Senior Corporate Counsel, Licensing & Business Contracts

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

📋 Description

• Lead the drafting, reviewing, negotiating, amending, renewing, terminating, administering, and overseeing licensing and commercial agreements.

• Provide guidance on intricate cross-border licensing deals that involve plant variety rights, patents, trademarks, proprietary plant materials, know-how, royalties, territories, exclusivity, quality standards, production, distribution, and enforcement rights.

• Convert business goals into clear, actionable, and enforceable contractual provisions.

• Recognize legal and commercial risks and suggest feasible solutions.

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

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

• Offer commercial transaction and everyday business legal counsel to senior leadership and business teams.

• Advise on contract interpretation, authority and approval requirements, competition and antitrust issues, data protection, compliance, and related legal concerns.

• Engage in strategic projects, new market initiatives, acquisitions, collaborations, and business model development.

• Collaborate with local counsel and manage the scope, budget, quality, and delivery of outside counsel.

• Lead, mentor, and develop lawyers, contract professionals, paralegals, and administrative staff.

• Set priorities, allocate tasks, monitor workload and performance, and establish service standards and workflows.

• Report on workload, priorities, risks, and performance to the Vice President of Legal & Intellectual Property.

• Create and enhance contract templates, clause libraries, negotiation playbooks, approval matrices, policies, and guidance materials.

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

• Identify recurring risks and implement scalable process enhancements.

• Support training on contracting practices, delegated authority, licensing requirements, and intellectual property protection.

• Maintain records and report on contract activities, obligations, risks, and departmental performance.

⛳️ Requirements

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

• Active membership in good standing with an appropriate bar or law society.

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

• For candidates with in-house experience, it is required to have worked for a global organization.

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

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

• Exceptional drafting and negotiation abilities.

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

• Preference for candidates with experience advising a global agricultural, life sciences, food, biotechnology, consumer products, or intellectual property-driven business.

• Desirable experience with intellectual property licensing, particularly in plant variety rights, patents, trademarks, proprietary materials, or technology.

• Professional fluency in both written and spoken English is required.

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

🏝️ Benefits

• 100% remote work from any location within Peru.

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