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PMI Vision
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<br> It’s Time to Unsmoke.
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<br> There is no question that the best choice for men and women who smoke is to quit cigarettes and nicotine altogether. But many people don’t. In any given year, about 9 out of 10 men and women who are already smoking will continue: those people deserve access to, and information about, better alternatives. That is why we’re building PMI’s future on smoke-free products and focusing our efforts in switching adults, who choose to continue smoking, to our smoke-free platforms.
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<br> In order to achieve this, we are focused on 6 strategic priorities:
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<li>Developing a long-term product and ecosystem portfolio, </li>
<li>Building societal support of reduced-risk products (RRP), </li>
<li>Growing our RRP platforms to scale,</li>
<li>Delivering product launch & customer service agility, </li>
<li>Achieving cost and cash leadership, and </li>
<li>Maintaining leadership in conventional cigarettes. </li>
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<br> About Our Vision
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<br> We’ve built the world’s most successful cigarette company, with the world’s most popular and iconic brands. Now we’ve made a dramatic decision. We will be far more than a leading cigarette company. We’re building PMI’s future on smoke-free products that are a much better choice than cigarette smoking. Indeed, our vision – for all of us at PMI – is that these products will one day replace cigarettes.
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<br> Why are we doing this? Because we should … We understand the millions of men and women who smoke cigarettes. They are looking for less harmful, yet satisfying, alternatives to smoking. We will give them that choice. We have a commitment to our employees and our shareholders. We will fulfill that commitment by pursuing this long-term vision for success. Society expects us to act responsibly. And we are doing just that, by delivering a smoke-free future. … And because we now can. Success in the cigarette business gives us the resources to pursue our ambitious vision. Thanks to the imagination and perseverance of thousands of people at PMI, we have developed breakthrough products that are smoke-free and enjoyable.
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<br> Role Summary:
<br> PMI seeks a contracts attorney who will work with U.S. legal and market management to provide quality, business-centric, and timely legal services in a wide variety of domestic and international business transactions. Reporting to the Senior Counsel – U.S. Commercial, the Counsel – U.S. Commercial will be effective in exercising seasoned judgment and providing guidance to business and functional leaders across the organization.
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<br> Key Responsibilities:
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<li>Drafts and negotiates various agreements in support of the U.S. market commercial team, including nondisclosure agreements, technology agreements, master services agreements, consulting agreements, distributor agreements, logistics and warehousing agreements, professional services agreements, and other complex commercial agreements. </li>
<li>Partners with the regional legal leadership and business colleagues to create proactive strategies to avoid or minimize legal exposure while achieving business objectives.</li>
<li>Advises business colleagues regarding legal risk and provides effective solutions. </li>
<li>Identifies and analyzes legal issues and knows when to escalate them.</li>
<li>Stays current with legal developments and best practices and implements policies and procedures in response thereto.</li>
<li>Participates in project teams, ensuring their decisions and recommendations protect the legal interests of the company.</li>
<li>Maintains effective working relationships with outside counsel.</li>
<li>Acts as a team player and role model for the legal function, encouraging collaboration and standards of excellence. </li>
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<br> Critical Skills:
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<li>Strong oral and written communication skills. </li>
<li>Proven ability to review, draft, revise and negotiate a wide range of commercial agreements.</li>
<li>Ability to solve problems and offer creative solutions.</li>
<li>Robust interpersonal, networking, public speaking, and writing skills, with the confidence and credibility to act quickly, communicate effectively with diplomacy and civility, and command respect of both internal and external audiences.</li>
<li>Ability to oversee complex projects and lead them to successful completion in an organized, efficient, and timely manner.</li>
<li>Extreme attention to detail.</li>
<li>Ability to maintain the highest level of confidentiality and preserve the integrity of information and processes.</li>
<li>Displays dignity, respect, and inclusion in interactions with colleagues and external partners.</li>
<li>Ability to understand and translate into “plain language” the legal ramifications of alternative courses of action.</li>
<li>Takes initiative and operates with a sense of urgency, decisiveness, and responsiveness. </li>
<li>Strong work ethic with ability to handle a fast-paced vigorous schedule.</li>
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<br> Minimum Qualifications:
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<li>Juris doctor and license to practice law in Connecticut, New York, or a reciprocal state, or ability to transfer into the Connecticut bar.</li>
<li>At least five years of transactional law experience at a law firm and/or in-house at a major corporation. </li>
<li>Previous experience working on complex transactional matters required.</li>
<li>Ability to travel as necessary (likely 2-4 weeks per year).</li>
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<br> Work Environment/Physical Requirements:
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<li>Hybrid work environment.</li>
<li>Must reside within or relocate to a commutable distance to Stamford, CT. Relocation benefits provided.</li>
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<br> PMI is an Equal Opportunity Employer PMI Global Services Inc. and PM Global Brands Inc. are a subsidiary of Philip Morris International Inc. Philip Morris International (PMI) is leading a transformation in the tobacco industry to create a smoke-free future and ultimately replace cigarettes with smoke-free products to the benefit of adults who would otherwise continue to smoke, society, the company, its shareholders and its other stakeholders. PMI is a leading international tobacco company engaged in the manufacture and sale of cigarettes, as well as smoke-free products, associated electronic devices and accessories, and other nicotine-containing products in markets outside the U.S. In addition, PMI ships versions of its IQOS Platform 1 device and consumables to Altria Group, Inc. for sale under license in the U.S., where these products have received marketing authorizations from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) under the premarket tobacco product application (PMTA) pathway; the FDA has also authorized the marketing of a version of IQOS and its consumables as a Modified Risk Tobacco Product (MRTP), finding that an exposure modification order for these products is appropriate to promote the public health. PMI is building a future on a new category of smoke-free products that, while not risk-free, are a much better choice than continuing to smoke. Through multidisciplinary capabilities in product development, state-of-the-art facilities and scientific substantiation, PMI aims to ensure that its smoke-free products meet adult consumer preferences and rigorous regulatory requirements. PMI's smoke-free product portfolio includes heat-not-burn and nicotine-containing vapor products. As of September 30, 2022, PMI's smoke-free products are available for sale in 70 markets in key cities or nationwide, and PMI estimates that approximately 13.5 million adults around the world, excluding Russia and Ukraine have already switched to IQOS and stopped smoking.
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<br> For more information, please visit www.pmi.com and www.pmiscience.com.
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<br> Expected salary range: $175'000 - $210'000 per year, varies based on experience, along with comprehensive benefits package that includes bonus and 401k.
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<br> #LI-Hybrid
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