Hiring: Assistant General Counsel, Sustainability Human Rights & Supply Chain Due Diligence Company: Mars Location: McLean, VA Job Posted Time: 2026-09-10 11:38:08 Target Skills & Keywords : Risk Management, Segment, Stakeholder Management About the job Experience: •15+ years of relevant legal experience, including significant experience advising on business and human rights, responsible sourcing, supply chain due diligence, forced labor, sustainability compliance, or related regulatory matters. Required Skills: •We believe the world we want tomorrow starts with how we do business today, which is the vision at the heart of Mars’ Sustainable in a Generation Plan, one where the planet is healthy, people and pets are thriving, and society is inclusive. •The Assistant General Counsel, Sustainability (Human Rights & Supply Chain Due Diligence) will play a senior role on the enterprise-level Sustainability Legal team at Mars, Inc. This role serves as the global legal lead for business and human rights and supply chain due diligence within Mars. •What will be your key responsibilities? •Provide senior legal advice on global business and human rights, responsible sourcing, and supply chain due diligence issues affecting Mars across segments, regions, and functions. •Lead enterprise legal strategy for human-rights and supply-chain-due-diligence-related regulations and legal risks, including enterprise interpretation, legal guardrails, governance frameworks, and escalation protocols. •Serve as the subject-matter lead for human rights within Mars’ enterprise Sustainability Legal framework and help shape a One-Mars legal approach in this area. •Lead or support legal workstreams relating to material sustainability regulations in the role’s subject-matter area, including the CSRD, CS3D, LkSG, EUDR, FLR and other forced labor and responsible sourcing regulations and related emerging global developments. •Support high-risk issues, investigations, and escalations relating to business and human rights, responsible sourcing, and supply chain due diligence matters. Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!