Company Overview
Farmers Business Network (FBN) is on a mission to power the prosperity of family farmers and rural communities around the world, transforming how the world farms with an integrated, technology-enabled agricultural platform.We offer high ROI farm inputs, fintech and sustainability products and services powered by network data, and farm-tested insights from our global farmer community. Our platform helps FBN members make confident decisions to ensure the economic viability of their farms, while also empowering them to be a part of the solution as the global community confronts its most pressing issues: providing food security for a growing population, transitioning to more sustainable agriculture, and responding to climate change.We are a dynamic, innovative, and mission-driven AgTech company that offers competitive compensation and benefits as well as boundless career mobility.
We are backed by top investors, including Fidelity, ADM, Google Ventures, Kleiner Perkins, DBL Partners, T Rowe Price and Temasek. We have been featured in these articles by the Wall Street Journal and Forbes, and were also named "One of the 50 Most Innovative Companies in the World" by Fast Company Magazine.
The Role
The Corporate Counsel will support a varied array of the Company’s businesses while also interacting with and supporting various groups across the company. The role benefits from a mix of law firm and in-house work environments.
Contracting will include support for FBN’s product development, real estate and facilities teams, and marketing teams. The successful candidate will have broad exposure to FBN’s diverse business activities and educational and growth opportunities beyond the primary focus.
Specific Responsibilities Include
- Providing legal review and negotiation of transactional matters and contracts in a wide range of legal areas, such as real estate, marketing, and product development operations
- Assist with regulatory, compliance, licensing and policy issues related to crop inputs
- Support data compensation negotiations and manage freedom to operate analysis
- Knowledge of Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act
- Providing legal advice to the company by providing internal business clients with an informed understanding of transactions, legal rights, obligations, and risks
- Providing strategic legal and business advice to the company to facilitate long-term relationships with key partners
- Collaborating with other legal groups and subject matter experts to analyze and assess legal risks and provide seamless cross-functional support to your internal business clients
- Developing business best practices and procedures that will mitigate corporate risk
- Resolving issues that arise in existing commercial relationships and handling pre-litigation legal disputes and inquiries
- Identifying the need for and overseeing outside legal support for business transactions and projects
Qualifications:
- J.D. Degree from top U.S. law school. Strong academic credentials.
- Must be a member of good standing of the North Carolina bar, or eligible to register as in-house counsel.
- 5-7+ years experience, preferably including at a law firm. In-house experience is a plus.
- Knowledge of the agricultural industry, especially with respect to the marketing, sale and distribution of agricultural inputs is required.
- Team attitude that no job is too big or too small. Thrives in an environment where you need to roll-up your sleeves and own outcomes.
- Ability to strike a sensible and practical balance between legal risks and business needs.
- Adept at working in a fast-paced, high activity environment.
- Real estate (warehouse facility and office) experience preferred but not required.
- Familiarity with technology transaction license agreements preferred but not required.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills to effectively work with various departments and levels within the organization (including senior management) and manage cross functional teams.
- Excellent judgment, attention to detail and ability to handle sensitive and confidential information.
- Proactive and entrepreneurial spirit with the ability to adapt and contribute to a constantly evolving business.
- Familiarity with contract management systems and demonstrated commitment to document management best practices.
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this link and refer to Template BThe following represents FBN's reasonable estimate of the US national average base salary range for this role based on market data and placement of internal employees: $180,000-$200,000. This salary range may vary based on geography and the higher cost of labor in some metropolitan areas. Beyond Base Pay, FBN also offers all full-time/permanent employees competitive total compensation packages that include equity compensation (dependent upon job level), paid holidays plus an additional floating holiday, work flexibility including paid time off and remote work if your role is eligible, parental leave, benefits including but not limited to: medical, dental, vision, wellbeing, short & long term disability, life insurance, 401k, HSA employer contributions, and more.
FBN is proud to be an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We do not discriminate in hiring or any employment decision based on race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, genetic information, veteran status, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, or other applicable legally protected characteristic. FBN considers qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law.
We participate in the E-Verify program in certain locations as required by law. Learn more about the E-Verify program here.
FBN is also committed to providing reasonable accommodations to the known limitations for qualified applicants with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application process. If you need assistance to complete this form or participate in an interview, please let us know.
