Assistant General Counsel, Global Marketing, Digital & IT​

The Role:  Assistant General Counsel, Global Marketing, Digital 

Function: Legal 

Location:  New York City (hybrid 3-days per week) 

As Assistant General Counsel, Global Marketing & Digital, you will serve as the primary legal partner to Wella’s global Marketing and Digital teams, providing strategic counsel across digital and marketing initiatives and contracts. Reporting to the Vice President, Global Marketing, Digital, Regulatory, and Litigation, you will drive complex legal work, lead global legal marketing and digital initiatives and contracts and legal education, training and tools for the marketing and digital teams to drive growth and enable compliant and effective operations. This role requires deep experience supporting marketing organizations, procurement, and digital business lines, along with the ability to work autonomously, execute in a fast‑paced environment, and collaborate seamlessly with legal and business stakeholders worldwide.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES: 

The following responsibilities apply to this position: 

• Providing legal advice and support across the following Wella lines of business:  
• Marketing including influencer, creative services, models, productions, sponsorships, events contracts and projects;  
  • Digital including agreements and initiatives, AI policy and implementation, advising on Digital Asset Management;  
  • Proactively working with Wella business teams, compliance and legal colleagues to develop risk mitigation strategies; 
  • Drafting and negotiating a full range of marketing and brand-related contracts and create best in class templates and processes; 
  • Representing the Wella Legal department as a liaison and partner with the Wella leadership team for Marketing and Digital teams; 
  • Participating in initiatives with global teams/colleagues to support our Global Legal Team Guiding Principles and Company priorities and culture.  
• Social media policy and implementation, including music library and licensing agreements,
• Advising on Global Creative and Production work, including product artwork, campaigns 
  • Marketing research agreements and tools (Kline, Nielsen)
  • Marketing tools initiated by Global Marketing
  • Global digital media/marketing
  • Global agency agreement (including social media)
  • Global influencer and sponsorship/brand tie-ins
• Designing internal policies and creating training for the Wella business to promote awareness of relevant laws and regulations; and 

• Delivering high-quality work in a fast-paced environment 

 Qualifications and experience

• Minimum 8-10 years of legal experience at a leading law firm or in-house corporate legal department; with at least 3 years of experience in-house is required 
• Experience working with AI, digital and marketing contracts in an in-house legal department 
• Meaningful experience advising on marketing and AI law  
• Demonstrated legal drafting and interpretation skills;  
• Excellent communication (written and verbal) skills that is a strong collaborator that can work effectively with business partners and colleagues 
• Ability to execute in a complex matrixed geographically dispersed environment 
• Exceptional business and legal issue identification with practical, business-oriented approach to problem-solving in a fast-paced environment 
• Demonstrated ability to think strategically and creatively to solve complex legal challenges 
• Independent, detail-oriented, organized and efficient with strong follow-through skills 
• Strong desire to learn the business and function integrally as part of an interdisciplinary team 
• Collegial, hard-working, confident, a self-starter and team player and have a passion for results 

 We offer a competitive compensation package, comprehensive benefits, and opportunities for professional development in a collaborative and inclusive legal team.

We disclose the compensation range for positions in compliance with local law. Actual salaries will vary and may be above or below the range based on various factors including but not limited to location, experience, skills and in comparison to internal incumbents currently in similar roles. Pay Range: $225-250,000 salary per year. The range listed is just one component of Wella Company's total rewards package for employees. Other rewards may include annual bonus plan or variable pay, depending on the role. In addition, Wella Company provides a rich variety of benefits to employees, including health insurance, life and disability insurance, 401(k) retirement plan, paid holidays and paid time off (PTO).

NOTICES 

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other legally protected status.

 If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, please email NA.Recruiting@wella.com. This email account will not respond to inquiries regarding the status of a candidate’s application.

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