Legal Counsel – UBO Legal

Location:Mexico City, Bosques de las Lomas - Hybrid

Who we are…and what we offer.

Unilever is one of the world’s leading suppliers of beauty, health, personal care, home care, nutrition and ice cream products enjoyed by more than 3.4 billion people every day in over 190 countries.  Our 400+ brands are on a mission to offer unmissably superior products while doing good for people. Our purpose is to brighten everyday life for all,and we innovate for people and planet, for our consumers, for superior performance, for value for money, and for sustainability.  As a purpose-led future-fit business, Unilever is committed to big successes with consistent and sustainable growth.  Our brands and the people we serve are at the heart of our growth agenda.

Globally, we are organized into 5 distinct Business Groups:  Beauty & Wellbeing, Homecare, Foods, Homecare, and Ice Cream, all of which are supported by the Unilever Business Operations function, and each of which have dedicated supply chain and procurement teams.  

Where this position fits-into the team:

• You will support Unilever’s Business Operations function, and Business Group Supply Chain and Procurement teams, with a focus in North America and Latin America, and primarily related to the Foods, Home Care and Personal Carebusiness, and you will also support various global UBO Legal projects and initiatives.

• Your work will be supervised by the Latin AmericaBusiness Operations General Counsel, supporting supply chain, procurement and customer operations matters.

• Integral part of the Unilever’s Legal Function – a global operation consisting of approximately 400 lawyers and specialists

• Critical to your success in this role will be your connection to the business and appreciation of the competitive landscape and business context to foster innovative counseling to meet business objectives and initiatives.

Your Key Responsibilities:

• Partner directly with supply chain and procurement teams on business operations contracts, such as procurement of raw materials, packaging materials, finished products, transportation services, capex equipment purchases and projects, fulfillment logistics services, quality and service level agreements and other supply chain and customer operations matters.

• Manage and negotiate high-volume and complex commercial agreements

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (including Privacy, Intellectual Property, etc.) as needed to support your work

• Regularly track ongoing projects to present to legal managementensuring tracking system is up to datedaily; document fully executed agreements in our system

• Managework of Powerhouse colleagues supporting matters within your remit and manage budgetfor external law firms supporting business operations matters

• Counsel oncontractual inquiriesand potential compensation claims in the event of non-compliances (current terms, termination rights, modification of terms, party obligations, remedies, etc.)

• Communicate and collaborate regularly and effectively with the legal team to anticipate and solve problems before they occur

Required Skills and Experience:

• Qualified lawyer with at least10 years of post-law degree experience, including deep experience in negotiation and drafting of complex commercial contracts in English

• Proficient in English with ability to fluently and organically communicate (in English)

• Experience with negotiating U.S. contracts for U.S. clients

• Understanding of the U.S. legal system

• Knowledge of and ability to issue spot complex legal issues including contractual terms that raise resilience, financial or value leakage risks.

• Strong business acumen

• Pre-litigation dispute resolution experience (e.g. managing claims for compensation for contract breaches)

• Experience with managing high volume work and multiple stakeholders

• Flexibility, maturity, self-confidence, and enthusiasm with strong interpersonal skills

• Great communication and organizational skills, with attention to detail, speed and accuracy

• Ability to understand and adapt to the work culture and standard communication style within US based teams

• Willingness and drive for problem solving and process excellence, and for adopting new legal technologies to drive efficiencies

• Ability to prioritize and switch between multiple tasks, to work with colleagues and internal clients across multiple time zones and to possess strong cross-cultural skills

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• ProficientinMicrosoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint 

Unilever is an organization committed to equity, inclusion, and diversity to drive our business results and create a better future, every day, for our diverse employees, global consumers, partners, and communities. We believe a diverse workforce allows us to match our growth ambitions and drive inclusion across the business. At Unilever we are interested in every individual bringing their ‘whole self’ to work and this includes you! Thus, if you require any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at the time of your application so that we can support you through your recruitment journey.