Corporate Counsel

Guess?, LLC.; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Guess is seeking a business-minded Corporate Counsel to join our legal team in Los Angeles. The role focuses on licensing, sophisticated commercial contracting, technology, and AI/emerging technologies, with responsibility for implementing the CLM platform.

This is a full-time, on-site position based in Los Angeles and reports to the General Counsel. You will draft and negotiate a wide range of agreements, advise on strategic partnerships, and ensure governance and risk management in

Qualifications

• J.D. with active California Bar membership.
• 7–9 years in major law firm and/or in-house legal department.
• Experience with consumer products licensing and complex technology/SaaS/AI contracts.
• Experience implementing CLM platform.

Responsibilities

• Draft, review, negotiate, and manage the full lifecycle 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.
• Collaborate with Global Privacy and Technology Legal Manager on governance, risk assessments, and related policies and training.
• Lead global CLM implementation and develop contract templates, playbooks, clause libraries, and approval workflows.

Skills

Drafting & Negotiation

Communication skills

Business judgment

Stakeholder management

Independent in fast-paced env

Education

J.D. (California Bar admitted)

Tools

CLM platforms

Job description

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 (Mon-Fri) position based in Los Angeles and reports to the General Counsel.

Key Responsibilities:

• 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.

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.