Senior Director and Assistant General Counsel, Real Estate

1 day ago

Atlanta, Georgia, United States Carter's Full time
Job Title: Senior Director and Assistant General Counsel, Real Estate

Carter's is seeking a highly motivated and experienced Senior Director, Corporate Counsel, to join our team and help us maintain momentum in growing our 1000+ store portfolio.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Provide strategic leadership and legal counsel on all aspects of real estate, risk management, lease administration, and related processes for the company's North American Retail (U.S., Mexico, and Canada) portfolio.
  • Act as a key liaison between internal stakeholders, ensuring that various strategic initiatives and needs of all stakeholders are adequately represented in the real estate lease negotiation process.
  • Navigate sophisticated and complex real estate negotiations in coordination with key business partners within Carter's.
  • Provide commercially sound, accurate, and timely legal advice and solutions to the Real Estate Team and related stakeholders.
  • Act as lead attorney for the real estate team, managing the flow of deals and construction timelines and advise appropriate teams on all construction-related matters.
  • Facilitate continuous improvement in Carter's processes and procedures related to lease negotiations, innovations in new store designs and concepts, and the creation of new store models.
  • Participate in, and carry the voice of the legal team during, meetings of Carter's real estate committee and portfolio management committee.
  • Support Real Estate Team in managing relationships with large portfolio landlords, advocating for the Real Estate Team and other Carter's internal stakeholders.
  • Assist Real Estate Team in establishing and updating retail leasing standards and legal strategy for the U.S., Canada, and Mexico.
Additional Responsibilities:
  • Oversee and manage compliance with Americans with Disabilities Act, including within Carter's eCommerce, store locations.
  • Provide advice and guidance on insurance and risk management programs, including processing of casualty and stock thru-put insurance claims.
  • Assist in annual renewal process for the Company's insurance program.
  • Proactively identify and advise key risks impacting Carter's Retail business, including new real estate opportunities and solutions providing advice and guidance regarding lease disputes and litigation.
  • Provide advice and counsel to cross-functional teams in support of business objectives of Retail business, including developing strategies for handling legal issues and building processes that address risk and allow the business flexibility and freedom to move quickly.
  • Negotiate, draft, and finalize new leases and amendments for corporate offices, distribution centers, and other locations worldwide, and various real-estate legal matters related to those locations.
  • Manage litigation matters related to Carter's real estate portfolio, including property or casualty litigation related to the company's distribution centers and/or retail stores.
Requirements:
  • 10+ years of leasing experience, extensive knowledge of current retail store lease practices and trends.
  • Demonstration of providing practical solutions and service-oriented advice in your practice of law.
  • Continuously improve processes, practices, and procedures around review and completion of new and renewed leases.
  • Superior communication skills (verbal and written).
  • Ability to handle multiple tasks and meet deadlines.
  • Ability to manage outside counsel expenditures to budget and track and report on outside counsel spend.
  • Success in establishing and maintaining business relationships with key stakeholders.
  • Bachelor's and Juris Doctorate Degrees.
  • Licensed to practice law in the United States.
Preferred Skills and Experience:
  • Willingness to be flexible, to act as a team player, and to demonstrate leadership qualities in working together to successfully complete a project.
  • A wide variety of past experiences.
  • Fluent or conversant in Spanish preferred.
Our Team Members:

Carter's is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.

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