Company Overview
For more than two decades, FoodChain ID has been at the forefront of the New Food industry, providing expertise worldwide to navigate the requirements of an ever-growing demand for higher levels of transparency, accountability, safety, and sustainability. Our technical and business services include serving clean labels, food safety, and sustainability claims through offerings of Non-GMO Project verification, USDA Organic certification, BRC and SQF food safety certification, and more. Today, more than 30,000 companies in over 100 countries rely on our industry-leading solutions. The FoodChain ID vision encompasses nothing less than assuring the safety, transparency, and integrity of the global food chain, one client and product at a time.
Job Description Summary
FoodChain ID’s Legal team is looking for a UK-based Corporate Counsel to work with a small, fast-paced team that supports a global organization. Under the guidance of the General Counsel, this role provides a unique opportunity to hit the ground running on a variety of legal matters at a growing company providing software solutions and services across the food & beverage industry. The role is Remote based with occasional travel.
Job Description
What you'll be doing:
- Draft, review and negotiate a variety of technology license/subscription agreements supporting international sales teams for both cloud-based solutions and on-premise software implementations
- Draft and maintain form license agreements, services agreements and non-disclosure agreements
- Draft, review and negotiate a variety of services agreements (testing/inspection/audit/certification) supporting an international sales team
- Advise the Sales, Operations and other stakeholder teams to ensure agreements are consistent with internal risk tolerance and corporate policies and processes
- Advise business teams regarding legal issues presented by new product offerings and third-party relationships
- Review and negotiate other technology agreements as needed, including channel partner, data partner and reseller agreements
- Review and negotiate agreements with the company’s technology and non-technology vendors
We're looking for:
- Minimum 3 years of experience. Counsel (bar member in good standing)
- Mix of law firm and in-house legal department experience; preferred
- Experience negotiating client agreements from the software vendor perspective.
- Exceptional drafting, negotiation, organizational, communication and prioritization skills. Proven ability to identify, prioritize and resolve issues quickly and independently
- Deal-focused with a sense of urgency to get things done
- Effective at managing project expectations and managing escalations of business issues
- A team player who can work collaboratively and create strong relationships with a wide variety of people at all levels across the company; calm under pressure with empathy, humility, and a sense of humor
Good to have
- Experience negotiating agreements with international clients, including UK and European clients
- Knowledge of GDPR and other privacy laws affecting personal data
- Experience scaling legal processes and policies for a rapidly growing global organization
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