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Director & Managing Counsel
2 months ago
Director & Managing Counsel
(based in Chicago)
For our Boots Retail USA business
ABOUT THE ROLE
The Director & Managing Counsel for Boots Retail USA (BRUSA), a/k/a No7 Beauty Company, is responsible for providing clear and concise, strategic and commercially focused legal advice and recommendations to executives and management within a variety of departments (including Sales, Marketing, and Purchasing departments) on all day-to-day operational legal, corporate, commercial, compliance (including data privacy, anti-bribery, and corporate governance) and litigation matters in the US.
Main areas of activity:
Contracts: Draft, review, and assist clients in negotiating a broad variety of commercial contracts (including distribution, vendor/supplier, logistics, purchasing, advertising, media buying, marketing, branded and custom content, promotions and sponsorships, contests, and sweepstakes, influencer marketing, e-commerce, and other general business agreements and general terms and conditions of sale) and tailor them to the needs of the business and mitigate possible legal risks.
Marketing and Advertising Clearance: Provide analysis and advice to business teams on compliance with advertising, consumer protection, self-regulatory and internal Company guidelines, policies and processes, and other applicable laws and regulations, including compliance with FTC guidelines, CARU guidelines, online behavioral advertising, testimonials, and endorsements, claim substantiation, linear and digital disclosures, and data collection and use. Provide counseling on issues of copyright, trademark, and right of publicity throughout the business. Enforce the Company’s intellectual property rights and defend infringement claims.
Regulatory: Provide counsel on regulatory and product safety questions. Legal analysis and advice on employment, e-commerce, and cross-border data privacy & data security issues, including advising on the EU data protection directive, e-privacy directive, and the EU-US privacy shield. Keep an eye on relevant new legislation and ensure that it is implemented within the local organization.
Risk Management: Manage legal risk across the full breadth of the business in a manner that supports and facilitates the continued commercial success of the business. Promotes ethical behavior in all activities of Company in accordance with the WBA Code of Conduct and Anti-bribery, Anti-corruption, and Conflict of Interest Policies.
Efficiency & Standards: Develop standard contracts, templates, forms and general terms and conditions of any kind to streamline, standardize and simplify systems/procedures/documents and ways of working. Partner with clients to develop and implement best practices. Create and conduct formal presentations and trainings to business teams on a variety of legal and business topics.
Litigation: Directly and diligently follow and manage any claims and legal disputes and support the business in disputes with suppliers, customers and authorities as well as related alternative dispute resolutions. Make necessary warnings for financial impacts of litigations.
Outside counsel management: Effectively select and manage external counsels/contracted lawyers and also liaise between external counsels and internal business teams. Develop and enhance processes for the selection and instruction of external counsel and manage these relationships effectively both in terms of costs and impact.
Legal Budget Management: Monitor and plan department budgets, track spending, identify savings opportunities, and negotiate fixed fees and alternate fee arrangements with outside counsel.
Your experience/requirements:
J.D. from a reputable US-accredited law school
Illinois bar membership or active bar membership in good standing in a least one U.S. jurisdiction
8 - 10 years’ post-qualification experience in applicable legal roles, including working in-house for a multinational corporation. Experience in the pharmaceutical, healthcare or fast moving consumer goods industry will be considered a plus.
At least five (5) years of experience providing legal advice and counsel to senior business leaders and their teams
In-depth knowledge of contract law (commercial contracts with suppliers, vendors, etc.), distribution law (wholesale and/or retail) and marketing/advertising rules and regulations as well as several years of professional experience in the aforementioned fields - ideally within the FMCG or pharmaceutical industry.
Experience working in multi-disciplinary, multi-jurisdictional teams and project-managing them.
Your Skills:
Ability to work independently with minimum supervision and hands-on mentality with a strong connection to the operative business and closely coordinating with Boots, WBA, and International legal teams.
Proven ability to interpret and analyze complex issues and develop and implement pragmatic and goal-oriented solutions.
Result-oriented and able to succinctly and easily explain complex topics to business teams.
High level of commitment, analytical and entrepreneurial thinking, and the ability to work on a wide range of high-priority topics in parallel and effectively prioritize them.
Negotiate skillfully, promote/sell ideas persuasively, and close transactions with mutually beneficial results.
A proactive and concise communicator who is able to present ideas clearly, articulately, and openly and convey necessary information.
Excellent drafting skills with an ability to recognize and attend to important details with accuracy and efficiency.
An approachable, straightforward, and resilient personality.
Strong organizational and time management skills, driving tasks to completion in a timely manner.
Focus on internal and external customer satisfaction with a quick response time
Assertive with an open and collaborative leadership style
Able to build solid, effective working relationships with others (internally as well as externally).
A positive attitude with a good sense of humor.
A bit about us…
We are No7 Beauty Company, a division of Walgreens Boots Alliance, a modern consumer goods company with purpose, that combines the best of traditional companies with the vibrancy and pace of a new digital-first business. With operations in North America, Europe and Asia, we offer beauty products that consumers can trust wherever they are in the world. Since No7 launched in 1935, our iconic brand has been joined by equally strong characters in Liz Earle Beauty Company, Soap & Glory, Botanics, Sleek MakeUP and YourGoodSkin. All our brands have a deep understanding of what customers want because we’re great at listening. As part of Walgreens Boots Alliance, we have the rich insight of our own retailers and thousands of beauty advisors across our stores, so we can truly get to know our consumers and better meet their every skin need. Supported and encouraged by inclusive leaders, the people who make up our global teams are the beating heart of No7 Beauty Company. They’re not just passionate about beauty; it’s their innate enthusiasm to innovate that sets them apart and drives them to deliver the very best for our customers. Welcome to the next generation, welcome to No7 Beauty Company.
What we can offer you:
We offer the chance to work in a consumer led environment with the chance to make an impact on a global scale. With a truly entrepreneurial mindset, we recognize the importance of a diverse workforce who work collaboratively with shared values and ambition. We invest in our people by challenging you and developing you and provide a great local reward scheme including:
Competitive Salary
Annual discretionary bonus plan
Employee Discounts
Diversity and inclusion are at the center of everything we do. We are an equal-opportunity employer committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. To learn more about our functions, explore our brands, and find opportunities all over the globe please visit: .
