Legal & Government Affairs Manager

3 weeks ago

Oakville, Canada Waterloo Brewing Full time

**Legal & Government Affairs Manager**

**Hybrid-** Oakville or Kitchener office

Carlsberg Canada Inc.

**Company Background**

Carlsberg Canada Inc. (CCI) is the Canadian Division of Carlsberg Breweries A/S which is the World’s 3rd largest brewer and one of the fastest growing brewers in the World. With over 100 beer brands in our portfolio Carlsberg sells beer in over 140 countries world-wide while producing beer under license in over 40 countries.

Carlsberg Canada recently purchased Waterloo Brewing Ltd. so Carlsberg Canada includes the production, distribution and commercialization of Carlsberg and Waterloo products as well as various co-manufacturing partnerships.

**Role overview**

This role has overall responsibility for Canadian Legal and Government Affairs issues and for the attainment of Legal and Government Affairs strategic goals. The incumbent shall ensure that the Legal and Government Affairs function creates value, is cost efficient and contributes significantly to Carlsberg accomplishing its objectives and to the mitigation of material risks.

With the recent purchase of Waterloo Brewing, the incumbent will be involved in the legal amalgamation of our two companies and provide counsel on technical integration matters.

This role reports to the Finance Director for Canada with a dotted line reporting relationship to the Head of Carlsberg Group Legal.

**What you’ll be doing**
- Providing clear and commercially focused advice on all legal, government affairs and regulatory matters
- Negotiating, reviewing and drafting legal opinions and contracts related to commercial and co-manufacturing agreements
- Lead contact for all intellectual property, trademark, brand protection matters and routine management of trademark-related requests
- Lead all issues related to governmental affairs related to the industry including reviewing impact of pending regulations and master framework agreements, labelling requirements, environmental and other impacts at all levels of government
- Acting as Local Compliance Officer within the Carlsberg Global organization by managing risk and compliance and supporting implementation of compliance policies and training courses
- Assisting in all corporate legal issues, judicial disputes and cases. Managing disputes with external lawyers
- Providing legal opinion and advice on cross-functional matters Marketing, Sales, Human Resources, Tax etc.
- Negotiating and reviewing leases and other property matters
- Working with external lawyers on specialized legal issues (e.g. Competition, taxes, employment, etc.)

**What we’re looking for**
- Law degree from a recognized law school, member in good standing of the Law Society of Ontario
- 5-8 years of related work experience, ideally from private practice and in-house legal experience
- Experience in Consumer Goods Manufacturing and Distribution an asset
- Integrity
- Ability to influence & drive results
- Negotiation skills
- Analytical thinking
- Business focused with a good understanding of business strategy
- Proven skills in business partnering
- Excellent command of both written and spoken English with some fluency in French
- Extensive MS Office competency especially MS Word and PowerPoint

**What you can expect**

Beyond your compensation, you’ll be well-rewarded with:

- Continuous learning: Support from mentors and formal training programs.
- The potential to develop your career, locally and internationally.
- A truly purpose-driven company with an ambitious strategy.
- An informal and social work culture with passionate colleagues.

Carlsberg Group: Brewing for a better today and tomorrow

**Benefits**:

- Casual dress
- Company events
- Dental care
- Disability insurance
- Discounted or free food
- Employee assistance program
- Extended health care
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Paid time off
- RRSP match
- Store discount
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision care
- Work from home

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Oakville, ON L6H 1A7: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

**Education**:

- Bachelor's Degree (preferred)

**Experience**:

- Legal & Government Affairs: 5 years (required)
- Consumer Goods Manufacturing: 1 year (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

- Law degree (required)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Oakville, ON L6H 1A7

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