Sealed Air Corporation · 3 months ago
Segment General Counsel
Charlotte, NC
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
15+ years expSealed Air Corporation is a leading provider of packaging solutions that protect essential goods and enhance global supply chains. The Segment General Counsel will serve as the chief segment counsel, providing legal advice and guidance to management on various legal matters affecting the business, while overseeing the legal team's strategy and ensuring compliance with laws and regulations.
Consumer GoodsE-CommercePackaging ServicesRetail
Responsibilities
Be a trusted advisor and strategic legal partner to the Segment President and the segment business and functional teams on U.S., multi-jurisdictional and global legal, regulatory, and policy related matters
Oversee and drive the strategy for the legal team’s support of the business – its global strategies, financial goals, and product and process innovations – including working with outside counsel and internal teams and managing costs to ensure effective use of resources
Provide legal support and guidance with respect to commercial and supplier business negotiations and disputes, intellectual-property, and information-technology matters (including data privacy, cyber security, and artificial intelligence)
Draft, review, analyze, and negotiate a wide range of business agreements, including sales, purchasing, distribution, equipment leasing, licensing, joint development, and commercial services
Provide advice and legal support related to compliance with the full breadth of global, federal, state, and local laws and regulations governing the business
Develop, build, and implement scalable global legal policies and procedures to ensure compliance with laws and regulations within the U.S. and all countries in which the company does business
Proactively identifying legal risks and develop mitigation strategies to protect the interests of the company; keep the company’s senior management abreast of significant legal decisions, legislation, and regulatory rulings that may affect the company’s business or policies
Develop a thorough understanding of and familiarity with the company's business – its markets, technology, products, services, facilities, customers, suppliers, and competitors – in order to identify trends and formulate appropriate legal structures and strategies
Qualification
Required
Juris Doctor from an accredited law school; and actively licensed and in good standing to practice law in at least one U.S. state
15+ years of progressive legal experience with a focus on global business support and commercial practice, gained through a combination of law firm and in-house roles
Experience as a senior member of the Legal leadership team of a U.S. public company with global operations is required; and experience in packaging, manufacturing, or consumer products is strongly preferred
Experience serving as a trusted partner and advisor to business leaders and functional teams is required; experience directly supporting senior and c-suite leadership is preferred
Experience developing and conducting business relevant regulatory training programs and initiatives; with policy creation and deployment; and managing business dispute resolution
Experience with claims and litigation; intellectual property; health and safety; environmental matters; ethics and compliance programs; and/or mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures is a plus
Preferred
Experience in packaging, manufacturing, or consumer products is strongly preferred
Experience directly supporting senior and c-suite leadership is preferred
Company
Sealed Air Corporation
Sealed Air is in business to protect, to solve critical packaging challenges, and to make our world better than we find it.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$1.16B2025-11-17Post Ipo Debt
2025-11-17Acquired
2024-06-17Post Ipo Debt· $396M
Leadership Team
Patrick Kivits
CEO
Sam Marfatia
Director Strategic Marketing
Recent News
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2026-01-20
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