Associate General Counsel

What's the Short Version? The Associate General Counsel serves as a strategic legal advisor to business leaders across the company, providing practical guidance on complex commercial, operational, and regulatory matters. This role requires substantial independent judgment to manage significant legal projects, lead high-value negotiations and cross-functional initiatives, develop scalable legal processes, and partner closely with executive leadership to support business growth while managing commercial, financial, operational, and reputational risk. What Will You Be Doing? Draft, review, and negotiate complex commercial agreements (partnerships, licensing, manufacturing, distribution, MSAs, technology, vendor/supplier arrangements, leases, and capital improvement and operational services contracts), independently managing high-value matters from inception through resolution. Serve as a trusted legal advisor to business units and senior leadership, partnering cross-functionally to identify risks, develop practical solutions, and support strategic initiatives. Advise on domestic and international operations, including sourcing, supply chain, logistics, freight and shipping, manufacturing, distribution, cross-border trade, import/export compliance, and government relations. Provide legal counsel on domestic and international strategic business transactions, including investments, financings, joint ventures, acquisitions, and corporate restructurings, from initial evaluation and due diligence through execution, coordinating with outside counsel as needed. Lead complex cross-functional projects such as new market entry, product launches, and operational expansions, coordinating legal input across subject areas. Manage disputes, investigations, claims, and pre-litigation matters; oversee outside counsel relationships, legal budgets, and efficient use of legal resources. Advise on employment and labor matters, including employee relations, workplace policies, wage and hour