Counsel - Sustainability

Job Description
The Opportunity:
We’re seeking a thoughtful, collaborative, motivated, and detail-oriented attorney to join the Global Commercial &
Operations (GCO) Team of our Law Department, primarily to support our Sustainability &
Social Impact / ESG (Sustainability) practice, and to support other GCO matters. You will play a key role in monitoring, evaluating and supporting compliance with global Sustainability laws and regulations, including the EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), the SEC’s climate rules and other similar reporting regulations, as well as non-reporting Sustainability regulations. You will also advise on Sustainability-related aspects of commercial operations, supply chain matters, general Sustainability communications, including reviewing and advising on disclosures with ESG rating agencies, and support the company’s data integrity efforts for Sustainability data. This full-time position will be located in Mattel’s headquarters in El Segundo, CA, and it will evolve as Mattel’s needs evolve.
Although this position will be primarily and heavily focused on Sustainability matters, over time, you will support other GCO matters. In addition to support of Sustainability, the GCO team also provides a critical, valued role for a wide variety of Mattel groups, including Commercial/Sales, Global Supply Chain, Logistics/Procurement, and the Global Sustainability &
Social Impact team (GSSI), among others. In your role, you’ll be interacting with leaders in various areas of the business, including the GSSI team and other key members of the Global Supply Chain and Commercial teams.
What Your Impact Will Be:
Providing legal support on a wide variety of Sustainability legal matters, including:
Monitoring, reviewing, analyzing, and advising on existing and emerging Sustainability laws, rules, and frameworks globally, including the CSRD, the SEC’s climate rules, the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CS3D), etc.
Supporting compliance with Sustainability-related and human capital management laws, rules and regulations, and providing legal advice on designing and implementing Sustainability efforts and related disclosures, including:
Supporting internal business teams in building processes and mechanisms aimed at ensuring compliance, including Sustainability due diligence, assurance and reporting frameworks globally
Partnering with the GSSI team, and other subject matter experts across the company, to review, advise, and otherwise provide legal support with respect to Sustainability regulatory disclosures (including annual CSRD reporting and other forthcoming requirements)
Working collaboratively with members of the GSSI team, financial reporting, risk management and internal audit teams, among others, on Sustainability reporting matters generally
Supporting Sustainability initiatives through guidance, management, analysis, drafting, and negotiation, as applicable, with respect to Mattel’s general commercial operations, including sourcing and other partnerships, certifications, agreements with consultants, etc.
Reviewing and advising on internal and external Sustainability communications, including voluntary Sustainability disclosures, ESG questionnaire responses (or other similar voluntary reporting frameworks), marketing and adverting claims or assets, investor communications and internal training
Supporting the company’s efforts to build and maintain processes to ensure data integrity for Sustainability data
Supporting and partnering with the Government Affairs team to review and advise on advocacy efforts with respect to emerging Sustainability laws, regulations, and frameworks globally
Providing legal support on other GCO matters, including support of commercial sales agreements and initiatives, global supply chain agreements and initiatives, a wide variety of other agreements and related matters, managing commercial / partner disputes related to the foregoing, advising on related laws and regulations, and providing support on strategic transactions and corporate restructurings.
Collaborating with other members of the Law Department, senior leadership, business stakeholders, and outside counsel to identify, evaluate and resolve complex legal questions and issues in the areas outlined above