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Overview

The organization is seeking a Corporate Counsel, Compliance & Sustainability (generalist attorney) based in Irvine, California. This role reports to the Vice President & General Counsel, and focuses primarily on commercial contracting and associated data privacy provisions.

In addition to contracting, this position serves as the primary legal contact for assigned business units, including sustainability and supplier quality assurance (SQA), HR and employment, and procurement and logistics. The role partners closely with the General Counsel on compliance program operations and enterprise risk management, with work spanning the North America region and collaboration with global teams.

Responsibilities

• Negotiate and draft a broad range of contracts, including technology/software, vendor, procurement, professional services, commercial, sales, eCommerce, marketing, and data privacy agreements.
• Serve as the primary legal contact for assigned business units (including compliance, sustainability and SQA, HR, procurement, logistics and the distribution center, and enterprise risk management), providing proactive, practical advice on day-to-day legal needs.
• Support compliance and enterprise risk management programs, including compliance committee activities, code of conduct and policy development, compliance training, and intake of reported concerns.
• Advise on sustainability and SQA matters, including climate disclosures, supply chain review, Proposition 65, greenwashing, product safety and quality, chemical compliance, and forced labor disclosures.
• Advise on HR and employment matters, including policies, handbooks, employee privacy notices, employee relations, hiring and onboarding, and support for HR-led workplace investigations; escalate strategy, disputes, and major investigations to the General Counsel.
• Handle second-chair disputes, pre-litigation matters, and regulatory or government investigations across employment, compliance, and sustainability under the direction of the General Counsel and in coordination with outside counsel.
• Develop templates, playbooks, and training for assigned areas, making effective and responsible use of AI and legal technology.
• Support employment and compliance matters for teams in Canada, Mexico, and related internal sport science/creation entities.
• Work across time zones with teams in Irvine, Boston, Canada, Mexico, and globally.

Qualifications

• Juris Doctorate from an accredited law school required.
• 3–7 years of legal experience in-house or with a law firm required.
• Current member of the California Bar in good standing, or another state bar with eligibility for California in-house counsel program registration required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in the consumer goods or technology industry.
• Sustainability, compliance, regulatory, or employment experience.

Skills & Tools

• Proficiency with Microsoft 365, contract management systems (Agiloft), online legal research (Westlaw/Practical Law), and AI tools (Claude, Spellbook, CoCounsel).

How You’ll Be Successful

• Communicates with clarity and professionalism, articulating legal concepts to non-legal stakeholders and distilling complex analysis into concise, actionable guidance.
• Strong analytical skills to assess complex legal issues and interpret laws and regulations; can weigh risks, present options across a risk spectrum, make clear recommendations, and escalate promptly when appropriate.
• Takes ownership from intake through resolution, keeping business stakeholders aligned and accountable for outcomes.
• Prioritizes based on business goals and impact; manages concurrent matters and re-prioritizes as needs change.
• Learns unfamiliar areas of law quickly enough to advise the business; knows when to involve outside counsel and shares learnings with colleagues.
• Demonstrates commercial curiosity about products and customers, and how the business competes, grows, and drives revenue.
• Builds trust so Legal is engaged early; collaborates effectively across functions with competing priorities and works independently with minimal supervision.
• Improves how legal work is delivered through process, template, or technology change, applying AI-enabled tools with appropriate regard for confidentiality and governance.
• Works effectively with a global parent organization, balancing regional and global priorities.
• Maintains confidentiality and protects privilege in a closely integrated Legal and business environment.

Leadership

• This position does not have people leadership responsibilities.

Compensation & Benefits

• SALARY / PAY RANGE: $144,000–$160,000

Location

• Irvine, California