Legal Counsel – North America (NAM)

Corbion – Legal Counsel – North America (NAM)

Corbion exists to champion preservation in all its forms, preserving food and food production, health, and our planet.

We are seeking to fill a Legal Counsel – North America (NAM) role that will support our North American businesses by providing high-quality, pragmatic legal advice and will report to the Senior Legal Counsel NAM. In this role, you will be a trusted legal business partner for regional stakeholders. The role is designed to build broad in-house legal experience across commercial contracting, dispute resolution, operations, and compliance.

You will have significant exposure to senior business leaders, cross-functional teams, and complex international matters, within a supportive environment focused on professional growth and development. This is a hybrid role that will be based in Lenexa, KS.

Key Responsibilities

• Legal Support & Business Partnership

• Act as a legal point of contact for business colleagues (including sales, procurement, finance, operations, HR), providing day-to-day legal support and advice.

• Attend leadership and project meetings to understand business priorities, risks, and decision-making processes.

• Commercial Contracting

• Draft, review, and negotiate commercial agreements, including but not limited to: NDAs and MTAs (globally), supply and purchase agreements, distribution and agency agreements, and consulting and service agreements.

• Assist in contract risk assessment and ensure alignment with Corbion's policies, playbooks, and approval processes.

• Partner with IP colleagues to help protect Corbion’s intellectual property in commercial agreements, including drafting IP-related contractual provisions.

• Disputes, Litigation & Risk

• Support litigation and dispute matters in partnership with the Senior Legal Counsel NAM including information and document collection, stakeholder coordination, and review of draft pleadings and correspondence from external counsel.

• Partner with business teams to address commercial disputes involving suppliers, vendors, and contractors.

• Assist manufacturing sites with responses to regulatory or agency inquiries and inspections (e.g., OSHA).

• Projects, CapEx & Transactions

• Support legal aspects of capital expenditure (CapEx) projects across North America, including contract review and negotiation support.

• Contribute to mergers, acquisitions, and other strategic or transactional projects across the region, in partnership with the Senior Legal Counsel NAM and Global M&A Counsel.

• Compliance, Employment & Governance

• Partner with HR colleagues on early-stage employment-related matters, such as internal investigations, evidence preservation (in coordination with IT), and issue-spotting.

• Support the delivery of legal and compliance training to business colleagues across North America.

• Maintain and improve legal templates, policies, and standard documents.

• Assist with business registrations and liaison with registered agent vendo