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A leading sustainable agricultural technology company, Terviva, provides patented high-yielding trees to growers and proprietary bean processing to food manufacturers to create sustainable food ingredients, capitalizing on the need for science to bring better plant-based options to consumers. Terviva is recruiting the Manager, Business Applications as they ramp up R&D operations, facilities, and staff to meet the increasing demand for sustainable plant-based proteins & oil.
Founded in 2010, Terviva is a rapidly growing food and an ag-tech company that delivers tasty and nourishing plant-based food ingredients from the Pongamia tree. The company provides patented high-yielding trees and offers proprietary bean processing to create the world’s most sustainable oil and protein food ingredients. Terviva believes that healthy foods need a healthy planet with thriving ecosystems and strong, resilient social structures to feed the rising global population in a climate-constrained world. The company is dedicated to helping growers feed people while caring for the planet. Terviva produces plant protein and vegetable oil by growing non-GMO, sustainable Pongamia that is carbon negative and produces dramatically higher yields than other oilseed crops on farmland that can’t be used for traditional crops due to weather, disease, or market challenges. Using natural, proprietary food processing methods, Terviva creates a golden-colored, buttery cooking oil and highly soluble plant protein which is far more sustainable than other oilseed crops commonly used today, such as palm and soy.
Terviva is headquartered in Alameda, California, and has offices in Florida, Hawaii, Australia, and India. In 2021 May, the company raised $78.0MM in equity capital to commercialize its highly sustainable, new-to-market culinary oils and plant proteins. Terviva additionally launched a collaboration with Danone that illustrates a shared vision to improve the environmental outcomes of the food system by supporting regenerative farming practices that improve soil health, water quality, and biodiversity, while also improving social and market outcomes.
Learn more at www.terviva.com
Detailed Job Description:
The incumbent will report directly to managing counsel of Terviva, Inc. and work closely and assist the India Business Unit. Terviva India Private Limited (the “Company”)
- Overseeing the legal matters of the Company, including acting as the Company’s legal representative.
- Advising executive members, senior management, and the board on various matters including new laws, existing laws, and legal rights that would impact the functionality of the business.
- Maintaining knowledge of the Company’s legal documents and operations.
- Manage and coordinate the Board of Directors and Shareholder meetings of Terviva India Private Limited. Preparation & finalization of the meeting agendas, minutes of meetings, and resolutions; filling and filing of various forms and returns in compliance with the provisions under the Companies Act; maintenance & preservation of all applicable records and returns.
- Drafting, preparing, and modifying legal documents and contractual instruments, including NDAs, license agreements, lease agreements, and service agreements, to assist and support various business activities/functional departments.
- Reviewing, negotiating, and finalizing third-party contracts and agreements and redlined standard Company templates
- Ensuring compliance with intellectual property rights
- Liaise with external counsels in respect of various ongoing legal matters
- Liaise with regulatory authorities including RBI, Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Legal Metrology Department, Inspectors under the Shops & Establishment Act
- Monitor and ensure compliance with Company policies & all applicable laws
- Advise on various aspects of laws, corporate governance, and Company policies to various functional departments
- Advise on legal risks and legal liabilities associated with various transactions
- Oversee control systems to prevent or deal with violations of legal guidelines and internal policies.
- Researching and anticipating unique legal issues that could impact the company
- Providing training to the company employees on legal topics and risks.
- Prepare monthly and quarterly reports for the legal department for management meetings.
Educational Qualifications– LLB
Post-qualification experience– 5 -12 years post-qualification experience either with an MNC or reputed law firm
Requirements
- Should be comfortable working in a fast-paced environment with broad, generalist responsibilities, but with specialist legal subject skills in commercial law and regulatory matters.
- Extensive knowledge of Indian law.
