Senior Lawyer

Company Description

At BIC®, we bring simplicity and joy to everyday life. Our Human Expression, Blade Excellence and Flame for Life products create a sense of ease and delight in the millions of moments that make up the human experience. We reimagine everyday essentials that are present in over 4 million retail outlets in more than 160 countries around the world. Our founder, Marcel Bich, understood that to succeed, we needed team members who dreamt big and created clever, simple, yet bold solutions. Today, we provide our more than 15,000 team members in 61 countries with the opportunity to build products that are high-quality, safe, affordable, essential and for everyone, everywhere. We are committed to our team members’ development and empower those who wish to discover different areas of our business or acquire international experiences.

**Job Description**:
The Sr. Lawyer will contribute with the implementation of the legal strategy reporting to the Sr. Legal Manager in Mexico, in order to provide efficient support to the commercial and industrial teams. He will reinforce the cross functional communication that improve the presence of the legal department as a Business Partner to create a preventive and innovative culture in line with Horizon Group Strategy.

The main missions will be:

- Participate in the implementation of New Contract Process in the Region, facilitating the time of response of the request of the Procurement and Industrial teams and assure the signature of the contracts of the Company
- Reinforce the compliance of the license and governmental permit of the sites in Mexico office and plants
- Offer proactive and reactive guidance on a variety of business areas, including commercial, marketing, corporate, finance, procurement and manufacturing
- Communicate and negotiate with external parties (regulators, external counsel, public authority etc.), creating relations of trust, and awareness of BIC
- Guarantee and monitor the compliance of the New Labor law in Mexico
- Work with the controlling areas to create and implement local policies in accordance with the Group Compliance strategy and also local requirements
- Coordinate and manage outside counsels on specific projects, matters, and litigation
- Management of the MexEc litigation report to follow up locally, group legal and build strategy in order to decrease the costs and find opportunities
- Enhance the legal support to Guatemala, Costa Rica and Honduras
- Assist the Legal Manager of the region in order to decrease significantly the timing of response to contracts and legal advice to all business areas

**Qualifications**:

- You have a lawyer Degree and admitted to practice in a country.
- You are fluent Spanish and English.
- You have a minimum experience of 5 years on a similar position.
- You have already dealt with contacts, drafting, negotiating and revising
- You know how to conduct matters of corporate law, labor law, marketing law, regulatory, tax, litigation and compliance
- You have a desirable experience in multinational companies and with international reports
- Ability to draft, implement, train and advice on compliance matters, policies and local requirements.
- Ability to build relationships with all levels in all functions
- Good presentation skills
- Ability to prioritize, manage handle multiple tasks, meet deadlines and work self-directed with a sense of urgency
- Proactive, self-confident, Hands-on
- Quick learner and detail oriented
- High standards of execution and a sense of urgency to resolve issues
- Strong interpersonal/communication skills

Additional Information

BIC Corporation is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.