determined based on experience, qualifications, and location. Salaried employees may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses, profit-sharing, and long-term incentives for Executive-level roles.

Benefits:
Salaried employees enjoy a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, basic life insurance, paid parental leave, disability coverage, and participation in the 401(k) retirement plan with company matching contributions subject to eligibility requirements. Additional benefits include a minimum of 15 vacation/PTO days (hourly employees receive a minimum of 120 hours) and 13 paid holidays (vacation days are prorated based on the employee's hire date within the calendar…