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Position Overview

Daisy Brand is seeking an experienced Corporate Counsel to build and lead our first in‑house legal and risk function. This role will serve as the organization’s primary legal advisor, owning a broad portfolio that includes regulatory compliance, risk management, litigation oversight, and partnership with external counsel while partnering with others on contract negotiation. This is a rare opportunity to shape the company’s legal infrastructure, establish foundational policies, and influence decisions that impact Daisy’s long‑term growth and operational resilience. The ideal candidate is a business‑minded legal leader who thrives in a hands‑on environment and enjoys balancing strategic guidance with practical execution.

Responsibilities

Contracts & Commercial Support:

- Lead the drafting, review, and negotiation of a wide range of commercial, operational, and employment‑related agreements.
- Ensure contracts support Daisy’s business goals while protecting the company’s legal and financial interests.

Regulatory Compliance & Enterprise Risk Management:

- Advise on compliance across federal, state, and local regulations, including those relevant to food production, safety, employment, environmental requirements, and data privacy.
- Develop and maintain a proactive enterprise risk framework to assess potential legal, operational, and business‑continuity exposures.
- Provide clear guidance to leadership on risk implications and mitigation strategies.

Insurance Program Oversight:

- Manage insurance procurement, claims processes, coverage requirements, and relationships with insurance partners.
- Ensure insurance programs align with Daisy’s risk posture and evolving business needs.

Liaison to External Counsel & Senior Leadership:

- Serve as the primary legal advisor to Daisy’s leadership team.
- Coordinate with external counsel on specialized matters, ensuring consistent communication, alignment, and strategic direction.

Litigation & Dispute Resolution:

- Oversee all litigation and dispute matters, setting strategy and managing external counsel in cases involving product liability, commercial disputes, employment issues, and other areas.
- Represent the company in legal proceedings where appropriate.

Intellectual Property Protection:

- Manage the company’s intellectual property portfolio, ensuring effective protection of trademarks, patents, trade secrets, and proprietary information.

Crisis & Incident Response:

- Lead legal strategy during product recalls, contamination events, or other critical incidents.
- Ensure timely communication with regulatory bodies and alignment across internal and external stakeholders.

Policy Development & Governance:

- Establish and maintain practical, business‑focused legal policies and procedures that strengthen compliance and reduce organizational risk.
- Create and maintain tools such as contract templates, compliance checklists, and standard guidance materials.

Legal Research, Education & Advisory Support:

- Monitor legal and regulatory developments relevant to Daisy’s operations.
- Provide training and guidance to internal stakeholders to ensure compliance and informed decision‑making.

Qualifications

- Juris Doctor (JD) from an accredited law school.
- Active license to practice law in Texas (or ability to obtain in-house counsel registration where required).
- Minimum 10 years of relevant legal experience, ideally within food manufacturing, consumer goods, or similarly regulated environments.
- Expertise in contracts, compliance, risk management, and litigation oversight.
- Strong negotiation skills and business‑oriented judgment.
- Ability to collaborate effectively across technical, operational, and executive teams.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Proven ability to manage competing priorities in a dynamic environment.
- High ethical standards and unwavering professional integrity.

Company Overview

For five generations spanning over a century, Daisy Brand has been a family-owned company committed to providing the freshest, most wholesome dairy products. The company is headquartered in Dallas, Texas with manufacturing facilities in Garland, Texas (1998), Casa Grande, Arizona (2008), Wooster, Ohio (2015), and starting to build Boone, Iowa. Daisy is the market leader in two billion-dollar categories, sour cream and cottage cheese, and generates over a billion in revenue annually. Daisy Sour Cream represents 1 out of every 2 sour cream purchases in the United States and is the largest sour cream brand in food service, military, and club. It is recognized by consumers for A Dollop of Daisy, a tagline that put this once small brand on the map. Daisy Cottage Cheese is Americas #1 cottage cheese brand and continues to bring new consumers into the category with its innovative single serve packaging and consistent high quality. Daisy recently expanded into a new category with the launch of two dip products and is in the process of expanding distribution. Daisy’s core values, Clean and Trust, resonate in all aspects of our business operations. In 2008, the Foundation for Financial Service Professionals awarded Daisy the prestigious American Business Ethics award. While maintaining a strong culture of curious and innovative problem-solvers, Daisy Brand has more than doubled employment over the last 15 years and is continuing to grow. Currently, we are proud to employ over 850 full-time staff across more than 20 states throughout the United States. At Daisy Brand, we value longevity and aim to foster a working environment where employees can envision a long-term career. Companywide, the average employee tenure stands at over seven years. Our corporate office and sales team each boast an average tenure exceeding eleven years, while our manufacturing facilities also demonstrate strong employee retention with tenures averaging over seven years.

Daisy Brand offers an industry leading benefits package that includes:
- A no-deductible, $0 premium option for employee-only health coverage.
- 401(k) with 50% company match on first 8% of earnings you contribute.
- Safe harbor and profit-sharing company contributions to 401(k).
- Company paid short- and long-term disability coverage.
- Company paid 2X annual salary life and AD&D insurance.
- 4 weeks annual paid time off.
- Extra time off for volunteering.
- Tuition reimbursement.
- Fitness membership reimbursement.
- And more

Daisy Brand is a nicotine-free company.

Daisy Brand is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Veterans and disabled encouraged to apply.