About this role
Cargill is committed to providing food and agricultural solutions to nourish the world in a safe, responsible, and sustainable way. Sitting at the heart of the supply chain, we partner with farmers and customers to source, make and deliver products that are vital for living. Our 155,000 team members innovate with purpose, providing customers with life’s essentials so businesses can grow, communities prosper, and consumers live well. With over 160 years of experience as a family company, we look ahead while remaining true to our values. We put people first. We reach higher. We do the right thing—today and for generations to come. Job Purpose and Impact The Cargill Risk Management Group Counsel will serve as the senior commercial legal advisor for Cargill’s regulated swap dealer business, Cargill Risk Management (“CRM”), providing strategic legal counsel, risk-calibrated guidance, and practical business solutions across a complex global commercial portfolio. The Senior Advisor, Commercial Law job provides expert consultative guidance and advanced legal counsel on complex commercial transactions and material legal matters that influence business strategy across regions and functions. As a recognized subject matter expert internally and externally, this job guides senior leaders, provides insight on risk and reward calibration to enable business opportunities, supports deal structuring and compliant execution, informs responses to emerging risks and helps build commercial legal approaches. Key Accountabilities RISK CALIBRATION & ISSUE MANAGEMENT: Provides insight on business wide legal risk calibration for complex commercial initiatives assessing alignment with legal requirements and governance standards, informing application of holistic risk calibration frameworks and evaluating implications relative to business strategy and market dynamics to advise on the resolution of significant issues. BUSINESS PARTNERING & BIAS TO ACTION: Serves as a strategic and trusted legal advisor to CRM senior leaders, translating complex legal considerations into practical, risk-calibrated counsel that supports business priorities, commercial execution, enterprise objectives and risk informed decision making. TRANSACTION MANAGEMENT: Advises on and guides complex commercial, financial and derivative trading matters, including customer and supplier contracting, strategic financial and derivative transactions, regulatory and compliance considerations, dispute avoidance, governance and other legal issues affecting the CRM business. RISK MONITORING & ADVISORY: Proactively identifies, assesses and manages systemic and emerging legal risks across the CRM portfolio, including risks arising from market volatility, supply chains, regulatory developments, customer relationships and cross-border operations, and inform consistent, risk-calibrated approaches. CROSS FUNCTIONAL COLLABORATION: Collaborates across global legal teams and functions to support risk calibration, interpretation of requirements, sharing of practices and aligned execution to enable business success. TECHNOLOGY & CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT: Guides the application of technology and generative artificial intelligence tools to improve legal analysis, efficiency and execution while supporting compliance and governance standards. OUTSIDE COUNSEL MANAGEMENT: Guides the engagement of external counsel by advising on capabilities, supporting alignment with internal expectations, providing input on performance and cost discipline and partnering with law colleagues to enable use of expertise. Qualifications Required: Minimum requirement of 8 years of relevant work experience. Typically reflects 12 years or more of relevant experience. Experience providing commerical, financial or derivative trading legal advice in complex business, corporate, law firm or multinational environments. Compensation Data The expected salary for this position is approximately $198,000 to $291,130. Compensation varies depending on a wide array of factors including but not limited to the specific location, certifications, education, and level of experience. The disclosed range estimate may be adjusted for any applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the position may be filled. This position is eligible for a discretionary incentive award. The incentive award amount is dependent upon company performance and your personal. Minnesota Sick and Safe Leave accruals of one hour for every 30 worked, up to 48 hours per calendar year unless otherwise provided by law. Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Vet.