Description:

An American Multinational Consumer Products Company is looking for a Senior Marketing Counsel to help drive the portfolio of Legal-Marketing matters within the North America Division. In this role, you will work with a variety of cross-functional leaders to support product innovation and development, claims generation and substantiation, sustainability claims and strategy, global strategy, and execution plans throughout the U.S. and Canada. You will serve as an integral member of the Company's Global Marketing Speciality team, educating and training members on legal best practices, assist in setting global digital/social media strategies, and improving processes, templates, and procedures.

This role is based out of our NYC headquarters and reports into the Chief Marketing Counsel, North America. It also has indirect supervision of a team of paralegals.

What you will do:

Serve as the Legal counsel to Marketing and R&D teams, providing legal strategy and guidance around products and claims
Work to ensure legal compliance with applicable federal and state advertising and promotion laws, regulations, guidance and decisions
Evaluate and identify risk regarding advertising and broader commercial activities and challenges (e.g., ecommerce, digital and social media)
Provide counsel on Marketing and Advertising contracts and transactions
Liaise on Intellectual Property matters, including identifying copyright, patent, and trademark issues
Partner with the Litigation team on various legal and regulatory matters

Required Qualifications:

Bachelor's and J.D. degree
8+ years of experience in a corporate legal environment, law firm, or other business envrionment specializing in Marketing Law

Preferred Qualifications:

Understanding of marketing legal issues, including claims, potential legal and business risks, and regulatory frameworks
Excellent verbal and written communications skills
Ability to work independently and collaborate across the business and legal organizaiton
Ethics and integrity with the ability to balance business relationships with independent legal review and advice
Strong leadership, collaboration, and problem-solving skills
Ability to prioritize tasks and multi-task when needed
Proven analytical and quantitative skills
Ability and desire to work in a dynamic, fast-paced environment