Legal Sr Manager bei PepsiCo

Location: Candidate must live within 90 miles from either Plano, TX, Purchase, NY or Chicago, IL. 

This role has responsibility for helping manage PepsiCo’s North America litigation docket, including commercial, IP, labeling and bottler litigation. This role also has responsibility for monitoring litigation trends / relevant case law and for early resolution of disputes.

• Manage PepsiCo's North America litigation docket, including Commercial (IP, etc.), Labeling and Bottler litigation. This will involve recommending and engaging with outside counsel, liaising with internal business teams, reviewing complaints and demand letters and recommending appropriate responses.
• Responsible to implement the litigation strategy for North America litigation docket.
• Take proactive measures to mitigate legal exposure, including monitoring litigation trends and relevant case law.
• Prepare monthly litigation summaries for the Litigation team.
• Support litigation team in preparing internal communications regarding trends in food and beverage litigation for U.S. marketing lawyers and regulatory affairs teams.
• Support litigation team in preparing Quarterly Litigation Updates for Finance/Control reviews.
• Handle early resolution of litigation, including demand letter response/settlement agreements.
• Regular interactions with PBNA and PFNA senior lawyers regarding commercial litigation matters.
• Regular (daily / weekly) contact with outside law firms seeking guidance and collaboration.
• Daily contact with members of the litigation team, as well as internal business lawyers, to advise on pending litigation matters and/or to seek guidance and collaboration.
• Moderate travel may be required.
• Develop tools to streamline litigation processes and minimize costs.

Compensation and Benefits:

• The expected compensation range for this position is between $118,700 - $198,800.
  
• Location, confirmed job-related skills, experience, and education will be considered in setting actual starting salary. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range during the hiring process.
  
• Bonus based on performance and eligibility target payout is 15% of annual salary paid out annually.
  
• Paid time off subject to eligibility, including paid parental leave, vacation, sick, and bereavement.
  
• In addition to salary, PepsiCo offers a comprehensive benefits package to support our employees and their families, subject to elections and eligibility: Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, Health, and Dependent Care Reimbursement Accounts, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Insurance (Accident, Group Legal, Life), Defined Contribution Retirement Plan.

• JD from accredited law school is required, excellent academic credentials highly preferred.
• 2+ years commercial litigation experience with a corporation or major law firm.
• Excellent ability to effectively educate, train, counsel and advise clients.
• Exceptional litigation and influence skills (both internally and externally outside PepsiCo).
• Excellent ability to manage and identify key issues with multiple complex inputs.

Our Company will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of the Fair Credit Reporting Act, and all other applicable laws, including but not limited to, San Francisco Police Code Sections 4901-4919, commonly referred to as the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance; and Chapter XVII, Article 9 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code, commonly referred to as the Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status.

PepsiCo is an Equal Opportunity Employer: Female / Minority / Disability / Protected Veteran / Sexual Orientation / Gender Identity

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