Paralegal & Manager, Compliance

Position snapshot

About Nestlé Canada

Role scope

• Provide legal services focused on marketing, advertising, intellectual property, contests and promotions, and corporate maintenance.
• Support a broader range of matters, including privacy, contracts, litigation, competition, and employment.
• Champion corporate governance and compliance, advise teams, promote accountability and integrity, and serve on the Market Compliance Committee.

Marketing, IP, and contracts

• Review consumer-facing materials for legal and policy compliance, including POS, packaging, social media, TV, and store designs.
• Lead contest and promotion drafting, execution, and management, including Quebec Régie coordination; develop relevant legal and policy training.
• Oversee Amazon Brand Registry, domain names, e-content review, trademark and product-use media requests, and communications compliance.
• Draft and negotiate marketing and advertising agreements; support NDAs, supply and research grant agreements, hotel and event participation, licensing, and agency agreements.
• Manage external counsel as needed.

Compliance and corporate support

• Support compliance policies and initiatives, manage training and global communications, and maintain dashboards, incident tracking, and training rollout.
• Coordinate Compliance Committee meetings and minutes; conduct requested reviews and fraud investigations; support CARE audits, Speak Up, conflict-of-interest evaluations, and investigations.
• Oversee minute books and business-name renewals; partner with Treasury on banking relationships and prepare corporate resolutions.
• Coordinate with directors, officers, and global shareholders; support audit, real estate, regulatory, and document-retention matters.

Knowledge and external spend

• Design and maintain the Legal group's SharePoint precedent system and manage external legal spend and counsel relationships.
• Train and oversee the Administrator on invoice processing and internal cross-charges.

Role requirements

• University degree and Paralegal Certification or a Certificate from the Institute of Law Clerks of Ontario.
• At least five years of successful law clerk or paralegal experience and a solid understanding of varied legal concepts, practices, and procedures.
• Corporate commercial and intellectual property experience are assets; CPG experience is an asset.
• Strong proficiency in Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Highly organized and efficient, able to multitask, plan, monitor progress, follow up, and consistently meet deadlines.