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Mars

Assistant General Counsel – Sustainability, Human Rights, Supply Chain Due Diligence

Mars

. Provide senior legal advice on global business and human rights, responsible sourcing, and supply chain due diligence issues across Mars .

Posted 11/12/2026full-timeMcLean • Virginia • United StatesSeniorLead💰 $216,000 - $297,000 per yearWebsite

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Demonstrates extensive legal expertise in business and human rights, responsible sourcing, and supply chain due diligence, with a strong ability to collaborate across functions and provide strategic legal guidance. Proficient in navigating complex regulatory frameworks and delivering training to stakeholders on sustainability-related legal matters.

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Law DegreeLicensed To Practice Law12-15+ Years Legal ExperienceBusiness And Human Rights ExpertiseSupply Chain Due Diligence Knowledge

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Hard Skills
Human Rights Risk ManagementSustainability ComplianceForced Labor LawsRegulatory AnalysisLegal Guidance Development
Soft Skills
Strong JudgmentCommunication SkillsInfluencing SkillsStakeholder ManagementCollaboration Skills
Industry Keywords
Responsible SourcingCSRDCS3DLkSGEUDRFLRPublic Policy DevelopmentCorporate AffairsSustainability Legal FrameworkHigh-Risk Investigations

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Provide senior legal advice on global business and human rights, responsible sourcing, and supply chain due diligence issues across Mars
  • Lead enterprise legal strategy for human-rights and supply-chain-due-diligence regulations and legal risks
  • Serve as the subject-matter lead for human rights within Mars’ enterprise Sustainability Legal framework
  • Lead or support legal workstreams relating to CSRD, CS3D, LkSG, EUDR, FLR, forced labor, and responsible sourcing regulations
  • Support high-risk issues, investigations, and escalations involving business and human rights, responsible sourcing, and supply chain due diligence
  • Develop, sponsor, or oversee legal guidance, policies, playbooks, templates, training, and governance tools
  • Partner with segment and regional legal teams to align enterprise legal positions and enable local operationalization
  • Connect Legal, Sustainability, Procurement, Finance, and Corporate and Public Affairs stakeholders across corporate, segment, and regional levels
  • Advise Public Affairs and corporate stakeholders on legal considerations related to sustainability policy, advocacy, external engagement, and industry or multistakeholder forums
  • Support legal trend analysis and regulatory insights for emerging laws, enforcement trends, and stakeholder expectations
  • Develop and deliver training and capacity-building for legal and business stakeholders

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Law degree from an accredited university in the U.S., EU, UK, or another relevant jurisdiction
  • Licensed, admitted, or otherwise qualified to practice law in at least one relevant jurisdiction
  • 12 to 15+ years of relevant legal experience
  • Significant experience advising on business and human rights, responsible sourcing, supply chain due diligence, forced labor, sustainability compliance, or related regulatory matters
  • Deep knowledge of business and human rights frameworks, emerging due diligence regulations, forced labor laws, responsible sourcing programs, and human rights risk management
  • Demonstrated ability to collaborate across adjacent sustainability legal topics, including sustainability claims, deforestation, reporting, packaging, or other emerging regulatory issues
  • Experience working in-house at a global organization preferred, particularly in a matrixed environment
  • Experience handling sensitive, high-risk issues, investigations, or escalations involving human rights, responsible sourcing, or supply chain due diligence
  • Familiarity with public policy development, advocacy, or external affairs processes
  • Experience advising Public Affairs, Government Relations, or similar teams on legal and reputational considerations related to sustainability policy matters
  • Strong judgment, communication, influencing, and stakeholder-management skills
  • Ability to provide practical, risk-balanced advice to senior legal and business leaders
  • Demonstrated ability to build alignment across functions and geographies without relying solely on formal authority
  • Ability to establish and maintain clear role boundaries, clarify ownership across center, segment, and regional teams, and escalate issues appropriately

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Variable pay
  • Medical benefits
  • Dental benefits
  • Participation in 401k plan
  • Paid time off benefits
  • Best-in-class learning and development support from day one
  • Access to Mars University
  • Purpose-driven company focused on building a sustainable and inclusive world