Assistant General Counsel – Marketing & Innovation – Global Petcare

The Assistant General Counsel role is a strategic global legal leader in Petcare who is focused on partnering with our Marketing. An in-house lawyer or law firm experience earlier in career is preferred. The candidate should possess an understanding of the corporate environment, specifically the importance of the linkage between a company’s business objectives and end-to-end demand strategies including Marketing, Innovation, and R&D.

Key qualifications include:

• Ability to work well with and relate to company personnel at all corporate and scientific levels.
• Demonstration of sensitivity to cultural issues arising from a global business that may impact business or legal decisions.
• Strong written and oral communication skills, with the ability to communicate and interact effectively with clients and business leaders at all levels of the organization.
• Ability to identify critical issues requiring action and convey them in a manner that is understandable and useful to the client.
• Strong interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to function well in a multi-disciplinary team environment.
• Quick study, able to handle complex matters with multiple initiatives going on simultaneously.
• A positive track record in leading and engaging a large, geographically dispersed legal function.
• Successful experience developing talent, building and motivating a legal team, and advocating for change within a legal department.
• A collegial and collaborative mindset with a commitment to creating a positive working environment within the legal organization.
• Experience in talent development and an appreciation of the benefit of having a diverse team of in-house attorneys.

Key responsibilities include:

• Strategic leadership across an array of legal areas (marketing, advertising, contract, IP/brand protection, AI, social media, etc.) to provide a broad view of critical focus areas.
• Implementing an effective program to motivate, mentor, and retain members of the Segment’s legal team.
• Assisting in setting and managing the Segment’s IP budget for Brands/Marketing and approving spend against the budget to ensure alignment with segment priorities.
• Liaising and coordinating with business unit legal leads to ensure team members are meeting ongoing needs of business units to support both strategic and operational initiatives.
• Ensuring high-performance collaboration across the intellectual property teams cross-segment and in partnership with the Center of Legal Excellence to ensure efficient and effective use of resources within the Petcare Segment and the broader Mars, Inc. organization.

What can you expect from Mars? Work with diverse and talented associates, all guided by the Five Principles. Join a purpose-driven company that is striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today. A strong focus on learning and development support from day one, including access to our in-house Mars University. An industry-competitive salary and benefits package, including company bonus.