Counsel, Distributor

This is Energizer Holdings, Inc.:
Energizer Holdings responsibly creates products to make lives easier and more enjoyable. To do this, we lean into our culture as an organization - we win together, while serving each other, with a willingness to act boldly, all while doing right. Our colleagues hail from all backgrounds, nationalities and walks of life, but our shared mission and purpose make us one team. Because we’re a global organization, you will always have opportunities to learn, grow and develop in your career. We support flexible working arrangements wherever possible.

Position Summary:
The mission of Energizer’s Legal Department is to serve as a trusted business partner to our clients - utilizing our deep understanding of the business to proactively provide insights and data that help drive the business, while also providing clear risk-based counsel to defend our brands. We champion our culture of compliance and live our corporate values of: integrity, respect, teamwork, innovation, passion, and initiative. Our department works hard to help the Company deliver on financial commitments, execute major corporate projects, and build a winning culture. Finally, as a team, we are passionate about positively impacting the world by: helping to lead our company’s ESG efforts, promoting diversity and inclusion in everything we do, and investing time in our people to drive professional growth and advance careers. And, throughout it all, we support each other and have fun together

Energizer is a global company that owns an extensive portfolio of some of the World’s most recognizable brands and icons, including Energizer® and the Energizer Bunny®, Rayovac®, Eveready®, VARTA®, Armor All®, STP®, A/C Pro®, Eagle One®, Lexol®, Nu Finish®, California Scents®, Refresh Your Car®, Driven® and Bahama & Co.®.

**Responsibilities**:

- Serve as counsel to international commercial business unit
- Provide commercial legal support to Energizer’s commercial organization, with a focus on distributor or affiliate business commercial teams
- Structure, draft, negotiate and review various commercial contracts
- Initiate and manage projects to drive efficiency and reduce cycle time in commercial transactions
- Consult with senior leaders to provide advice on transactional risks and drive business solutions
- Advise on various day-to-day matters facing a global commercial team

What we are looking for:

- Licensed to practice law in applicant’s jurisdiction
- Minimum of five years’ experience with focus on commercial law (including experience advising on go-to-market strategies, such as retail, agency, and distribution)
- Experience drafting and negotiating a wide range of commercial agreements and developing solutions to mitigate risk
- Knowledgeable about global anticompetition laws
- Experience advising global clients
- Proactive and strategic thinker
- Excellent communication (written and oral) and interpersonal skills, with English fluency
- Ability to collaborate effectively with others in a matrix management structure
- Ability to build positive relationships with senior management and other members of the legal team and to influence outcomes positively

Come join us:
Energizer is an equal opportunity employer, and we prohibit discrimination based on age, colour, disability, marital or parental status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other legally protected status in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.