Senior Product and Commercial Counsel

Essential Job Functions:

• Serve as a trusted advisor to the product, procurement, supply chain, manufacturing, and R&D business, on legal, regulatory, and compliance issues as we expand our business, diversify our production infrastructure, and introduce new products globally.
• Lead contract negotiation and management of Supply Chain & Manufacturing, including, reviewing, drafting, and negotiating a range of commercial agreements with our manufacturers, distributors, and brokers.
• Cultivate and maintain strong partnerships with co-manufacturing partners, negotiating contracts and agreements to ensure mutually beneficial outcomes. 
• Develop and provide trainings to internal stakeholders on a variety of legal issues.
• Build trust and drive strong relationships with internal stakeholders and counsel internal stakeholders on risk and risk mitigation strategies.
• Build policies and workflows to support efficient and robust manufacturing & supply programs.
• Provide up-to-date guidance on all relevant laws and regulations and monitor them as they evolve.
• Provide ideas and insights into how Impossible Foods can work within the law to create amazing product experiences for its customers and consumers.
• Assist with general transactions and other commercial legal matters as needed. 

Basic Qualifications:

• J.D. from an accredited U.S. law school, admission to practice law in a U.S. state. 
• 7 year or more years of combined relevant experience in law firms, governmental agencies, and/or in-house legal departments.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Prior experience working with manufacturing, supply chain, and co-manufacturing is strongly preferred.
• International experience.
• Excellent commercial negotiation and drafting skills.
• Highly organized and energetic, able to navigate a fast-paced environment and be highly responsive to deadline-oriented clients.
• Sound and practical business judgment.