Assistant Manager – Advertising, Contracts, and Corp. Governance (Evansville, IN, US, 47701)

We are Reckitt

Home to the world's best loved and trusted hygiene, health, and nutrition brands. Our purpose defines why we exist: to protect, heal and nurture in the relentless pursuit of a cleaner, healthier world. We are a global team united by this purpose.

Join us in our fight to make access to the highest quality hygiene, wellness, and nourishment a right and not a privilege.

​Legal​

Step into the world of our Legal and Compliance Function and prepare to be challenged and stretched with a combination of impact, innovation, and excellence. Our Legal team is at the forefront of shaping the corporate landscape and redefining the boundaries of what is possible.

We go beyond the traditional realms of a legal and compliance function. Transforming ourselves into strategic partners who help drive business growth, mitigating risks, and championing ethical and sustainable practices. Every day, our team deliver on groundbreaking transactions and navigate complex regulatory landscapes that help our organisation make a positive societal impact.

Join us, and you'll be collaborating towards shared goals, solving complex challenges, and leaving an enduring legacy.

About the role

As a valued member of the legal team, the individual will provide essential legal and administrative support to the company’s legal and business teams.

This role focuses on advertising claims, contracts, and corporate governance/entity management matters, as well as overseeing the review, coordination, and approval of marketing materials through the company’s advertising claim review process. The ideal candidate will have 3-5 years (or more) of paralegal experience in a corporation or law firm, be highly organized, detail-oriented, and capable of managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced corporate environment while keeping the highest standards of confidentiality and professionalism.

Your responsibilities

Claims Review and Process Management

• Review advertising content for Mead Johnson’s industry leading infant and toddler nutrition products, including market leading Enfamil and Nutramigen brands, to ensure compliance with law and and marketing standards.
• Facilitate the marketing claim generation and approval process in close coordination with Regulatory, Nutrition Science and Medical Affairs to manage timelines, approval meetings and completion of projects in the Veeva System.
• Support adoption of AI capabilities into the claims review process to enable better claim creation and more efficient review.
• Ability to exercise discretion and independent judgment regarding matters of significance, including evaluating legal and regulatory risk in marketing claims.

Contracts Administration

• Draft, review, and manage standard agreements such as NDAs, service agreements, vendor contracts, and amendments under the supervision of Senior Counsel.
• Maintain contract management systems, track key dates, and ensure compliance with contractual obligations.
• Engage in analysis, interpretation and application of legal and business requirements as it pertains to new and existing contractual matters.
• Support attorneys and business stakeholders in contract negotiation processes.

Corporate Governance & Entity Management

• Prepare and maintain corporate records, including board resolutions, meeting minutes, and shareholder communications.
• Assist with preparation and coordination of board and committee meetings.

Legal Operations & Administration

• Maintain electronic databases and filing systems for corporate records and contracts.
• Manage document execution processes, including DocuSign and notarization.
• Assist with special projects and research for the Legal Department.
• Perform non-manual, office-based work directly related to the company’s business operations and compliance functions.

The experience we're looking for

• Work in Evansville, IN or Parsippany, NJ office location at least 3 days a week.
• Bachelor’s degree and/or 3+ years experience as a paralegal or other relevant field.
• Experience reviewing marketing content, contracts, and have a general understanding of corporate governance.
• Excellent communication and coordination skills.

• Comfortable working in a high-speed, high-uncertainty environment where trail-blazing thinking and risk taking are encouraged.

• Are self-motivated, flexible and take the initiative to do what’s needed.
• Able to perform work that is varied, strategic, and requires advanced knowledge and problem-solving skills.
• Able to prioritize work autonomously, make recommendations , and contribute to decision-marking processes.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with Veeva or similar cloud-based software.
• Experience with AI or general understanding of functionality and usage.
• Understanding of records management, purpose, and process.

The skills for success

Integrity, Corporate Governance, Solutions Focused, Excellent Communication Skills, Intellectual property, Teamwork, Fact-based Decision Making, Ability to manage and prioritize workload, Continuous Improvement Mindset, Process Optimisation.

What we offer

With inclusion at the heart of everything we do, working alongside our four global Employee Resource Groups, we support our people at every step of their career journey, helping them to succeed in their own individual way.

We invest in the wellbeing of our people through parental benefits, an Employee Assistance Program to promote mental health, and life insurance for all employees globally. We have a range of other benefits in line with the local market. Through our global share plans we offer the opportunity to save and share in Reckitt's potential future successes. For eligible roles, we also offer short-term incentives to recognise, appreciate and reward your work for delivering outstanding results. You will be rewarded in line with Reckitt's pay for performance philosophy.

Salary Range

USD $75,000.00  –  $113,000.00

Pay Transparency

The base salary range for this role will vary based on experience in job and industry, training and education, skills relevant to the position, and other factors permitted by law.  In addition to the base salary, the position is eligible for an annual discretionary bonus, which is subject to change each year.

Reckitt offers eligible employees competitive benefits including medical, prescription, dental, vision, life and disability insurance; paid time off for vacation, sick, and Company recognized holidays; a 401(K) plan; generous paid parental leave; adoption and fertility support; tuition reimbursement; product discounts; and much more!

If reasonable accommodation is needed to complete your application, please contact NAtalentacquisition@reckitt.com. Reckitt is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals.

Equality

We recognise that in real life, great people don't always 'tick all the boxes'. That's why we hire for potential as well as experience. Even if you don't meet every point on the job description, if this role and our company feels like a good fit for you, we still want to hear from you.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, disability or medical condition; colour, ethnicity, race, citizenship, and national origin; religion, faith; pregnancy, family status and caring responsibilities; sexual orientation; sex, gender identity, gender expression, and transgender identity; protected veteran status; size or any other basis protected by appropriate law.