Legal and Governance Senior Manager

About the role

The position is responsible for the legal support of brands such as Molton Brown and our Consumer Care brand portfolio; John Frieda, Biore, Curel and Bondi Sands. Reporting into the Legal Director EMEA, you will form part of a dynamic and commercially focused team supporting multiple stakeholders across the Kao business

Responsibilities

• Drafting , reviewing and negotiating a range of commercial contracts including supplier agreements, wholesale and distributor agreements, IT and technology contracts, and various marketing agreements.
• Managing litigation and commercial dispute resolution including co-ordinating, and where applicable, supervising external counsel on key disputes
• Legal support on handling regulatory matters generally
• Advise the business on issues related to current and upcoming green legislation including the practical steps required to ensure compliance from a contractual, product labelling and marketing perspective
• Responsible for delivering advice on competition law matters, advertising and general consumer law
• Advise commercial teams on relevant changes in laws and regulations in the UK and EU and
• Provide strategic legal and commercial advice across all business areas and promote the Legal function both internally and externally
• Optimise legal processes and maintain legal precedent database
• Conduct, Integrity, Anti-Trust, IP and UK Bribery Act trainings for the groups UK entities.

Requirements

• Degree educated or equivalent
• Qualified Solicitor
• Solid training and qualification from a leading city or national law firm preferred
• In-house experience is essential, preferably within the beauty, fashion, retail or FMCG industry
• Excellent knowledge in general commercial, contract, consumer and competition law
• Deep understanding of complex matters and sound business acumen
• Good technical understanding, especially of cosmetic industry and regulations
• Affinity to work with and sound understanding of luxury global brands
• Be proactive in working on issues and lead to a resolution of them
• Ability to develop wide networks in the industry and build relationships with colleagues, including individuals in management
• Demonstrate a practical and commercial approach in dealing with a variety of legal issues across multiple jurisdictions and legal systems
• Personable and approachable, with excellent communication skills
• Hiring Process: Kao embraces the diversity and the individual personalities of its people because we believe it is diversity that makes us strong. This is why we welcome applications from all areas of the global community.
• Want to learn more: If you feel you are as unique as our products and want to find out why 33,000 people across the globe opted for a career with us please visit our Americas website ( https://www.kao.com/americas/en/ ) or EMEA website ( https://www.kao.com/emea/en/ )
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