Description

We are searching for the best talent for a Counsel position in Alphaville, Brazil (hybrid).

We are looking for an experienced and accomplished Counsel to join our team in Brazil. You will have the chance to positively influence Corteva´s Agriculture Business, serving as Counsel for Seeds Licensing Business, with focus but not limited to our Seeds & Biotechnology business.

Responsibilities:

• Provide strategic and operational legal counsel related to matters involving our Seeds & Biotechnology business, including:
• Regulatory & Stewardship
• Product Quality and Liability issues
• Seeds sites issues
• Prepare, review, and negotiate agreements, including:
• Agreements with Growers
• Agreements with Third Parties for Research and development
• Complex commercial Seeds & Biotech Licensing Agreements
• Other strategic agreements related to Seeds & Biotech business when needed, including NDAs
• Serve as a counsel to pre-litigation and litigation matters when necessary, and use litigation analysis to improve our business and prevent new lawsuits
• Engage in trade associations to shape the industry environment
• Collaborate with essential partners to identify legal priorities and ensure compliance.
• Support product launches and go-to-market models
• Engage with the business and global functions to ensure compliance and develop appropriate procedures
• Provide training to local teams on key legal topics
• Support acquisition and divestiture projects when necessary
• Optimize systems and processes for effective contract review and negotiation
• Draft and negotiate critical contract templates and standardize department processes

Qualifications

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• Experience working in-house in large and/or complex and multinational organizations is highly desired
• Knowledge of agriculture industry is strongly preferred
• Fluency in written and spoken English
• Knowledge of Spanish is a plus
• LLM in US, UK, or similar jurisdiction or over a year of experience working or studying abroad in English speaking countries are highly desired
• Ability to counsel and influence senior management
• Extensive commercial experience in Brazil is highly desired
• Detail-orientation and acquaintance with project oversight is an advantage
• Experience with and knowledge of technology tools

Skills & Capabilities:

• Ability to identify, manage and mitigate legal and commercial risk in a corporate environment, multitask and to use the law to create commercial value.
• Strong drive for results and sense of ownership/accountability
• Solid decision-making and capability to reason in a structured way
• Adept at effectively cooperating with peers across divisions, fostering active participation
• Comfort dealing with ambiguity and simplifying complex matters
• Ability to work independently and efficiently within a matrixed structure
• Ability to manage multiple projects at once
• Excellent communication abilities, in Portuguese and English
• Ability to appreciate varied perspectives and foster diversity and inclusion
• Have high ethical and compliance standards and lead by example
• Teamwork/Collaboration