Legal Counsel - SSA Foods, Nutrition, Data Privacy and BIS at PepsiCo

Job Description

• Providing legal support and advice to the SSA/WECA BU leadership in its decisions to expand and grow SSA business into multiple categories.
• Works closely with SSA/WECA BU Leadership team to evaluate legal impact of major decisions where applicable law, regulations or facts of the case are unclear, controversial or conflicting.
• Draft legal opinions that may require extensive research of statutes, regulations or court decisions in complex areas of the law and foreign jurisdictions.
• Prepare defense positions engaging outside counsel as required. Litigations usually involve complex or difficult issues that require a high degree of original and constructive legal effort, as they are resolved. Recommends that cases be tried or settled.
• Have increasing contact with cross-functional clients to receive work that is to be handled without supervision.
• Continues usual lawyer's functions of research, preparing legal documents, negotiating with outside parties, rendering opinions, consulting with and advising clients, and representing PepsiCo SSA Entities in dealing with others.
• Legally support SSA/WECA BU Leadership Team with expansion agenda for snack products exports in Sub-Saharan Africa.
• Advise, and prepare execution drafts of Distribution Agreements for Snacks, Juices, Nutrition, Essential Foods and Groceries supply to various Sub-Sahara African territories.
• Prepare defense positions engaging outside counsel as required. Litigations usually involve complex or difficult issues that require a high degree of original and constructive legal effort, as they are resolved. Recommends that cases be tried or settled.
• Have increasing contact with cross-functional clients to receive work that is to be handled without supervision.
• Continues usual lawyer's functions of research, preparing legal documents, negotiating with outside parties, rendering opinions, consulting with and advising clients, and representing the company in dealing with others.
• Explain problems, ideas, and concepts to junior attorneys that are to be incorporated into work assignments.
• Support SA BU Leadership Team with expansion agenda for snack products exports in Sub-Saharan Africa.
• Advise, and prepare execution drafts of Distribution Agreements for Snacks supply to various Sub-Sahara African territories

Qualifications/Requirements

• Minimum 4 year LLB Degree and admitted lawyer in the High Court with good standing
• 5-8 years post qualification experience at medium sized law firm or multinational FMCG company
• Solid commercial acumen and excellent drafting skills Agreements, Company Resolutions) using company templates as a base.
• Litigation experience
• Ability to timely resolve instructions in support of a fast moving consumer goods company that requires agility from support functions such as the legal department
• Accuracy /attention to detail.
• Excellent Communication (written / verbal).
• Impeccable linguistic skills.
• Decision making ability with sound judgement
• Very strong computer skills (Word, Powerpoint, Excel, Outlook etc)
• Willingness to learn and promote the legal department.
• Encourage teamwork.
• Display accountability and a sense of urgency/results orientation.
• Respect for others and live the Company values at all times.
• Have a positive outlook
• Willingness to reach out for assistance when required and lean on team members or line manager