Senior Paralegal, Corporate Contracts

Company Description

Fortune Brands Innovations, Inc. is an industry-leading home, security and digital products company. We’re focused on exciting opportunities within the home, security and commercial building markets. Our driving purpose is to elevate every life by transforming spaces into havens. We believe our work and our brands can have incredibly positive impacts for not just our business and shareholders, but for people and the planet, too.

At Fortune Brands, we’re building something big. We’re advancing exciting innovations in all of our products and processes. We’re delivering trust, dependability, sustainability, and style. To make it all happen, we’ve transformed our workplace into an environment where smart, ambitious people have the support to reach their fullest potential.

When you join Fortune Brands, you become part of a high-performing team empowered to think big, learn fast and make bold decisions. We support an inclusive culture where everyone is encouraged be their authentic selves, and where our differences and unique perspectives are a key strength.

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The Senior Paralegal, Corporate Contracts provides support to the Corporate Legal Department with a primary focus on commercial contract review, drafting and negotiation support. This role manages contract intake workflows, drafts and redlines agreements, and partners cross‑functionally to drive timely, risk‑balanced outcomes. It requires excellent organization, independent judgment, and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast‑paced environment. The position involves sensitive and confidential information and demands a high level of discretion.

What you will be doing:

• Contract review: draft, analyze, and redline agreements (e.g., MSAs, SOWs, customer/sales, vendor/supplier, NDAs, SaaS/software licenses, marketing, distribution, logistics). Escalate non‑standard terms and propose practical alternatives.
• Assist in negotiating terms with suppliers and customers.
• Intake & workflow management: Own contract intake triage, tracking, and routing; maintain approval records and turnaround metrics.
• Template and playbook enablement: Maintain and improve standard templates, fallback clauses, and guidance notes; help deliver self‑service resources and guardrails for business partners.
• Issue spotting and risk alignment: Identify legal and business risks (e.g., indemnities, liability caps, termination, IP, data privacy/security, insurance) and recommend mitigations consistent with policy.
• Outside counsel coordination: Liaise with external counsel when needed and track assignments, deliverables, and budgets.
• Draft internal memos, summaries, reports and other correspondence.
• Prepare spreadsheets, timelines, presentations, contract management tracking.
• Cross‑functional partnership: Collaborate with Sourcing/Procurement, Sales, IT/Security, Finance, Tax, and Compliance to resolve deal issues and keep transactions on schedule.

What you bring to the role:

• 5+ years of hands‑on contract negotiation and review experience in a corporate legal department and/or law firm.
• Demonstrated proficiency drafting and redlining standard form agreements and addenda using Microsoft Word/Office.
• Proven ability to manage high‑volume contract workflows, meet deadlines, and balance multiple matters with minimal supervision.
• Demonstrated exceptional attention to detail, organization, and written communication skills; practical, business‑savvy judgment.
• Experienced engaging directly with internal business stakeholders and external vendors to resolve deal terms.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills; excellent attention to detail and accuracy, strong proofreading skills.

Preferred experiences:

• Experience with commercial contracts across procurement/sourcing and sales/customer agreements, strongly preferred.
• Real estate contract experience (leases and related documents).
• Experience collaborating with IT/Security on data protection and vendor risk requirements.
• Education: Graduation from an ABA‑approved paralegal certificate program strongly preferred; bachelor’s degree a plus.

Core Competencies:

• Customer‑centric communication; ability to translate legal risk into business terms.
• Influencing skills to drive alignment on standard positions while maintaining strong relationships.
• Continuous improvement mindset—refining templates, processes, and playbooks.
• High integrity and discretion handling confidential information.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, agile, team environment.
• Well-developed analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Must be flexible and comfortable with change.

Fortune Brands believes in fair and equitable pay. A reasonable estimate of the base salary range for this role is Hiring Pay Range: $70,000 USD - $110,000 USD. Please note that actual salaries may vary within the range, or be above or below the range, based on factors including, but not limited to, education, training, experience, professional achievement, business need, and location. In addition to base salary, employees will participate in either an annual bonus plan based on company and individual performance, or a role-based sales incentive plan.

At Fortune Brands, we support the overall health and wellness of our associates by offering comprehensive, competitive benefits that prioritize all aspects of wellbeing and provide flexibility for our teammates’ unique needs. This includes robust health plans, a market-leading 401(k) program with a company contribution, product discounts, flexible time off benefits, adoption benefits, and more. We offer numerous ERGs (Employee Resource Groups) to foster a sense of belonging for all associates.

Fortune Brands is built on industry-leading brands and innovation within the high-growth categories of water, outdoors and security. The Company makes innovative products for residential and commercial environments, with a growing focus on digital solutions and products that add luxury, contribute to safety and enhance sustainability. To learn more, visit our website at fbin.com.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Fortune Brands is an equal opportunity employer. Fortune Brands evaluates qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, age, disability/handicap status, marital status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, genetic history or information, or any other legally protected characteristic.

Reasonable Accommodations

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