Senior Paralegal

East Hanover, New Jersey, United States

Full time

R-179085

Job Description

Are You Ready to Make It Happen at Mondelēz International?

Join our Mission to Lead the Future of Snacking. Make It Matter.

About Mondelēz International

Mondelēz International empowers people to snack right. With global net revenues of approximately $36 billion, we are leading the future of snacking with iconic brands such as Oreo, Cadbury, Ritz, and Toblerone. Our Legal team enables the business to compete globally while complying with legal requirements and the highest standards of ethical conduct — protecting our company, our brands, and our people.

Role Purpose

The Senior Paralegal provides high-level legal support across a broad range of marketing, advertising, and brand-related matters arising from the day-to-day operations of a large, fast-paced, and globally driven organization. Acting as a key partner to the Senior Counsel, Commercial and the wider Legal team, this role manages complex marketing-law workflows, supports brand protection initiatives, and drives operational efficiency within the marketing legal function.

Key Responsibilities

Marketing & Advertising Compliance

• Review and support the clearance of marketing materials, advertising campaigns, packaging copy, promotional programs and digital/social-media content for legal compliance.

• Track and ensure adherence to advertising regulations, industry self-regulatory codes (e.g., CARU, NAD, FTC), and internal marketing policies across multiple markets.

• Maintain a library of substantiation files, claim-support documentation, and regulatory guidance for marketing teams.

• Administer advertising copy review system including onboarding and training marketers on the system.

• Assists with the review of marketing materials for compliance with brand trademark guidelines.

Contract & Agency Management

• Revise, review, and manage marketing-related agreements including influencer and talent agreements, sponsorship deals, licensing agreements and Non-Disclosure agreements.

• Serve as the primary point of contact for external agencies and outside counsel on day-to-day marketing-legal matters.

• Review and process outside counsel and vendor invoices against billing guidelines; flag discrepancies and support cost-management initiatives.

Data, Reporting & Process Improvement

• Maintain and update the matter-management system with accurate data on marketing-legal matters, regulatory filings, and brand-protection actions.

• Prepare regular reports, dashboards, and metrics on marketing-legal activity for senior leadership.

• Identify opportunities to streamline marketing-review workflows, improve processes, and leverage technology within the function.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Partner with internal stakeholders — including Marketing, Brand, Digital, R&D, Regulatory Affairs, Licensing, Trademarks and regional business units — to provide timely legal support on campaigns and product launches.

• Support responses to regulatory inquiries from advertising standards bodies and the FTC.

• Assist with consumer-data privacy reviews related to marketing activities and other ad-hoc legal projects as assigned.

Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor's degree or Paralegal Certificate from an ABA-approved program.

• 7+ years of paralegal experience, with a strong focus on marketing law, advertising compliance, brand protection in a corporate legal department or law firm.

• Demonstrated expertise in advertising-clearance processes, NDAs, and marketing-related contract workflows.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.

• Excellent organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple matters and competing deadlines simultaneously.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills; meticulous attention to detail.

• Ability to handle confidential and sensitive information with discretion.

Preferred

• Experience in a multinational consumer-goods or food-and-beverage company.

• Familiarity with FTC advertising guidelines, NAD/CARU procedures, CCPA marketing-data requirements.

• Experience with matter-management, trademark-management, and legal-billing systems (e.g., Legal Tracker / Serengeti, CompuMark, SAP).

• Paralegal certification (e.g., CP, ACP through NALA; RP through NFPA).

• Notary Public commission (or willingness to obtain).

Competencies

• Business Acumen — Understands the broader business context and how legal decisions impact the organization.

• Project Management — Plans, prioritizes, and drives work to completion with minimal supervision.

• Stakeholder Management — Builds trusted relationships across functions and with external partners.

• Analytical Thinking — Synthesizes complex information and identifies key issues quickly.

• Continuous Improvement — Proactively seeks ways to enhance processes and adopt new tools.

What We Offer

• Competitive compensation and benefits package.

• Hybrid working model with flexibility.

• Opportunity to work on high-impact matters for one of the world's largest snacking companies.

• A collaborative, inclusive culture that values growth, well-being, and making an impact.

• Access to professional development and continuing education support.

Salary and Benefits:

The base salary range for this position is $97,300 to $133,815; the exact salary depends on several factors such as experience, skills, education and location. In addition to base salary, this position is eligible for participation in a highly competitive bonus program with possibility for overachievement based on performance and company results.

In addition, Mondelez International offers the following benefits: health insurance, wellness and family support programs, life and disability insurance, retirement savings plans, paid leave programs, education related programs, paid holidays and vacation time. Some of these benefits have eligibility requirements. Many of these benefits are subsidized or fully paid for by the company.

No Relocation support available

Business Unit Summary

The United States is the largest market in the Mondelēz International family with a significant employee and manufacturing footprint. Here, we produce our well-loved household favorites to provide our consumers with the right snack, at the right moment, made the right way. We have corporate offices, sales, manufacturing and distribution locations throughout the U.S. to ensure our iconic brands—including Oreo and Chips Ahoy! cookies, Ritz, Wheat Thins and Triscuit crackers, and Swedish Fish and Sour Patch Kids confectionery products —are close at hand for our consumers across the country.

Mondelēz Global LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Persons with Disabilities. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. Applicants who require accommodation to participate in the job application process may contact View phone number on click.appcast.io for assistance.

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Job Type

Regular

Legal Business Growth Partners and Services

Legal

At Mondelēz International, our purpose is to empower people to snack right through offering the right snack, for the right moment, made the right way. That means delivering a broader range of delicious, high-quality snacks that nourish life's moments, made with sustainable ingredients and packaging that consumers can feel good about.

We have a rich portfolio of strong brands – both global and local. Including many household names such as Oreo, belVita and LU biscuits; Cadbury Dairy Milk, Milka and Toblerone chocolate; Sour Patch Kids candy and Trident gum. We are proud to hold the number 1 position globally in biscuits, chocolate and candy as well as the No. 2 position in gum

Our 80,000 Makers and Bakers are located in our operations in more than 80 countries and are working to sell our products in over 150 countries around the world. They are energized for growth and critical to us living our purpose and values. We are a diverse community that can make things happen, and happen fast.

Join us and Make It An Opportunity!

Mondelez Global LLC is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. Applicants who require accommodation to participate in the job application process may contact View phone number on click.appcast.io for assistance.