Corporate Counsel

Guess?, LLC.; Vega del Codorno; Presencial; EUR 174.000 - 209.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

GUESS?, LLC is seeking a business-minded Corporate Counsel to join our legal team in Los Angeles. The role focuses on licensing, sophisticated commercial contracts, technology, and AI, and involves implementing a new CLM platform. This is a full-time, on-site position reporting to the General Counsel.

The candidate should have a J.D. and California Bar admission, with 7-9 years of relevant experience. Strong drafting, negotiation, and business judgment are essential, along with experience in

Formación

• J.D. and active California Bar membership.
• 7-9 years of relevant experience in a major law firm and/or in-house legal department.
• Significant experience with consumer products licensing and sophisticated commercial contracting.
• Experience implementing or administering a CLM platform.

Responsabilidades

• Draft, review, negotiate, and manage the full lifecycle of a wide variety of domestic and international commercial agreements, including technology, software, SaaS, AI and data-related agreements, e-commerce and digital platform agreements, and confidentiality agreements.
• Draft domestic and international retail store licensing and distribution agreements and third-party IP collaboration agreements.
• Advise on and support strategic technology partnerships and technology-enabled tools.
• Work with our Global Privacy and Technology Legal Manager to advise on technology governance, including responsible use, risk assessments, and related policies and training.
• Lead global CLM implementation and develop contract templates, playbooks, clause libraries, and approval workflows.

Conocimientos

Contract drafting

Negotiation

Technology licensing

CLM implementation

Cross-border contracting

Data privacy awareness

Business judgment

Educación

J.D. and California Bar

Doctorate Degree

Herramientas

CLM platform

Descripción del empleo

Job Description

POSITION TITLE: Corporate Counsel

POSITION PURPOSE: Guess is seeking a business-minded Corporate Counsel to join our legal team. The role focuses on licensing, sophisticated commercial contracting, technology, and AI/emerging technologies. The corporate counsel will also play a key role in implementing the Company's new Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) platform. This is a full-time, on-site position based in Los Angeles and reports to the General Counsel.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Draft, review, negotiate, and manage the full lifecycle of a wide variety of domestic and international commercial agreements, including technology, software, SaaS, AI and data-related agreements, e-commerce and digital platform agreements, and confidentiality agreements.
• Draft domestic and international retail store licensing and distribution agreements and third-party IP collaboration agreements.
• Advise on and support strategic technology partnerships and technology-enabled tools.
• Work with our Global Privacy and Technology Legal Manager to advise on technology governance, including responsible use, risk assessments, and related policies and training.
• Lead global CLM implementation and develop contract templates, playbooks, clause libraries, and approval workflows.

EDUCATION: Doctorate Degree

YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 7-9 Years

QUALIFICATIONS

• J.D. and active California Bar membership.
• 7-9 years of relevant experience in a major law firm and/or in-house legal department.
• Excellent drafting, negotiation, and communication skills and sound business judgment, with comfort negotiating directly with stakeholders and working independently in a fast-paced environment.
• Significant experience with consumer products licensing and sophisticated commercial contracting.
• Substantive experience structuring and negotiating complex technology, SaaS, software, cloud, and AI agreements.
• Experience implementing or administering a CLM platform.
• Proven practical problem-solver and consensus-builder who takes ownership, exercises sound judgment in ambiguous situations, and is comfortable wearing multiple hats.
• Familiarity with consumer products, retail, fashion or e-commerce a plus.

This role involves a unique combination of responsibilities, and we do not expect any candidate to check every box.

About the Department

The GUESS?, LLC Legal department is seeking a talented individual to join their crucial team. The Legal department oversees all global legal matters, including major corporate transactions, SEC reporting, executive management, and governance. They handle day-to-day transactions such as contracts and agreements, litigation, and licensing to protect and implement trademarks. The work is multifaceted and involves partnering with all departments and closely working with the executive management team. This team helps predict and mitigate issues, often operating behind the scenes. With a positive culture and close-knit team, the GUESS?, LLC Legal department has executed significant transactions, such as the recent acquisition of Rag and Bone.

Location

Los Angeles, CA

LA - World Headquarters

Salary

Minimum: $200,000.00

Maximum: $240,000.00