Senior Paralegal, Contracts and Regulatory

Overview:

Come join PepsiCo as a Senior Paralegal in the PepsiCo North America Law Department, supporting our exciting U.S. food and beverage businesses! Here you will embark on an incredible career journey with a Fortune 50 company and join a world class team that values innovation and collaboration.

The Senior Paralegal, Contracts and Regulatory will provide paralegal support, focusing on reviewing, drafting, and negotiating various contracts in support of PepsiCo’s foods and beverages supply chain business teams. This role will report to an attorney in the PepsiCo North America Supply Chain legal team.

Location: Plano, Texas or Purchase, New York (Hybrid work/home)

Responsibilities:

Engage in contract review, drafting, negotiation, and counseling

Daily engagement and collaboration with internal business teams, including responding to inquiries regarding contracts and/or commercial disputes

Assist with regulatory compliance, including environmental, health, safety and transportation regulations

Engage and lead our company’s various digital tools (e.g., contract management systems and document management system)

Develop organizational processes and templates

Support the North America Supply Chain legal team with other projects, as assigned

Compensation and Benefits:

The expected compensation range for this position is between $73,400 - $122,850.

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 5% 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.

Qualifications:

5+ years’ experience as a paralegal or legal assistant (in-house or at a law firm) working in the area of contract drafting/review and contract management

Direct engagement with business clients or experience in direct contract negotiations, a plus

Experience with regulatory compliance and research, a plus

Tech tools savvy and passion about finding efficiencies and developing process, a plus

Highly organized, detail-oriented and proactive

Superior oral, writing and proofreading skills

Strong teamwork mentality

Ability to communicate effectively, including directly with business teams

Effective time management skills and ability to meet deadlines, including ability to work under pressure and multi-task

Strong ability to work with minimum supervision and closely with business teams

Superior organizational, prioritization and interpersonal skills

Prior experience working with those in the manufacturing, engineering, supply chain, warehouse, fleet, environmental, safety or transportation industry (or a strong interest in one of these areas), a plus!