- Well-versed in Indian corporate governance, secretarial compliance, corporate law, contract law, employment law, and related fields
- Proven experience in contract management
- Preferred experience with contract management software
- Knowledge of the corporate standards and regulations in India
- Capable of researching, consolidating and reporting on various issues
- Excellent knowledge of reporting procedures and record keeping
- A business acumen partnered with a dedication to law and compliance
- Methodical and diligent with outstanding planning abilities
- Characteristics of a forward thinker and self-starter that flourishes with new challenges and adapts quickly to learning new knowledge
- An analytical mind able to “see” the complexities of procedures and regulations
- Excellent communication skills
- Excellent drafting and contract review skills
- Experience drafting corporate policies
- Preferred experience with legal matters and law in Asia and Oceania
Benefits
Working at Terviva offers you:
- Hybrid work model that supports a blend of in-office & remote Five day work week
- Potential Global Exposure
- Autonomy to work
The opportunity to make a difference in a fast-growing, mission-driven company that intends to make an impact on sustainability, climate change, and inequality by partnering with farmers to plant millions of trees to feed billions of people!
COVID-19 Recruiting Process in Place:
- A remote interview process will be followed.
- Personal protective equipment will be provided according to current safety guidelines
- Temperature screenings will be required for all in-person interviews
- Social distancing guidelines will be implemented.
- Sanitizing, disinfecting, or cleaning procedures are in place.
- Terviva requires all new employees to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 before reporting for work.
Next Steps
- To apply, please respond to the company position below.
- Please include your resume and a great cover letter telling us about yourself, your experience and why you are well suited for this job with Terviva.
Terviva is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived race, creed, color, religion, alienage or national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, sex (which includes pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, and medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth or breastfeeding), gender, gender identity, and gender expression, disability or handicap (mental and physical) including HIV and AIDS, medical condition (cancer and genetic characteristics ), genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, military and veteran status, denial of family and medical care leave, arrest record, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. Our executive team is dedicated to this policy with respect to recruitment, hiring, placement, promotion, transfer, training, compensation, benefits, employee activities and general treatment during employment.
A leading sustainable agricultural technology company, Terviva, provides patented high-yielding trees to growers and proprietary bean processing to food manufacturers to create sustainable food ingredients, capitalizing on the need for science to bring better plant-based options to consumers. Terviva is recruiting the Manager, Business Applications as they ramp up R&D operations, facilities, and staff to meet the increasing demand for sustainable plant-based proteins & oil.
Founded in 2010, Terviva is a rapidly growing food and an ag-tech company that delivers tasty and nourishing plant-based food ingredients from the Pongamia tree. The company provides patented high-yielding trees and offers proprietary bean processing to create the world’s most sustainable oil and protein food ingredients. Terviva believes that healthy foods need a healthy planet with thriving ecosystems and strong, resilient social structures to feed the rising global population in a climate-constrained world. The company is dedicated to helping growers feed people while caring for the planet. Terviva produces plant protein and vegetable oil by growing non-GMO, sustainable Pongamia that is carbon negative and produces dramatically higher yields than other oilseed crops on farmland that can’t be used for traditional crops due to weather, disease, or market challenges. Using natural, proprietary food processing methods, Terviva creates a golden-colored, buttery cooking oil and highly soluble plant protein which is far more sustainable than other oilseed crops commonly used today, such as palm and soy.
Terviva is headquartered in Alameda, California, and has offices in Florida, Hawaii, Australia, and India. In 2021 May, the company raised $78.0MM in equity capital to commercialize its highly sustainable, new-to-market culinary oils and plant proteins. Terviva additionally launched a collaboration with Danone that illustrates a shared vision to improve the environmental outcomes of the food system by supporting regenerative farming practices that improve soil health, water quality, and biodiversity, while also improving social and market outcomes.
Learn more at www.terviva.com
Detailed Job Description:
The incumbent will report directly to managing counsel of Terviva, Inc. and work closely and assist the India Business Unit. Terviva India Private Limited (the “Company”)
- Overseeing the legal matters of the Company, including acting as the Company’s legal representative.
