About this role
Major, Lindsey & Africa’s Interim Legal Talent group has an immediate need for an Interim Commercial and Corporate Counsel.
Overview: This Interim Commercial & Corporate Counsel will support a broad range of commercial and go-to-market matters, including negotiating and advising on SaaS, marketing, licensing, and other strategic business agreements. The role will also provide corporate governance and corporate secretary support for domestic and international legal entities, including entity management, board resolutions, and corporate transactions such as mergers, capitalizations, and dissolutions.
Company: Our client is a global consumer goods leader.
Experience: Seeking candidates with proven experience supporting complex, multinational organizations in a highly matrixed environment. The ideal candidate will have at least eight years of experience within a consumer products, retail, healthcare, manufacturing, or similarly situated global company, with a strong understanding of how to navigate cross-functional stakeholders, multiple business units, and international operations.
Location: Remote
Responsibilities Include:
This Interim Commercial & Corporate Counsel will provide legal support for a broad range of commercial, marketing, and go-to-market activities across multiple business units. Responsibilities include drafting, reviewing, and negotiating a high volume of complex commercial agreements, including SaaS and software platform agreements, agency and marketing services agreements, sponsorship and licensing arrangements, employee benefits contracts, and other strategic business initiatives. The position partners closely with cross-functional stakeholders to support innovative go-to-market strategies, manage legal risk, and deliver practical, business-focused solutions that enable growth and operational efficiency.
While the majority of the role will focus on commercial and go-to-market legal work, we are also seeking candidates with a strong corporate governance background. In addition to supporting a high volume of commercial matters, the role will provide corporate secretary support for a portfolio of domestic and international legal entities. Responsibilities include managing entity governance matters, preparing and maintaining board and shareholder resolutions, and supporting corporate transactions such as dividends, capitalizations, mergers, liquidations, and dissolutions. The ideal candidate will be comfortable balancing day-to-day commercial counseling with broader corporate governance and entity management responsibilities.
Qualifications Include:
- Experience supporting complex, multinational organizations in a highly matrixed environment. The ideal candidate will have experience within a consumer products, retail, healthcare, manufacturing, or similarly situated global company, with a strong understanding of how to navigate cross-functional stakeholders, multiple business units, and international operations.
- Background advising on SaaS, technology, marketing, licensing, and commercial transactions.
- Juris Doctor (JD) and active bar membership.
- Significant experience negotiating and counseling on complex commercial transactions.
- Experience supporting corporate governance matters and legal entity management.
Pay rate: $100
Individual compensation offered for this position within the pay range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.
Information regarding benefits can be found on MLA’s Website on the Consultant Resources Page: https://www.mlaglobal.com/en/consultant-resources
All interested and qualified candidates should apply directly with Major, Lindsey & Africa for review and consideration.
Major, Lindsey & Africa does not discriminate against applications on the basis of age, sex, race or any other protected characteristics pursuant to applicable state or federal laws.
Bullhorn Job ID: 267644