Commercial Counsel: Contracts, Compliance & Privacy

ASICS America Corporation; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 144,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

ASICS America Corporation in Irvine, CA, seeks a Corporate Counsel to lead a broad range of commercial contracts, including technology, vendor, and marketing agreements, with data privacy provisions. The role partners with the General Counsel on compliance and enterprise risk management across ANA and global teams.

The ideal candidate has 3-7 years of commercial contracting experience, strong drafting, and the ability to grow into new areas of legal practice.

Qualifications

• Juris Doctorate from an accredited law school.
• 3-7 years of legal experience in-house or with a law firm.
• Current member of the California Bar in good standing, or eligibility for California in-house counsel program.
• Experience in consumer goods or technology industry preferred.
• Sustainability, compliance, regulatory, or employment experience preferred.
• Proficiency with Microsoft 365, contract management systems (Agiloft), online legal research (Westlaw/Practical Law), and AI tools (Claude, Spellbook, CoCounsel).

Responsibilities

• Negotiate and draft a broad range of contracts, including technology, software, vendor, procurement, professional services, logistics, commercial, sales, eCommerce, and marketing agreements, and their data privacy provisions.
• Serve as the primary legal contact for assigned business units, including compliance, sustainability and SQA, HR, procurement, logistics, and the distribution center.
• Support the General Counsel across compliance and enterprise risk management programs and related committees.
• Advise on sustainability and SQA matters, including climate disclosures and supply chain considerations.
• Advise on HR and employment matters, policies, onboarding, and investigations.
• Second-chair disputes, pre-litigation matters, and regulatory investigations under guidance.
• Develop templates, playbooks, and training for assigned areas, leveraging AI and legal tech.
• Collaborate with ASICS Canada, Mexico, and other global teams on employment and compliance matters.

Skills

Contract negotiation

Legal analysis

Communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Juris Doctorate

California Bar admission

Tools

Agiloft

Westlaw/Practical Law

AI tools (Claude, Spellbook, CoCounsel)

Job description

ASICS America Corporation in Irvine, CA, seeks a Corporate Counsel to lead a broad range of commercial contracts, including technology, vendor, and marketing agreements, with data privacy provisions. The role partners with the General Counsel on compliance and enterprise risk management across ANA and global teams.

The ideal candidate has 3-7 years of commercial contracting experience, strong drafting, and the ability to grow into new areas of legal practice.