Senior Corporate Counsel – Licensing, Business Contracts

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Chile.

📋 Description

• Oversee the drafting, evaluation, negotiation, modification, renewal, and termination of licensing and various commercial agreements.

• Provide guidance on intricate and international licensing agreements involving plant variety rights, patents, trademarks, proprietary plant materials, know-how, royalties, territories, exclusivity, quality standards, production, distribution, and enforcement rights.

• Convert business goals into precise, actionable, and enforceable contractual terms while recognizing legal and commercial risks.

• Assist business teams throughout the contract lifecycle, from term sheets and approvals to execution, implementation, amendments, renewals, and exits.

• Handle contractual disputes, defaults, and performance-related issues.

• Act as a reliable legal advisor to senior executives and business teams on commercial transactions and daily business matters.

• Offer counsel on contract interpretation, authority and approval protocols, competition and antitrust laws, data protection, compliance, and associated legal matters.

• Engage in strategic initiatives, new market opportunities, acquisitions, collaborations, and business model innovation.

• Collaborate with local counsel and oversee external counsel.

• Lead, mentor, and develop lawyers, contract specialists, paralegals, and administrative team members.

• Prioritize tasks, distribute work, monitor workloads and performance, and provide coaching and professional development opportunities.

• Create service standards, workflows, escalation procedures, and report on workload, priorities, risks, and performance to the Vice President of Legal & Intellectual Property.

• Enhance and refine contract templates, clause libraries, negotiation guides, approval matrices, policies, and informational materials.

• Advocate for contract management processes and systems that encompass intake, review, approval, signature, storage, obligation tracking, renewal, and reporting.

• Recognize recurring contractual and operational risks and implement scalable process enhancements.

• Facilitate training on contracting practices, delegated authority, licensing obligations, and intellectual property safeguarding.

• Maintain records and contribute to reports on contract activities, obligations, risk areas, and departmental performance.

⛳️ Requirements

• Juris Doctor or an equivalent law degree from an accredited institution.

• Active membership in good standing with a relevant bar or law society.

• A minimum of eight years of pertinent legal experience, including significant responsibility for commercial contracting and licensing issues.

• For candidates with in-house experience, working for a global organization is essential.

• At least 3 years of proven experience in leading, supervising, or developing legal and contract professionals.

• Capability to manage competing priorities within a busy global portfolio.

• Excellent drafting and negotiation abilities.

• Experience managing complex, high-value, and cross-border agreements.

• Preferred experience in advising a global business in agriculture, life sciences, food, biotechnology, consumer products, or intellectual property.

• Highly desirable experience with intellectual property licensing, especially in plant variety rights, patents, trademarks, proprietary materials, or technology.

• Professional fluency in written and spoken English is required.

• Professional proficiency in Spanish is strongly preferred, including the ability to review and negotiate agreements and communicate effectively with Spanish-speaking stakeholders.

🏝️ Benefits

• 100% remote work from any location within Chile.

• Willingness to travel up to 20% of the time.