Chobani is seeking a Senior Manager of Legal Affairs - Paralegal to join our Legal team. In this role, you will focus on supporting our Labor & Employment, Total Rewards, and Compliance practice areas by managing legal operations, documents, and analytics. You will report directly to the Legal Vice-President, Labor & Employment and Compliance.
What You'll Do
- Partner with attorneys and business partners in all employment, labor, and benefits litigation matters, managing the litigation docket, discovery compliance, e-discovery, and litigation hold processes.
- Review pleadings from outside counsel and prepare position statements under VP Legal supervision.
- Advise on HR compliance areas, including policy development and training.
- Support the VP Legal in managing the Compliance program, including administrative oversight of the incident reporting platform.
- Coordinate with the VP Legal to oversee Immigration matters, collaborating with People Team stakeholders and external counsel.
- Draft, review, negotiate, and revise various vendor and commercial agreements, including professional services agreements and statements of work.
- Serve as a trusted legal advisor to internal stakeholders on legal issues, disputes, and contractual obligations, managing the contract intake and renewal docket.
- Define and drive strategic and operational initiatives to improve and automate Legal Department processes.
- Take end-to-end responsibility for managing legal software and tech solutions, including the document management system, litigation hold system, sanctions screening platform, and Compliance training platform.
- Identify KPIs, benchmarks, and metrics to report on the Legal Department’s performance, data, and analytics for litigation and Compliance matters.
- Manage weekly legal review meetings with cross-functional business partners.
What We're Looking For
- Bachelor's degree in Paralegal Studies, Legal Studies, or equivalent experience.
- Minimum of 7 years of experience as a litigation paralegal.
- Proficiency in Office365 and strong working knowledge of Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.
- Experience with legal operations platforms to improve department efficiencies.
- Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Ability to prioritize tasks, manage multiple projects simultaneously, and meet deadlines.
- Demonstrated ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.
- Sound judgment and discretion in handling confidential information.
Nice to Have
- Focus on labor & employment litigation.
- Paralegal certification.
- Familiarity with CPG food manufacturing and distribution, food industry regulations, and compliance matters.
Technical Stack
- Office365
- Legal operations platforms
- Document management system
- Litigation hold system
- Sanctions screening platform
- Compliance training platform
Team & Environment
You will be part of the Legal team, reporting to the Legal Vice-President, Labor & Employment and Compliance.
Benefits & Compensation
- Compensation: $121,000.00 - $190,300.00
- Medical, dental, vision coverage
- Disability insurance
- Health savings account
- Flexible spending accounts
- Tuition reimbursement
- 401k match of 100% on up to 5% of eligible pay
- Fertility and childcare assistance
- 12 weeks of parental leave at full pay after six months of continuous employment
- Employee assistance program
- Fitness discounts
- Wellness reimbursement
- On-site gym access (certain locations)
- Monthly wellness newsletter
- 120 hours of paid time off
- 11 holidays
- Paid volunteer time off
Chobani is an equal opportunity employer. Chobani will not discriminate against any applicant for employment on any basis including, but not limited to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, military and/or veteran status, marital status, predisposing genetic characteristics and genetic information, or any other classification protected by federal, state, and local laws.
