Global Corporate Relations Lead, Animal Protection Nonprofit

WHO WE ARE

The Humane League (THL) is a global nonprofit ending the abuse of animals raised for food. THL fosters a high-energy culture of teamwork and mission-driven problem solving, and we have earned recognition as Top Charity from Animal Charity Evaluators for all of their rating periods. Over the past few years, we’ve grown to a staff of 100+ talented individuals dispersed across the country and around the world. At THL, how animals are treated in the food system is at the forefront of our everyday work. As such, many of our staff are vegan by personal choice, and all of our THL-hosted events offer fully vegan menus. We welcome all mission-aligned candidates to apply, no matter where you are in your journey to end the abuse of animals raised for food.

YOUR OPPORTUNITY

As Global Corporate Relations Lead, you will be part of a small, high-impact team that specializes in advancing the welfare of animals raised for food through outreach to major international food companies. Currently, the team’s work is focused on influencing companies to transition to 100% cage-free systems for egg-laying hens in their supply chains across the world. You will be accountable for engaging in dialogue and maintaining relationships with food companies, with a focus on companies headquartered in North America and Latin America. This work requires a high level of confidence and relentlessness, as well as excellent critical thinking and decision-making skills. This position also involves close collaboration with other animal protection groups through the Open Wing Alliance (OWA), a global coalition of 90+ animal protection organizations, to organize meetings and strategize. The ideal candidate will excel in cultural competency and be excited about building relationships. This position reports directly to the Senior Associate Director of Global Corporate Relations. 

This is a full-time, remote position. This position involves domestic and international travel, equivalent to up to 1-2 weeks per month, and requires a valid, up-to-date passport.

We are only able to consider applicants who possess United States work authorization and reside in the United States within the Central or Eastern time zones.

We have recorded a Q&A webinar hosted by Hannah Surowinski, Sr. Associate Director of Global Corporate Relations, and Ellie Ponders, Sr. Director of Global Corporate Engagement. You can view the recording at this link.

This position will be open until filled, and applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis. If you are experiencing technical issues, please contact careers@thehumaneleague.org prior to the deadline. Please submit applications and all supporting documents in English. All application questions and materials need to be submitted here through the application submission; we do not accept applications through our careers email.

CORE RESPONSIBILITIES

Your responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Work with major multinational food companies to advance welfare for animals within their supply chains. Currently, this work is focused on holding companies accountable for fulfilling their cage-free egg commitments.
• Build and maintain relationships with corporate executives at food companies. This includes email communication as well as virtual and in-person meetings.
• Engage in high-pressure negotiations with executives, with the primary purpose of influencing food companies to commit to animal welfare policies. Act as the lead on negotiations for OWA global campaigns.
• Conduct research on global food companies and maintain data within the team’s CRM, Salesforce.
• Hold food companies accountable for meeting their commitment deadlines. Establish check-ins with companies, ensuring they disclose progress on their commitments.
• Collaborate with team members intra- and inter-departmentally on campaign targets, strategy, research, commitments, and actions.
• Collaborate closely with OWA member groups and other relevant organizations on corporate outreach and campaign targets.
• Work closely with other members of THL’s Global Corporate Engagement team to advise on corporate relations strategy and goals.
• Other duties as assigned.

REQUIRED SKILLS

• Tenacity and comfort with high-pressure situations: You display confidence, relentlessness, and solid problem-solving skills, especially in confrontational or particularly difficult situations and interactions. You are not easily discouraged; when faced with a setback, you reflect on lessons learned, apply them, and try a new approach.
• Strategic thinking and acuity: You are quick and calculated in your thinking and decision-making in both high-stakes situations and broader strategy discussions. You are able to identify and evaluate short- and long-term impacts when making decisions, utilizing discretion and independent judgment.
• Collaboration and relationship-building: Although this position is highly independent, the success of this role relies on your ability to work cooperatively and collaborate with team members, as well as other organizations and stakeholders. You have excellent interpersonal skills and are able to build and maintain effective working relationships, including with corporate executives.
• Organization: You are able to manage multiple projects and tasks with the extensive use of platforms like Google Workspace, Slack, Salesforce, and Asana. You use time management and attention to detail to plan, prioritize, and complete your work. You are able to work to tight deadlines and plan ahead to organize your work and meetings with companies.
• Persuasive communication: You have excellent written and verbal communication skills and are able to communicate effectively with a variety of internal and external stakeholders. You convey THL’s message confidently and persuasively in both written and oral formats, including emails, presentations, and high-pressure meetings with corporate executives. 
• Research: This position involves conducting thorough research on food companies and their executives. You are adept at using online resources to gather information, and you bring a sense of curiosity, creativity, and persistence to finding details that may be difficult to locate. 
• Global mindset: You approach your work with a global perspective, prioritizing global impact and taking regional and cultural nuances into consideration. You are able to work effectively with coalition partners and corporate executives across a variety of linguistic backgrounds.

Once your application has been reviewed, you will be notified via email with further details on the status of your application. If a candidate is moved forward, the interview process will be as follows:

• Phone Interview (via phone call)
• Work Simulation Exercise (completed remotely)
• First Interview (via video call)
• Final Interview (via video call)
• Reference Check

For full details of our recruitment process please review this document.

Compensation and Benefits

The compensation range for this role is $67,130 - $82,048 USD. At The Humane League, we believe in maintaining a fair and equitable work environment for all employees. As part of our commitment to transparency and equity, we recently implemented a job architecture framework, which levels all of our roles according to size and complexity, as well as a compensation step system, which allows us to account for an individual's total years of related experience when determining their compensation. In addition, we have adopted a no negotiation policy for salaries. To determine a job's level, we carefully consider a variety of factors, including a job's size and complexity, required experience, knowledge, and/or skills, internal comparability, and market data. To determine final compensation, experience will be measured by considering prior work in jobs or activities that are related to the role at THL. These new practices are aligned with our organizational values and will help us ensure we maintain clear, consistent, transparent, and equitable HR processes.

Employees enjoy full medical coverage, optional dental and vision packages, a 401(k) retirement plan, pet care & Rx discount plans, working from home, up to 16 weeks of paid parental leave for eligible employees, paid holidays, flexible vacation time, professional development, and the supportive environment at The Humane League!

Equal Employment Opportunity

The Humane League is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Women, people of color, people with disabilities, and veterans are strongly encouraged to apply. In compliance with laws and in furtherance of our commitment to fostering an environment that welcomes and embraces diversity, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age, or veteran status.

Accommodations

The Humane League is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. We trust individuals to self-identify and ask for the accommodations they need. An example of an accommodation might be extra time to complete a work simulation exercise, among many others. If you need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment process, please complete this form to let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.

AI Policy

We value original work and thought in the application process; with that being said, please refrain from using artificial intelligence to generate your responses. By submitting this application you agree to comply with this. Violations of this policy may result in being dismissed from the hiring process. If you need a reasonable accommodation to this policy, please see above for more information.