Assistant Vice President, Corporate Counsel
Location: Hudson Yards, New York

Reports to: Chief Contracts Officer

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A Day in the Life

As the Assistant Vice President, Contracts Counsel, you’ll be at the heart of L’Oréal USA’s Legal Team, reporting to the Chief Contracts Leader. You’ll play a pivotal role in drafting, negotiating, and interpreting a wide range of commercial agreements, ensuring our business operates smoothly and in compliance with the law. This is a fast-paced, dynamic role with opportunities to grow and make a meaningful impact.

Here’s what you’ll be working on:

• Drafting & Negotiating: Review, draft, and negotiate a variety of commercial contracts with vendors, business partners, and other third parties.
• Strategic Collaboration: Partner with other attorneys to develop and maintain templates, playbooks, contracting policies, and negotiation practices.
• Risk Mitigation: Provide advice on legal and business risks, offering creative and effective solutions to mitigate them.
• Policy Development: Contribute to the evolution of contracting policies and escalation procedures.
• External Counsel Management: Oversee and manage outside counsel on select projects.

We Are Looking For

You’re a great match for this role if you have:

• Legal Expertise: JD from an ABA-accredited law school and admission to practice in New York (or eligibility for an in-house license).
• Experience: 8+ years of commercial contracting experience in a law firm and/or in-house legal department, including experience with technology, marketing, retail, licensing and brand partnerships agreements.        In-house legal experience highly preferred.
• Industry Knowledge: Experience in the beauty, retail, hospitality and consumer goods industries is preferred.
• Skills: Strong contract drafting and negotiation skills, with the ability to identify risks and propose effective solutions.
• Mindset: A self-starter who thrives in a fast-paced environment and collaborates effectively with diverse teams.
• Communication: Diplomatic and clear communication skills to build strong partnerships across the organization.

Physical Requirements

This role is based in an office setting and requires the following:

• Ability to work in a standard office environment, including extended periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• Ability to use standard office equipment such as a computer, keyboard, mouse, telephone, and printer.
• Occasional light lifting of files, documents, or office supplies (up to 10 lbs).
• Ability to travel to meetings or events as needed.

What’s In It For You

• Salary range: $180K-$213K
• A place for you to leave your comfort zone and grow beyond your potential (here, you’ll be encouraged to try new things and take risks!).
• Real responsibility from day one—there’s no sitting on the sidelines at L’Oréal.
• An environment where people of every ethnicity, social background, age, religion, gender, and sexual orientation—as well as people with disabilities—are accepted, can speak up, will thrive, and are celebrated!
• A place where you can contribute to something bigger! Many of our brands have societal and environmental causes to make a concrete difference.

Who We Are

As an integral part of our culture at L’Oréal, wellness is at our core. We not only offer a generous Benefits Package (Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K), we also offer flexible time off, work from home days, and a pension plan! Additionally, you will have access to company perks such as Makeup, Skincare, and Fragrance! Employees receive a stipend for L'Oréal products as well as VIP Access to L’Oréal’s Internal Shop for Discounted Products, and other perks such as Monthly Mobile Allowance, discounted gym memberships, and ERGs. 

Additional Benefits Information As Follows:  

• Competitive Benefit Package (Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K, Pension Plan)   
• Flexible Time Off (Paid Company Holidays, Paid Vacation, Vacation Buy Program, Volunteer Time, Summer Fridays & More!)   
• Access to Company Perks (VIP Access to L’Oréal’s Internal Shop for Discounted Products, Monthly Mobile Allowance)   
• Learning & Development Opportunities (Unlimited Access to E-learnings, Lunch & Learn Sessions, Mentorship Programs, & More!)   
• Employee Resource Groups (Think Tanks and Innovation Squads)   
• Access to Mental Health & Wellness Programs    

Don’t meet every single requirement? At L'Oréal, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and innovative workplace. If you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with the qualifications listed in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyways! You may just be the right candidate for this or other roles! 

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and take pride in a diverse environment. We would love to find out more about you as a candidate and do not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, or other employment practices for reasons of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, marital or veteran status, medical condition or disability, or any other legally protected status. 

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