Vice President, Legal

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About This Role 

At Apeel Sciences, the Head of Legal embodies the nexus of legal stewardship and strategic leadership, entrusted with the critical task of navigating our global business and operations through a complex legal landscape. Beyond the traditional purview of legal oversight, this role is a beacon of integrity, ensuring that our actions align with regulatory mandates and ethical standards while fostering an environment ripe for innovation and growth. From spearheading corporate governance initiatives to orchestrating intricate contract negotiations, you'll be instrumental in fortifying our legal framework and propelling us toward our strategic imperatives – navigating the complexities of the legal landscape with foresight and precision, all while championing our mission to create a more sustainable future through innovative solutions.

What You’ll Do

• Act as a key partner to the global business, advising and leading to help the company proactively and scalably assess and manage legal risk and compliance, and drive competitiveness.
• Couple depth and breadth of corporate legal experience and strong collaboration with a thorough understanding of our corporate values, strategy, and goals, as well as with our technologies, products, business models, and core operations.
• Develop, implement, and maintain a comprehensive legal compliance program across the company.
• Oversee and execute corporate governance matters, including Board of Directors matters and the formation and management of subsidiaries, ensuring adherence to regulatory requirements.
• Draft and negotiate right-sized legal agreements and documents -- going beyond form templates where appropriate -- encompassing contracts with customers, vendors, partners, and various stakeholders.
• Develop and refine processes and procedures for handling commercial agreements, optimizing departmental efficiency.
• Oversee the management of our intellectual property portfolio, including engagement with our R&D activities to ensure a healthy and protected innovation pipeline.
• Oversee and manage our corporate insurance portfolio and policies.
• Offer legal guidance on employment matters, including drafting and …