CAVA · 19 hours ago
Senior Counsel
Washington, DC
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
7+ years expCAVA is a Mediterranean fast-casual restaurant company focused on providing healthy and delicious food. The Director, Senior Corporate Counsel will support food innovation, ensure regulatory compliance, manage projects, and negotiate agreements to help CAVA grow across the U.S.
Food and BeverageFood ProcessingHospitalityRestaurants
No H1B
Responsibilities
Strategize and collaborate with CAVA’s Culinary, Food Safety and Quality Assurance, Supply Chain, and Consumer Packaged Goods departments on new products, regulatory compliance, and commercial partnerships
Review key laws and regulations, develop compliance solutions, and inform the enterprise of the same
Manage cross-functional projects and processes to ensure compliance across various company initiatives
Review and negotiate supplier agreements with food, drink, and packaging providers
Support CAVA’s consumer packaged goods business, food safety and quality assurance team, and supplier onboarding and compliance processes
Manage disputes with respect to food, marketing, and supply chain matters
Inform strategic thinking across the enterprise regarding areas of regulatory interest
Qualification
Required
J.D. and active license to practice law in a U.S. jurisdiction
7+ years of law firm and/or company legal department experience. Some law firm experience is preferred
Experience with contract drafting, including drafting from scratch and with an attention to detail and reconciling provisions that may potentially conflict with each other or the practicalities of the business
Comfortable reviewing laws and regulations and providing clear and cogent analyses and practical advice on their applications
Familiarity with any of the following subject matter areas: supply chain, food safety and quality assurance, packaging, commercial, culinary and innovation
Excellent writing and oral communication skills and the ability to constructively, efficiently, and collegially collaborate with business partners
Must be able to work in a fast-paced environment, be responsive, pro-active, and a self-starter capable of taking projects to completion and problem-solving along the way
Willing to work flexibly (including, if required, at night and on weekends) and to travel, though minimal travel is expected
Ability to maintain stationary position to be able to operate a computer and other office equipment
Must be able to identify, analyze and assess details
For certain positions, must be able to occasionally move or transport items up to 50 pounds
Ability to communicate with others and exchange information accurately and effectively
Constantly positions self and move about to support ordinary restaurant or food production support or office operations, as applicable
Ability to work in a constant state of alertness and in a safe manner
Benefits
Competitive salary, plus bonus and long-term incentives
Early Wage Access!
Unlimited PTO, paid parental leave, plus paid opportunities to give back to the community
Health, Dental, Vision, Telemedicine, Pet Insurance plus more!
401k enrollment with CAVA contribution
Company-paid STD, LTD, Life and AD&D coverage for salaried positions
Free CAVA food
Casual work environment
Company
CAVA
At CAVA, we work every day to bring heart, health, and humanity to food.
5001-10000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$738.34MKey Investors
T. Rowe PriceInvusSWaN & Legend Venture Partners
2023-06-14IPO
2021-04-27Series F· $190M
2019-12-10Series Unknown· $40M
Leadership Team
Brett Schulman
Co-Founder & CEO
J
Jonathan Braatvedt
SVP Mid Atlantic Field Operations & Operation Services
Recent News
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