Sun Belle LLC
Sun Belle LLC
Sun Belle LLC is a Frutura company in the agriculture, food and beverage, and logistics sectors, supplying premium berries throughout the year. Its offerings include blueberries, raspberries, blackberries, strawberries, pomegranate arils, and red currants, including products carrying organic and biodynamic certifications. The company coordinates sourcing, logistics, and quality control through relationships with farms across the Americas and operates five distribution centers in the United States. Sun Belle serves retail, wholesale, and foodservice customers in North America, Europe, and Asia, including through its Green Belle organic label.

Senior Corporate Counsel, Licensing and Commercial Contracts – Chile Remote

Senior Corporate Counsel responsible for licensing and commercial contracts at Sun World International, a fruit genetics and agricultural technology company. The role supports global teams on intellectual property, transactions, contract governance, and related legal matters.

Description

  • Own the drafting, review, negotiation, amendment, renewal, and termination of licensing and other commercial agreements
  • Advise on complex domestic and cross-border licensing matters involving plant variety rights, patents, trademarks, proprietary plant materials, know-how, royalties, territories, exclusivity, quality standards, production, distribution, and enforcement
  • Convert business objectives into clear, practical, enforceable contract terms while identifying legal and commercial exposure
  • Guide business teams through the full contract lifecycle, from term sheets and approvals to execution, implementation, amendment, renewal, and exit
  • Handle contractual disputes, defaults, and performance concerns
  • Act as a trusted legal adviser to senior leaders and business teams on commercial transactions and day-to-day business issues
  • Provide guidance on contract interpretation, signing authority, approval requirements, competition and antitrust, data protection, compliance, and related legal matters
  • Contribute legal support to strategic initiatives, market launches, acquisitions, collaborations, and new business models
  • Coordinate with local advisers and oversee external counsel
  • Lead, supervise, and develop lawyers, contract specialists, paralegals, and administrative staff
  • Set priorities, distribute work, track workload and performance, and provide coaching and career development
  • Define service standards, workflows, and escalation procedures, and report workload, priorities, risks, and performance to the Vice President, Legal & Intellectual Property
  • Create and refine contract templates, clause libraries, negotiation guides, approval matrices, policies, and practical guidance
  • Advance contract management processes and systems for intake, review, approval, signing, storage, obligation tracking, renewals, and reporting
  • Recognize recurring contractual and operational risks and deliver scalable improvements to processes
  • Support training on contracting standards, delegated authority, licensing obligations, and intellectual property safeguards
  • Maintain contract records and help report on agreement activity, obligations, risk trends, and department performance

Requirements

  • Juris Doctor or an equivalent law degree from an accredited institution
  • Current membership in good standing with the relevant bar or law society
  • At least eight years of relevant legal experience, including substantial commercial contracting and licensing work
  • Candidates with in-house experience must have worked within a global organization
  • At least three years of demonstrated experience leading, supervising, or developing legal and contract professionals
  • Proven ability to balance competing priorities across a demanding global portfolio
  • Excellent contract drafting and negotiation capabilities
  • Experience managing complex, high-value, and cross-border agreements
  • Experience advising an agricultural, life sciences, food, biotechnology, consumer products, or intellectual-property-focused global business is preferred
  • Deep experience with intellectual property licensing—especially plant variety rights, patents, trademarks, proprietary materials, or technology—is highly desirable
  • Professional fluency in written and spoken English is required
  • Professional Spanish proficiency is strongly preferred, including the ability to review and negotiate agreements and work effectively with Spanish-speaking stakeholders

Benefits

  • Fully remote work from anywhere in Chile
  • Ability to travel for up to 20% of the role

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