Legal Affairs Manager

Description

At Bestway USA, our passions and innovations come to life thanks to the people who work here. We value diversity and believe that different backgrounds, ideas, and perspectives help us spread happiness and create a culture of positivity. We embrace flexibility and many of our positions offer a hybrid work-from-home schedule. Bestway USA was selected as one of the top companies to work for in Arizona for 4 consecutive years, most recently in 2024! We generously start all employees with at least 20 days of paid time off annually and at least 14 paid holidays. We are a hard-working, casual, dog-friendly company (yes, your polite and playful pup is always welcome at our office!). We invest in our employees' - and their families - health; we believe this is part of your total compensation, so we strive to keep employee costs low and contribute thousands each year to every plan's premium. Our Core Values of Respect, Recognition, Accountability, Leadership, and Communication guide our decision making, how we engage with others, and how we lead our teams.

The Legal Affairs Manager’s mission is to perform the duties necessary to protect the corporate interest of the company in its legal affairs and to identify and implement the remedial actions necessary to mitigate the company’s business risks while championing integrity and ethical behavior.

Essential Functions: Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Assist in the review, revision, and approval of external contracts to ensure compliance with company policies and legal standards
• Coordinate patent and trademark matters
• Interfaces as a liaison with the company outside legal counsel.
• Manage inbound and outbound communications with customers, suppliers and partners
• Provide legal support to various departments within the company, including marketing, sales, and product development
• Support the management of personal injury and property damage claims ensuring a timely and effective resolution
• Participate in the day-to-day insurance-companies-related tasks
• Work closely with the compliance team to cover the legal aspects of compliance
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date records of all legal documents and correspondence
• Contributes to the company’s legal database updating and maintenance
• Contributes to the release and updating of the company’s processes
• Reviews the legal expenses incurred by the company
• Ensure that all business activities are conducted in accordance with the company’s executed contracts and established values, policies, ethics and code of conduct
• Assist the Operations Department in the legal aspects of the facility management
• Assist in identifying and mitigating legal risks associated with the company's operations and products

Requirements

Competencies: 

• Confidentiality 
• Technical capability
• Problem solving/analysis
• Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams
• Strong attention to details

Required Education and Experience:

• Associate's degree or Paralegal Certificate from an accredited institution
• Minimum of 5 years of experience as a legal; affairs manager or paralegal in the area of a consumer products
• Strong knowledge of business contract law and experience in sale and purchase contract management
• Experience in handling personal injury and property damage claims
• Excellent analytical, organizational, and communication skills
• Proficient in Microsoft word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Experience working with insurance brokers preferred
• Knowledge of risk management practices preferred
• Previous experience in a similar role within the consumer products industry preferred

Bestway (USA) Inc. is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All employment decisions at Bestway will be based on merit, qualifications, and abilities. We do not discriminate upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.