Who You Are:
You are someone who thrives at the intersection of precision, purpose, and possibility. You bring deep experience in public company corporate governance, legal operations, and contract management, along with the ability to manage complex, cross-functional initiatives with exceptional precision. In this role, you’ll use that expertise to help shape the legal foundation of a mission-driven company preparing its next stage of growth; one committed to nourishing kids and transforming the food system for good.
The Task At Hand:
The Corporate Paralegal is a strategic partner and reports directly to the Chief Legal Officer, helping to build and strengthen the legal infrastructure that supports Once Upon a Farm’s continued growth and public company readiness. You’ll lead key initiatives across legal operations, contract lifecycle management, corporate governance, and compliance, while coordinating closely with teams across the organization. From designing our first enterprise CLM system to supporting board operations, SEC reporting, and compliance programs, you will play a central role in ensuring our legal function operates with clarity, efficiency, and excellence.
In This Role, You Will:
- Partner with our Chief Legal Officer to manage budgets and optimize outside counsel spend
- Implement and maintain legal technology solutions that support our growing business, including leading the design and implementation of our first enterprise CLM system
- Develop KPIs and reporting metrics to track legal department performance
- Coordinate vendor relationships and billing processes across multiple law firms
- Support strategic planning initiatives and resource allocation decisions
- Design contract templates, approval workflows, and automated renewal processes
- Create contract risk assessment frameworks and approval matrices
- Develop contract analytics dashboards for executive reporting
- Manage board, SEC, and committee calendars; assist in preparation of agendas, resolutions, presentations, and meeting materials
- Organize and maintain board minutes, written consents, and other corporate records
- Support annual shareholder meeting preparation, including proxy statement coordination
- Ensure subsidiary compliance and good standing across multiple jurisdictions
- Assist with preparation, proofreading, and filing of SEC reports, including Forms 10-K, 10-Q, 8-K, and Section 16 filings (Forms 3, 4, 5)
- Assist with insider trading compliance; support investor relations materials review and earnings call preparation
- Coordinate companywide compliance training initiatives in partnership with Legal, HR, and other stakeholders
- Maintain training schedules, track employee completion, and follow up on outstanding requirements.
- Assist in updating compliance policies, onboarding materials, and communication templates
- Collaborate on the rollout and maintenance of compliance training platforms or third-party systems
- Assist in the management of our intellectual property portfolio, including trademark filings and protection, working with the Chief Legal Officer and outside counsel
- Support all litigation and claims matter management with our Chief Legal Officer and outside counsel, including tracking of all matters, initiation and management of legal holds together with our IT department, and coordination of records production in discovery
In This Role, You’ll Bring With You:
- Bachelor's degree and paralegal certificate or equivalent experience
- Minimum of 5 years of corporate paralegal experience, with prior experience supporting public company boards of directors and board committees
- Demonstrated contract management and legal operations experience
- Excellent project management skills with the ability to handle multiple priorities
- Detail-oriented with strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
- Experience with board software (OnBoard, BoardVantage, or similar platforms)
- Experience with contract management systems (ContractWorks, Ironclad, or similar)
- EDGAR filing system proficiency
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Excel for financial tracking and PowerPoint for presentations
- Preferred experience in the consumer-packaged goods, food & beverage, or broader consumer products industry
- Experience implementing legal technology tools or process improvements
- Familiarity with fast-growth or mission-driven organizations
- Up to 10% travel required: Although this role is a remote work-from-home position, we “Farmers” do meet as a company and/or as a department a few times a year.
- Genuinely passionate about improving childhood nutrition for a healthier and happier planet
- Desire to contribute to a dynamic, high-growth, purpose-driven work environment
- Demonstrated ability to thrive in ambiguity, deeply understand business needs, develop a cohesive strategy, and make decisions requiring a high level of judgment
- Must reside in the United States to be considered for this position
- Please note that visa sponsorship is not available for this position
Compensation:
- Full-Time, Salaried, Exempt
- The anticipated salary range for this position is $130,000.00 to $150,000.00. The actual salary offer will carefully consider a few factors, including skills, qualifications, experience, and location. Certain positions are eligible for additional forms of compensation, such as bonuses, stipends, equity, and role-specific perks.
