Senior Counsel, Contracts, Commercial and M&A

Edgewell is a global team of over 6,000 visionaries, doers and makers. Our secret is people, and we have an inspiring and collaborative global force of them. Our portfolio of over 25 brands touches lives in more than 50 countries by making useful things joyful. Together, we reimagine good mornings and endless summers, strive for more sustainable ways to beautify and bond, and do it all with not only confidence but determination.

Positions Summary:

The Senior Counsel will have overall responsibility for providing legal advice regarding global contracts, commercial issues and M&A at Edgewell.

Accountabilities:

• Works on teams with other functional and business colleagues and demonstrates strong collaboration skills and an understanding of key business strategies and drivers.
• Identifies and engages outside counsel and other vendors of legal services on a global basis that can provide support across an area to optimize legal spend, ensure quality of advice and minimize number of firms used.
• Works with his/her manager, and legal/business team colleagues on special projects, as needed.
• Partners closely with other members of the legal department on cross functional initiatives. 
• Provide general commercial legal advice to various departments within Edgewell
• Support Global Distribution, Sales, Marketing and other contracts, as needed.
• Create and revise standard contract templates for Marketing, Distribution and Sales, as needed. Evaluate current templates and improve, as appropriate.
• Provide counsel to Direct and Indirect Procurement teams on contracts, as needed.
• Oversee the contracts database and be responsible for the conversion and implementation of a new database.
• Review and create global contract forms.
• Provide general legal counseling to the business in relation to contract interpretation and terms, and related issues.
• Create and present training materials on contractual and commercial legal issues
• Advise business on all aspects of M&A transactions, including deal structuring, due diligence, negotiation, drafting, and closing of purchase and sale agreements, merger agreements, and other related documents.
• Draft, review, and negotiate a wide range of transactional documents, including purchase, merger, confidentiality, and disclosure agreements.
• Coordinate activities of deal teams and internal and external stakeholders, from due diligence through closing and integration to facilitate seamless deal execution
• Conduct and coordinate due diligence investigations to identify potential legal risks and provide strategic guidance to business on mitigating those risks.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including finance, tax, regulatory, and …