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Regional Legal Counsel - Vegetable Seeds - NAJAK (NA Japan Australia and Korea)

Chicago, ILLINOIS, us💼 Full-time🗓 2026-08-25 → 2026-09-28

Core

Regional Legal Counsel supporting the NAJAK (North America, Japan, Australia, Korea) Vegetable Seeds business unit, acting as a business partner for commercial operations, transactional matters, and compliance.

Role type

Senior in-house legal counsel (regional)

Builds

Commercial agreements, compliance frameworks, and training programs for the Vegetable Seeds BU

Domain

Agriculture / Seed industry / Corporate Law

Required skills

transactional law, commercial agreements, intellectual property, data privacy, product liability, real estate law, competition law, contract negotiation, risk mitigation

Preferred skills

cross-regional legal strategy, stakeholder management, proactive problem solving

Technologies

legal research tools, contract management systems

Responsibilities

Draft and negotiate distribution and collaboration agreements; advise on quality claims and litigations; serve as US Data Privacy Officer; lead US real estate matters; provide competition law training to regional personnel; ensure compliance with Syngenta policies and applicable laws

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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