Senior Counsel

Join us and celebrate the beauty of human experience. Create for happier, healthier lives, with love for nature. Together, with our customers, we deliver food innovations, craft inspired fragrances and develop beauty and wellbeing solutions. There’s much to learn and many to learn from, with more than 16,800 employees around the world to explore ideas and ambitions with. 
In North America, we develop, market and produce a wide array of solutions from our 25 most innovative sites, based across the region. Stretch your skills, create and get inspiration from passionate colleagues. Every day, your energy, your thirst for knowledge, and your creativity will shape our future, making a positive difference on billions of people. Every essence of you enriches our world. We are Givaudan. Human by nature.

Job Purpose
Reporting to the Vice President & General Counsel for our North America Taste & Wellbeing business, you will provide legal advice and counsel to the organization on a broad range of matters, with primary responsibility for structuring, drafting and negotiating a wide variety of agreements.
 

Core Responsibilities

•    Exhibit Superior Legal Skills:  The position requires the ability to skillfully negotiate complex agreements, provide practical legal counsel, and develop creative solutions to resolve issues, all with excellent business judgment. 

•    Collaborate With Others:  Work in partnership with Legal colleagues around the globe.  Collaborate with and provide legal guidance to all levels of management within the organization, especially the Commercial function.

•    Drive Efficiencies and Operational Excellence: Develop and/or review the legal aspects of various documents, guidelines and procedures of the company, both internally and externally. Work with cross-functional teams to improve processes and forms to ensure compliance and achieve better efficiency.  Conduct training as appropriate.

 
Academic Background
•    J.D. degree from an ABA accredited law school
•   Bar admission and license to practice in Ohio or ability to obtain license to practice in Ohio

 
Professional Experience
•    Preferably 2-5 years of experience in a law firm or in-house legal department
 
Technical Skills
•    High ethical standards
•    Strong oral and written skills
•    Result-focused, able to work in fast-paced, dynamic environment
•    Outstanding leadership and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence while maintaining productive working relationships
•    Ability to identify opportunities for improvement and implement creative solutions

At Givaudan, you contribute to delightful taste and scent experiences that touch people’s lives.
You work within an inspiring teamwork culture – where you can thrive, collaborate and learn from other talented and passionate people across disciplines, regions and divisions.
Every essence of you enriches our world.
Diversity drives innovation and creates closer connections with our employees, customers and partners.
Givaudan embraces diversity and is committed to building an inclusive environment where everyone impacts our world.