Senior Business Counsel (Americas)

Location: St. Paul, Minnesota, USA

As the largest pureplay adhesives company in the world, H.B. Fuller’s (NYSE: FUL) innovative, functional coatings, adhesives and sealants enhance the quality, safety and performance of products people use every day. Founded in 1887, with 2025 revenue of $3.5 billion, our mission to Connect What Matters is brought to life by more than 7,100 global team members who collaborate with customers across more than 30 market segments in 150 countries to develop highly specified solutions that enable customers to bring world-changing innovations to their end markets. Learn more at www.hbfuller.com.

H.B. Fuller is seeking a pragmatic, experienced, and business-minded attorney to join its Business Counsel team as Senior Business Counsel. This highly-visible role serves as a strategic advisor and trusted business partner to commercial and functional leaders across the Americas, helping to drive commercial growth, operational excellence, and key business initiatives.

Reporting to the Vice President, Assistant General Counsel - Business Counsel, the Senior Business Counsel will work closely with business and functional leadership teams, gaining broad exposure to commercial, operational, compliance, and strategic matters across the globe.

This role goes beyond a traditional commercial counsel position and offers a unique opportunity for an attorney who enjoys partnering directly with the business, influencing decision-making, and solving complex challenges in a dynamic and fast-paced environment. If you are looking for an opportunity to work on sophisticated matters while maintaining close partnerships with business leaders, we encourage you to apply.

The Senior Business Counsel will provide practical, solutions-oriented legal support to commercial and functional teams across the Americas and collaborate with colleagues around the world. Key responsibilities include:

Serve as lead legal advisor for designated business units and/or corporate functions, serving on leadership teams and providing strategic legal guidance.

Advise on a broad range of commercial, operational, and regulatory matters.

Support business growth initiatives, including joint ventures, acquisitions, integrations, and other strategic projects.

Shape practical contracting approaches, templates, playbooks, and processes that improve efficiency, enhance the client experience, and leverage the company’s CLM tool.

Structure, negotiate, and advise on a wide variety of commercial agreements, strategic transactions, and customer and supplier arrangements.

Collaborate with the Ethics & Compliance team on investigations, compliance initiatives, policy development, and training.

Advise on corporate governance and entity management matters.

Develop and deliver engaging legal training and guidance on relevant legal and compliance topics.

Manage outside counsel in an efficient and cost-effective manner.

Translate complex legal and compliance concepts into clear, business-oriented recommendations.

Proactively provide forward-looking, actionable and risk-based legal advice in a complex environment.

Minimum Requirements

• Juris Doctor (J.D.) or equivalent law degree from an accredited institution.
• Licensed to practice law in at least one relevant jurisdiction.
• Minimum seven years’ legal experience, including business counseling experience.
• Demonstrated success partnering with cross-functional and global business teams.
• Experience advising senior leaders on complex, multi-faceted issues.
• Ability to influence in a matrixed environment across businesses and functions and think strategically to achieve long-term goals.
• Comfort with ambiguity and ability balance legal risk with commercial objectives in a fast-paced, fast-growing environment.
• Attention to detail, strong organizational skills, ability to manage multiple matters at once, and ability to adjust to changing priorities.
• Strong team player (no job is too small or too large) and willingness to take on additional responsibilities as needed.

Preferred Qualifications

• Business proficiency in Spanish and/or Portuguese.
• In-house legal experience at a multinational corporation.
• Experience in manufacturing, chemicals, industrial products, or related industries.
• Experience coordinating legal support across multiple jurisdictions in the Americas.
• Ability to structure, negotiate, and advise on a broad range of commercial and strategic transactions to achieve practical, value-driven outcomes while balancing legal risk.
• Knowledge of relevant trade compliance, customs, and import-export regimes.
• Experience advising on employment issues, corporate governance, privacy, or compliance matters.

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Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to education, work experience, certifications, and geographic location.

The salary for this role is $155,000 - $190,000.

In addition to your salary, H.B. Fuller offers employees a competitive total rewards package including comprehensive benefits, incentive and recognitions programs, health & wellness benefits, 401K contributions, paid time off and paid holidays. Eligibility may vary.

H.B. Fuller is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and proud to have created a collaborative culture where employees around the world are seen, heard, and respected. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, disability, or marital status or status as a protected veteran, or any other legally protected classification.

H.B. Fuller does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters, employment agencies, or staffing firms. To conduct business with H.B. Fuller, a written service agreement must be executed by Human Resources prior to submitting any information relating to a potential candidate. Without a signed service agreement, H.B. Fuller shall not be obligated for payment of any fee or compensation.