Additional:
- Remote-first work environment
- Annual Bonus
- 401(k) program + 4% company match after three months
- New Hire Remote Life Stipend + annual Nourish and Nurture Allowance
- Monthly Cell and Internet Stipend
- Quarterly Farm-to-Fridge home deliveries and Employee Discounts
- New Parents: Up to 18 weeks of paid Parental Leave, Baby Steps Back To Work, 3 months’ supply of Once Upon a Farm products, and breast milk shipping service and support for those who travel after birth for the duration of your breastfeeding journey
- Unlimited Paid Time Off
- Paid Volunteer Time
- Paid Time Off to fulfill civic responsibilities, including jury duty and voting in local, state, and national elections
- Medical Insurance for the employee is covered at 100% on select plans, with additional plan options at a reduced cost to the employee
- Vision and Dental Insurance are covered at 100% for the employee and dependents
- Life insurance
- Flexible spending account and Health Savings Accounts for applicable plans
- Employee assistance program (EAP)
- All other benefits, leaves, and insurance as required by law, based on your specific residence
- And so much more!
Who We Are
Our Purpose: Drive systemic improvement in childhood nutrition for a healthier, happier, and more equitable world.
Our Business: At Once Upon a Farm, farm-fresh taste grows here. We're on a greater mission in providing organic, crave-worthy snacks and meals for children of all ages. Our recipes are crafted with only the best organic ingredients – whole fruits and veggies, cold-pressed (our pouches), or freshly frozen (our meals) to perfection– to support your growing kids at every stage. Each of our organic, non-GMO, non-dairy recipes contains no added sugar and are free from artificial flavors, colors, and preservatives – just simple, real, nutritious snacks your entire family will love.
We support and champion farmers who supply the highest-quality organic ingredients for our foods. We help parents keep their promise to provide the best nourishment for their children’s bodies and souls. We treat our consumers, customers, suppliers, investors, and all our valued employees with the same high level of dignity and respect that we expect from others. We will always fight for and support efforts to drive positive social change and food justice for the benefit of parents, kids, and families. Lastly, we foster an entrepreneurial and collaborative culture that values humility, honesty, passion, positive social impact, and fun.
Our Team: We’re all fully remote, which makes us a highly collaborative, dynamic, and supportive bunch. We share a singular mission to make the world a better place through the highest quality, most delicious, nourishing, and nutritious products made accessible to every home, from our farms to your fridge. And while we’re invested in our product, we’re equally invested in one another's success.
Once Upon a Farm is a purpose-driven brand made up of an inclusive group of individuals with diverse backgrounds, passions, and beliefs. We hire self-motivated, independent thinkers and those who are genuinely passionate about improving childhood nutrition for a healthier and happier planet. Bring your whole self to your work at Once Upon a Farm, a proud equal-opportunity employer. In your application, please feel free to note which pronouns you use.
In an effort to help us remove unconscious bias from our resume review process, we ask that you please remove all identifying information from your resume (like profile photos) before you upload it. Once Upon a Farm is committed to cultivating an inclusive environment where a diverse group of people can and want to do their best work, and that starts with our hiring practices.
Once Upon a Farm, PBC, provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants in all company facilities without regard to race, color, religious creed, sex, national origin, ancestry, cast, citizenship status, pregnancy, childbirth, physical disability, mental and/or intellectual disability, age, military status or status as a Vietnam-era or special disabled veteran, marital status, registered domestic partner or civil union status, gender (including sex stereotyping and gender identity or expression), medical condition (including, but not limited to, cancer-related or HIV/AIDS-related), genetic information, or sexual orientation in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.
This job description is a summary of duties; it is by no means an all-inclusive list but is merely a broad guide of expected duties.
You must reside in the United States to be considered for this position.
