Senior Lead, Legal Counsel

In short

On is looking for a pragmatic, business-minded lawyer to join our Legal Team as Senior Lead, Legal Counsel, AMER. In this role, you will be a trusted legal partner to the Americas business, advising on a broad range of commercial, marketing, employment, real estate, corporate and dispute-related matters. You will thrive here if you can independently manage complex work, anticipate issues before they escalate, and provide clear, practical advice in a fast-moving global business.

Your Mission

• Advise the Americas regional team, including senior leadership, on a broad range of legal and commercial matters.
• Draft, review and negotiate commercial agreements, including sales, distribution, marketing, influencer, production, agency, venue and event agreements.
• Support real estate, retail expansion and corporate matters across the region.
• Partner with the Americas marketing team on brand campaigns, marketing materials, sponsorships, events and consumer-facing initiatives.
• Collaborate with the Talent team on employment law matters.
• Support regional data privacy and data protection matters in coordination with global Legal Team members.
• Oversee disputes, litigation strategy and external counsel management.
• Build scalable legal processes, playbooks and training to help the business move faster while managing risk.
• Work closely with EMEA and APAC counsel and other global stakeholders to drive practical solutions that reflect both global priorities and regional requirements.
• Support strategic Legal Team projects as needed.

Your story

• Law degree and 8+ years of post-qualification legal experience, including in-house experience. Experience at a global consumer-facing product company is preferred.
• Strong commercial judgment, with the ability to balance legal risk and business objectives.
• Excellent negotiation, communication and analytical skills.
• Ability to provide clear, practical advice in high-pressure, fast-moving environments.
• Collaborative style and strong relationship-building skills across diverse teams and stakeholders.
• Process-minded and curious, with a track record of improving how legal work gets done.
• Comfortable operating independently, prioritizing effectively and working across unfamiliar legal or business issues.