- Advising executive members, senior management, and the board on various matters including new laws, existing laws, and legal rights that would impact the functionality of the business.
- Maintaining knowledge of the Company’s legal documents and operations.
- Manage and coordinate the Board of Directors and Shareholder meetings of Terviva India Private Limited. Preparation & finalization of the meeting agendas, minutes of meetings, and resolutions; filling and filing of various forms and returns in compliance with the provisions under the Companies Act; maintenance & preservation of all applicable records and returns.
- Drafting, preparing, and modifying legal documents and contractual instruments, including NDAs, license agreements, lease agreements, and service agreements, to assist and support various business activities/functional departments.
- Reviewing, negotiating, and finalizing third-party contracts and agreements and redlined standard Company templates
- Ensuring compliance with intellectual property rights
- Liaise with external counsels in respect of various ongoing legal matters
- Liaise with regulatory authorities including RBI, Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Legal Metrology Department, Inspectors under the Shops & Establishment Act
- Monitor and ensure compliance with Company policies & all applicable laws
- Advise on various aspects of laws, corporate governance, and Company policies to various functional departments
- Advise on legal risks and legal liabilities associated with various transactions
- Oversee control systems to prevent or deal with violations of legal guidelines and internal policies.
- Researching and anticipating unique legal issues that could impact the company
- Providing training to the company employees on legal topics and risks.
- Prepare monthly and quarterly reports for the legal department for management meetings.
Educational Qualifications– LLB
Post-qualification experience– 5 -12 years post-qualification experience either with an MNC or reputed law firm
Requirements
- Should be comfortable working in a fast-paced environment with broad, generalist responsibilities, but with specialist legal subject skills in commercial law and regulatory matters.
- Extensive knowledge of Indian law.
- Well-versed in Indian corporate governance, secretarial compliance, corporate law, contract law, employment law, and related fields
- Proven experience in contract management
- Preferred experience with contract management software
- Knowledge of the corporate standards and regulations in India
- Capable of researching, consolidating and reporting on various issues
- Excellent knowledge of reporting procedures and record keeping
- A business acumen partnered with a dedication to law and compliance
- Methodical and diligent with outstanding planning abilities
- Characteristics of a forward thinker and self-starter that flourishes with new challenges and adapts quickly to learning new knowledge
- An analytical mind able to “see” the complexities of procedures and regulations
- Excellent communication skills
- Excellent drafting and contract review skills
- Experience drafting corporate policies
- Preferred experience with legal matters and law in Asia and Oceania
Benefits
Working at Terviva offers you:
- Hybrid work model that supports a blend of in-office & remote Five day work week
- Potential Global Exposure
- Autonomy to work
The opportunity to make a difference in a fast-growing, mission-driven company that intends to make an impact on sustainability, climate change, and inequality by partnering with farmers to plant millions of trees to feed billions of people!
COVID-19 Recruiting Process in Place:
- A remote interview process will be followed.
- Personal protective equipment will be provided according to current safety guidelines
- Temperature screenings will be required for all in-person interviews
- Social distancing guidelines will be implemented.
- Sanitizing, disinfecting, or cleaning procedures are in place.
- Terviva requires all new employees to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 before reporting for work.
Next Steps
- To apply, please respond to the company position below.
- Please include your resume and a great cover letter telling us about yourself, your experience and why you are well suited for this job with Terviva.
Terviva is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived race, creed, color, religion, alienage or national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, sex (which includes pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, and medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth or breastfeeding), gender, gender identity, and gender expression, disability or handicap (mental and physical) including HIV and AIDS, medical condition (cancer and genetic characteristics ), genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, military and veteran status, denial of family and medical care leave, arrest record, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. Our executive team is dedicated to this policy with respect to recruitment, hiring, placement, promotion, transfer, training, compensation, benefits, employee activities and general treatment during employment.
