Senior Contracts Counsel, Americas Job at WD-40 Company (UK), San Diego, CA

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  • WD-40 Company (UK)
  • San Diego, CA

Job Description

Overview

Are you a legal whiz with a knack for navigating complex contracts ? We're looking for a dynamic and meticulous professional to be the go-to expert for managing our Americas region's contracts and legal requirements. In this pivotal role, you'll work closely with our Deputy General Counsel and collaborate with various departments, including Finance, Sales, Marketing, and more, to provide top-notch legal advice and ensure implementation and compliance with our Americas Regional Contract Administration Policy (ARCAP). If you're passionate about good governance, risk mitigation, and making a real impact, this is the perfect opportunity for you!

This role offers the flexibility of working a hybrid schedule from home and in our San Diego office (2 days onsite).

What You’ll Be Doing

  • Draft, review, and negotiate simple to highly complex contracts and other significant documents. This includes sales and distribution agreements, supply and service agreements, manufacturing and warehousing agreements, IT agreements, marketing and brand influencer agreements, letters of intent (LOIs), and NDAs.
  • Adopt and lead the implementation of the organization’s global contract strategy in the Americas region.
  • Coordinate the preparation of training materials and conduct trainings locally.
  • Establish, implement, and maintain contract templates, forms, and administration regionally.
  • Collaborate with Americas trading bloc leaders and staff on the appropriate use of consistent contract content that meets legal and business need. Assist regional offices with contract analysis, assessment of risk and decision-making.
  • Recommend local contracts policies, strategies, processes, and technologies improvements.
  • Provide appropriate legal perspective to prevent acceptance of undue risk. Provide pragmatic, astute advice on contractual risk under a variety of commercial contracts.

What You’ll Bring To The Role

  • Law degree obtained from an ABA-accredited law school.
  • 5-10 years of legal experience with 5+ years in commercial contracts.
  • Extensive experience drafting, reviewing and negotiating a wide variety of contracts including sales and distribution agreements, supply and service agreements, manufacturing and warehousing agreements, IT agreements, marketing and brand influencer agreements, letters of intent (LOIs), and NDAs.
  • Familiarity with cross-border transactions and international contracts.
  • Public company experience is preferred.
  • Superior analytical and problem-solving abilities with meticulous attention to detail.
  • Exceptional communication and drafting skills.
  • Strong organizational skills to manage multiple contracts and projects under tight deadlines.
  • Ability to work independently and as part of a team in a fast-paced environment.

Total Rewards

$100000 – $145000 / year plus 10-15% profit-sharing contribution to your retirement account. Salary is determined by multiple factors including but not limited to relevant experience, knowledge, skills, other job-related qualifications, and alignment with market data.

  • Medical insurance, 80-95% company-paid premium
  • Dental and vision insurance
  • 401K match
  • Short-day Fridays
  • Vacation
  • Paid holidays, including winter shut down (Dec 24-Jan 1).

At WD-40 Company, we believe that purpose-driven, passionate people guided by our values create amazing outcomes. Our "why" is refreshingly simple - we exist to create positive lasting memories in everything we do.

Why You Should Apply

  • A strong values-aligned organization where contributions are acknowledged and rewarded, and where 90% of our employees experience a sense of belonging.
  • A learning-based culture where 78% of our team believe they can achieve their career objectives.
  • Over 94% employee engagement as of the January 2025 global employee survey results.
  • 99% of our people report that they “love to tell people that they work for WD-40 Company!"

Please, only consider employment with WD-40 Company if you feel as strongly about our values as we do: We live, breathe, and play by our values every day .

Thank you for considering WD-40 Company in your career search!

#PositiveLastingMemories

At WD-40 Company we foster a culture of inclusion where all individuals are recognized, valued, respected, and experience a sense of belonging. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to individual characteristics that make us unique such as our backgrounds, experiences, qualities, talents, traits, beliefs, and preferences.

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Job Tags

Contract work, Work at office, Local area, Work from home

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