Description:

You're not the person who will settle for just any role. Neither are we. Because we're out to create Better Care for a Better World, and that takes a certain kind of person and teams who care about making a difference. Here, you'll bring your professional expertise, talent, and drive to building and managing our portfolio of iconic, ground-breaking brands. In this role, you'll help us deliver better care for billions of people around the world. It starts with YOU.

Currently, we are seeking an Assistant General Counsel – International Litigation to be part of our Corporate Legal team located in Dallas, TX. This person can sit in Dallas, TX, Washington DC or Chicago, IL.

In this role, you will:

Partner with the local teams and outside counsel in Latin America, Europe and Asia to develop litigation strategies as an active participant on the complex, diverse, global portfolio of litigation matters facing the company.
Anticipate and mitigate risk to deliver value and drive the best results for K-C.
Provide clients with timely, effective, accurate, business-sensitive, professional and comprehensive advice, counsel and other services to achieve business objectives related to the range of litigation and regulatory issues facing the company.
Participate in the negotiation of settlements working effectively with K-C business units, legal leaders and outside counsel.
Manage outside counsel and budget while maximizing value and effectiveness.
Serve as a member of the Global Litigation Center of Excellence team working collaboratively to accomplish the team's goals and objectives.

Led by Purpose. Driven by You.
About You:
You perform at the highest level possible, and you appreciate a performance culture fueled by authentic caring. You want to be part of a company actively dedicated to sustainability, inclusion, wellbeing, and career development.

You love what you do, especially when the work you do makes a difference. At An American Multinational Personal Care Corporation, we're constantly exploring new ideas on how, when, and where we can best achieve results. When you join our team, you'll experience Flex That Works: flexible (hybrid) work arrangements that empower you to have purposeful time in the office and partner with your leader to make flexibility work for both you and the business.

To succeed in this role, you will need the following qualifications:

At least 10 years of experience as a practicing attorney in a large multi-national company and/or experience with a reputable law firm. Some experience with international litigation or arbitration is required.
Extensive knowledge of laws, regulations, policies and requirements applicable to global corporate businesses.
Vision and experience in strategic initiatives beyond tactical implementation.
Ability to direct and manage activities of, and relationships with, outside counsel.
Innovative thinking that challenges the status quo.
Ability to balance legal and business needs, assessing appropriate risk to make tough decisions.
Demonstrates sound and independent judgment, prudence, and maturity; acts independently and works collaboratively to prioritize and manage multiple tasks.
Open communicator to forge close working relationships throughout the company and across cultures.
Appling knowledge and experience to address issues; ability to define issues clearly despite ambiguity and take critical information into account when making decisions.
Ability to prioritize and work simultaneously on multiple projects and organize and analyze complex information and data.
Excellent written, verbal communication skills to work with all levels within the organization and executive-level presence to interact with regional business leadership.
Ability to convey complicated topics and issues in a concise manner and tailor communication style to suit the audience.
Desire to drive personal performance through coaching, feedback, and ongoing development.
Demonstrated integrity and commitment to the highest ethical standards and personal values.
Motivated and fueled from within to be a strong contributor to the legal leadership team and beyond.