Associate General Counsel, Food & Beverage

Ecolab

Associate General Counsel providing legal expertise for Ecolab’s Global Food & Beverage Sector. Leading a legal team to manage complex commercial contracts and support business growth.

Posted 5/27/2026full-timeNaperville • Illinois, Minnesota • 🇺🇸 United StatesJuniorMid-Level💰 $202,100 - $303,100 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Cyber Security

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Partner with leadership to understand the objectives of the business and develop commercial contracting strategies aligned to those goals.
Advise senior executives on complex legal issues with material business risk; assess exposure and drive practical risk-mitigation solutions.
Lead, develop, and mentor a legal team that delivers practical, solutions-oriented counsel on commercial matters.
Drafting and negotiating a broad range of commercial agreements (e.g., master sales and service agreements, equipment lease and purchase agreements, distribution agreements, term sheets, and letters of intent).
Designing and implementing efficient procedures for contract review, negotiation, and approval.
Delivering training for business stakeholders on key contract provisions, negotiation approaches, and related legal/commercial topics.
Providing legal and strategic business advice to leaders on a wide variety of commercial matters.
Evaluating business practices for legal risk and proactively advising operating leaders to support growth and profitability.
Coordinate with subject-matter experts to ensure appropriate alignment and support.
Manage outside counsel on specialized matters as needed.

Requirements

What you’ll need

J.D. from an accredited law school, with strong academic credentials.
12+ years of legal experience (in-house and/or law firm) focused on complex commercial contracting supporting the sale of goods and services and custom equipment/solutions.
Deep expertise in UCC-governed sales contracting (and related common-law concepts).
Experience with data usage, cybersecurity, and insurance-related issues.
Demonstrated success leading and mentoring legal professionals (e.g., setting strategy, allocating work, coaching, and performance management).
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, sound judgment, and the ability to manage and prioritize multiple projects in a fast-paced environment.
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate effectively with senior leaders and cross-functional stakeholders.
Unquestioned integrity, credibility, passion, humility and professionalism.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Ecolab strives to provide comprehensive and market-competitive benefits to meet the needs of our associates and their families.

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Hard Skills & Tools

commercial contractingdrafting agreementsnegotiating agreementsUCC-governed sales contractingdata usagecybersecurityinsurance-related issuesrisk-mitigation solutionscontract review procedureslegal risk evaluation

Soft Skills

leadershipmentoringanalytical skillsproblem-solvingjudgmentproject managementinterpersonal skillscommunication skillsinfluencecollaboration

Certifications

J.D.