VP Contracts Counsel

Overview

This role is for an attorney to join the Corporate Legal team as VP, Contracts Counsel. The position provides legal counsel and support for corporate activities, including strategic agreements related to trademark licensing, foreign manufacturing, marketing, and joint ventures, as well as litigation support and corporate compliance.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic legal and contracting advice to executive leadership to align legal strategy with organizational growth plans and business objectives
• Collaborate cross-functionally with business teams
• Oversee commercial and corporate contracts and manage the organization’s contract portfolio, including (but not limited to):
  • Trademark licensing
  • Foreign manufacturing
  • Supply chain
  • Technology
  • Marketing
  • Financing
  • Partnerships/joint ventures
• Structure, draft, review, and negotiate contracts; provide commercial-minded guidance
• Partner with Procurement, Finance, IT, HR, and other departments to negotiate, review, and draft commercial agreements, including:
  • Ecommerce agreements
  • Software licensing
  • SaaS agreements
  • Logistics, vendor, supplier, and service level agreements
  • Staffing/independent contractor and consulting agreements
• Manage and support contract management policy and other contract platforms
• Develop, maintain, and implement standard contract templates, forms, and policies to create a contracts playbook for efficiency, scalability, and compliance
• Support general corporate matters by preparing or reviewing organizational documents, including (as applicable):
  • Dissolutions
  • Secretary certificates
  • Foreign power of attorney
  • Partnership and/or LLC agreements
  • Promissory notes
  • Guarantees
  • Waivers
  • Releases
• Contribute to the definition and development of policies, procedures, and programs, and provide ongoing counsel regarding the implications of legal matters

Requirements

• JD from an accredited law school
• Membership with good standing in at least one U.S. State Bar
• 15+ years of legal practice experience; in-house legal experience preferred
• Ability to interact with and earn the respect and confidence of senior business leaders
• Ability to influence and provide timely, effective legal and business advice at all organizational levels
• Demonstrated ability to manage a high volume of matters at one time, work well under pressure, prioritize competing assignments, and meet deadlines
• Business-oriented problem-solving skills and a flexible team approach, including the ability to partner across departments to enable teams to operate effectively
• Ability to analyze complex matters and propose creative, practical solutions in ambiguous situations
• Strong interpersonal and written and verbal communication skills
• Professionalism, judgment, personal integrity, and confidentiality

Preferred Qualifications

• In-house legal experience

Compensation & Benefits

• Starting salary: $186,596–$248,747; may increase to $310,897 depending on merit, length of service, and other factors
• Final salary is based on individual skills, background, and experience
• Other compensation may include:
  • 30% Annual Incentive Plan (AIP) bonus
  • 30% Long Term Incentive Plan bonus paid out according to policy
• Base pay information is based on market location and may be subject to prevailing wage laws, if applicable

Benefits eligible for this role include health, dental, and vision insurance; prescription drug coverage; retirement savings (401k, employer-funded retirement plans, deferred compensation, and other defined-benefit or defined-contribution); life insurance; accident and disability; paid time off for sick leave, vacation, bereavement, and jury duty; holidays (9 days per year); wellbeing program; commuter benefits; adoption assistance; legal services; and employee merchandise discounts.

Location & Work Environment

• Hours regularly 40 hours per week, as work dictates, either from one of the corporate office locations or remote

Physical & Mental Demands

• Ability to sit and work at a computer keyboard for extended periods
• Ability to stoop, kneel, bend at the waist, and reach daily
• Ability to lift and move up to 25 pounds occasionally
• Ability to use visual acuity, speech and hearing, hand and eye coordination, and manual dexterity to operate a computer and office equipment