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**Brand:** Post Holdings Inc.

**Categories:** Legal

**Locations:** Saint Louis, Missouri

**Position Type:** Regular Full-Time

**Remote Eligible:** No

**Req ID:** 29438

Job Description

Business Unit Overview

Feeding the world is what we do – how we do it is unique. We are not your textbook consumer packaged goods company. While others may be slow to make change happen, Post continuously drives both inorganic and organic growth. Our history is evidence of that fact with over 100 years of heritage and growth from brands that transcend generations like Honey Bunches of Oats, Fruity Pebbles, Malt-O-Meal, Bob Evans, Kibbles 'n Bits, Egg Beaters, Peter Pan peanut butter and more. Our foodservice and ingredient businesses supply other products you love for brands, restaurants and stores.

We have more than 55 offices and manufacturing sites and approximately 13,000 employees. Over the past 13 years, Post has made 28+ acquisitions and innovative financial transactions and reached $8.2 billion in net sales in fiscal 2025. During turbulent times of market uncertainty, the food industry has provided a level of stability unlike other industries

Post Holdings, Inc. is a Fortune 500 ® company headquartered in Brentwood, a suburb of St. Louis, Missouri. Our casual professional atmosphere encourages team members to collaborate, innovate and support our operating companies. Our passion and drive advance the reputation of our operating companies and brands—together, we make a difference.

Responsibilities

The Corporate Counsel will be an integral member of the Post Holdings Legal Department who works with other members of the department, other departments within the Company and external counsel to support the Company's general corporate, M&A and securities needs. This position will be solutions-oriented, pragmatic and proactive in his/her approach to legal advice and able to work both collaboratively and autonomously. This position will report to the Associate General Counsel, Corporate & Capital Finance.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

GENERAL CORPORATE MATTERS / M&A

+ Provide support for mergers, acquisitions and divestitures, including supervising outside counsel, coordinating internal resources, drafting and negotiating non-disclosure agreements for M&A projects, coordinating due diligence efforts, reviewing definitive deal agreements and managing post-closing items, working closely with the business development team.

+ Oversee Post’s paralegal on corporate governance matters, including preparation of subsidiary annual consents, payroll POAs, officer’s certificates and other miscellaneous matters.

+ Prepare minutes, consents and other general corporate documents.

+ Support Post’s tax department with internal reorganizations and other tax-driven projects.

+ Monitor and provide updates on changes to laws relevant to Post’s business.

+ Assist with various corporate governance matters.

+ Liaise with other Post Holdings and subsidiary legal counsel on a variety of issues.

SECURITIES MATTERS

+ Advise on federal securities laws, NYSE compliance and other corporate laws.

+ Review and update D&O questionnaires on an annual basis.

+ Assist in preparation of documentation for annual shareholders' meetings, including preparation of proxy statements and meeting materials for Post, coordinating with accounting, finance and third parties.

+ Assist with drafting, reviewing and filing of other Securities and Exchange Commissions filings.

+ Advise the Company’s investor relations team on legal aspects of investor-related documentation.

CAPITAL FINANCE

+ Assist with debt and equity financing transactions.

+ Coordinate compliance with credit facilities and indentures and advise on legal implications of various transactions.

+ Maintain diligence portal for Post, collecting documents and organizing materials on a timely basis with limited supervision.

CONTRACTS

+ Draft, review, and negotiate a variety of commercial contracts, including supply and purchase agreements, non-disclosure agreements and distributor agreements.

Qualifications

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

+ Juris doctorate degree from an accredited law school and Missouri State Bar certification.

+ Minimum of five (5) years of legal experience required, in-house experience preferred.

+ Knowledge of food and beverage, consumer industry or manufacturing issues a plus.

+ Experience with the legal aspects of acquisition and divestiture transactions.

+ Ability to interpret laws and regulations and assess their impact on Post’s business.

+ Comfortable working in a fast-paced, dynamic environment with frequent change.

+ Excellent organizational and project management skills with the ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously.

+ Self-starter; able to work with minimal supervision.

+ Strong writing, interpersonal and communication skills.

+ Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.

+ Ability to collaborate and function well in a team environment.

+ Outstanding attention to detail.

+ Minimal travel may be required.

This is a hybrid role based in St. Louis. In-office days are Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. Work from home days are Mondays and Fridays. #LI-hybrid

Post Holdings provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, status as a covered veteran and any other category protected under applicable federal, state, provincial and local laws.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)