Segment General Counsel

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Sealed Air designs and delivers packaging solutions that protect essential goods transported worldwide, preserve food, enable e-commerce and digital connectivity, and help create a global supply chain that is touchless, safer, less wasteful, and more resilient. We strive to foster a caring, high-performance growth culture that will deliver consistent, sustainable profitable growth and accelerate our performance – a culture where accountability is clear and aligned, and where we reward business outcomes and impact.

Position Summary

Reporting directly to the General Counsel and Secretary (“GC”), the Segment General Counsel is a senior member of the Legal, Ethics & Compliance, Corporate Affairs, and Sustainability (“LCAS”) team and a legal business and strategic partner to the segment team. This position will serve as the chief segment counsel providing advice and guidance to management on the legal matters impacting the business.

Job Description

• Be a trusted advisor and strategic legal partner to the Segment President and the segment business and functional teams on U.S., multi-jurisdictional and global legal, regulatory, and policy related matters
• Oversee and drive the strategy for the legal team’s support of the business – its global strategies, financial goals, and product and process innovations – including working with outside counsel and internal teams and managing costs to ensure effective use of resources
• Provide legal support and guidance with respect to commercial and supplier business negotiations and disputes, intellectual-property, and information-technology matters (including data privacy, cyber security, and artificial intelligence)
• Draft, review, analyze, and negotiate a wide range of business agreements, including sales, purchasing, distribution, equipment leasing, licensing, joint development, and commercial services
• Provide advice and legal support related to compliance with the full breadth of global, federal, state, and local laws and regulations governing the business
• Develop, build, and implement scalable global legal policies and procedures to ensure compliance with laws and regulations within the U.S. and all countries in which the company does business
• Proactively identify legal risks and develop mitigation strategies to protect the interests of the company; keep the company’s senior management abreast of significant legal decisions, legislation, and regulatory rulings that may affect the company’s business or policies
• Develop a thorough understanding of and familiarity with the company's business – its markets, technology, products, services, facilities, customers, suppliers, and competitors – in order to identify trends and formulate appropriate legal structures and strategies

Qualifications

Sealed Air is committed to attracting, selecting, and developing talent that reflects the diversity of the communities and customers we serve. We take pride in our selection process to identify, infuse, and grow talent to align with our culture, values, and norms. Sealed Air prioritizes talent development, fostering a culture of continuous growth and career progression. The company is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants for employment and to all employees, without regard to race, color, religion, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, protected disability, veteran status, or any other protected status in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.

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