Assistant General Counsel, Sustainability Human Rights & Supply Chain Due Diligence
Core
Senior legal lead for global business and human rights, responsible sourcing, and supply chain due diligence within Mars' enterprise Sustainability Legal framework.
Role type
Senior in-house general counsel (sustainability & human rights)
Builds
Enterprise legal strategy, governance frameworks, policies, playbooks, and training for human rights and supply chain compliance.
Domain
Global corporate law, human rights, supply chain due diligence, sustainability regulation
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Business and human rights law, supply chain due diligence, forced labor regulations, responsible sourcing, regulatory trend analysis, high-risk issue management, policy advocacy, cross-functional stakeholder alignment
Preferred skills
In-house experience at a global matrixed organization, experience with sensitive investigations or escalations, public policy development
Technologies
CSRD, CS3D, LkSG, EUDR, FLR
Responsibilities
Provide senior legal advice on global business and human rights and supply chain due diligence; Lead enterprise legal strategy for human-rights and supply-chain-due-diligence-related regulations; Serve as subject-matter lead for human rights within the enterprise Sustainability Legal framework; Lead or support legal workstreams relating to material sustainability regulations; Support high-risk issues, investigations, and escalations; Develop practical legal guidance, policies, and training; Partner with segment and regional legal teams to align on enterprise legal positions; Act as a trusted connector among Legal, Sustainability, Procurement, Finance, and Corporate and Public Affairs; Advise Public Affairs on legal considerations for sustainability policy development; Support legal trend analysis and regulatory insights; Develop and deliver training for legal and business stakeholders.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with strategy & mentorship
