Senior Corporate Paralegal

Description

Senior Corporate Paralegal at a glance...

The Senior Corporate Paralegal is responsible for providing a broad range of advanced-level paralegal support to attorneys, collaborating with other members of the Kraft Heinz team, and managing external service providers to ensure public company securities and corporate governance compliance.

This Corporate Paralegal will handle important and complex matters, collaborate effectively across teams, and have the technical skills and professional maturity to anticipate and initiate legal tasks independently and under the direction and oversight of attorneys.

What's on the menu?

Corporate Governance / Global Subsidiary Management

• Perform various subsidiary management duties for Kraft Heinz’s approximately 200 global subsidiaries, including assisting with entity formations and dissolutions, internal restructurings, such as mergers and consolidations, corporate resolutions, meeting minutes and agendas, amendments to the entities’ organization documents, and annual stockholder meetings
• Support the planning and preparation of the Company’s annual meeting of stockholders, including preparing meeting materials, managing relationships with external service providers, and overseeing the budget and invoice process
• Lead internal preparation of Board and Committee meetings, including preparation of meeting agendas, minutes, maintenance of the Board portal, and coordination of meeting scheduling and logistics

Public Company / Securities Law Compliance

• Track insider stock holdings and prepare and file Section 16 reports (Forms 3, 4, and 5)
• Support preparation and filing of Forms 8-K, 10-Q, and 10-K and handle the Legal team’s related quarterly compliance processes

Transactional Support

• Support various intercompany transactions, including intercompany financing transactions, global corporate restructuring projects, and cash repatriation matters
• Support capital markets and other financing strategic transactions, including handling data rooms, responding to due diligence requests, and assisting with closing documents.
• Coordinate invoicing and budget tracking and maintenance and other administrative tasks

Recipe for Success - apply now if this sounds like you!

• I have experience in a law firm or corporate legal environment with knowledge of public company compliance and subsidiary management strongly preferred
• I have excellent analytical skills, with proven ability to analyze legal advice and then apply it to the business needs
• I have excellent organization and time management skills with the ability to work consistently to established deadlines.
• I am adaptable able to maintain effectiveness in the face of changing priorities and tasks, ability to handle multiple assignments in a fast-paced environment.
• I have demonstrated ability to interact effectively with a range of constituencies and levels within and outside of the company and to handle confidential information sensitively
• I have a proactive personality, eager to learn new areas of the law and committed to understanding the industry and the Kraft Heinz’s business

Here at Kraft Heinz, we grow our people to grow our business, because we believe that great people make great companies.

When you join our table, you can expect :

• Access to an array of holistic wellness benefits* and perks, including medical, dental and vision coverage
• 7% 401(k) matching
• Business Resource Groups (BRGs) to help foster diversity, inclusion, and belonging for all employees
• An industry-leading total rewards package that emphasizes a high discretionary bonus.
• Benefits begin 30 days after hire for hourly employees, and immediately upon hire for salaried employees.

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Location(s)

Chicago / Aon Center