Description:

Your Role At A Cosmetics and Beauty Products Retail Company
A Cosmetics and Beauty Products Retail Company is seeking an experienced and self-motivated technology/commercial transactions attorney to join its Legal team. This position will support a wide range of commercial/technology transactions for A Cosmetics and Beauty Products Retail Company teams, including for procurement of a range of technology, products, and services.

The successful candidate will have deep experience in negotiating complex technology and commercial agreements, be well-organized, have high attention to detail, have a proven ability to draft agreements from scratch and to handle multiple, complex matters simultaneously and independently without supervision. This is an amazing opportunity to play a key role in supporting the company's continued growth.

Responsibilities:

Advise corporate clients directly regarding strategic sourcing matters and help them to mitigate legal issues
Provide legal support and expertise to our client teams by drafting, reviewing, and negotiating a wide variety of complex commercial agreements including technology and IT procurement contracts
Standardize terms and contractual language on complex commercial contracts with a particular emphasis on IT, technology and platform licensing, software licensing, vendor, supplier, and other day-to-day operational agreements related to procurement
Manage discussions with internal business stakeholders
Work with legal and product teams to review products, features, new applications and initiatives to provide legal risk mitigation strategies to ensure legal compliance for products.
Lead legal workflow for new and existing IT vendors, including review and negotiation of agreements and statements of work, maintain standard forms and exhibits, and work with key internal stakeholders across teams. c
Coordinate with legal, information security, trust & safety, data privacy, and other cross-functional colleagues on communication, policy development, and enforcement decisions.
Communicate with executive management and manage outside counsel, as needed
Collaborate cross-functionally with a wide variety of A Cosmetics and Beauty Products Retail Company business units and other legal teams
Support continuous improvement of forms, policies, and processes to help streamline, simplify, and automate relevant contracting processes
Keep up to date on the latest developments in applicable laws, regulations, and industry trends

Requirements:

At least 3-5 years of transactional legal experience with an emphasis on technology (including hardware) at in a corporate legal department and/or at a law firm
Ability to identify, evaluate and provide risk-appropriate solutions to the business based on excellent legal and business judgment
Proven ability to succinctly and cogently articulate positions and to draft contracts in clear, concise language
Self-sufficient but know when to ask questions and otherwise involve appropriate stakeholders
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Effective organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and complete them on time
Familiarity with data protection and privacy issues in the context of technology and commercial transactions
Able to thrive in a fast-paced environment and successfully manage aggressive deadlines
Be a team player who can perform assigned responsibilities with minimal supervision
Experience working in a cross-department, cross-functional role requiring good relationship building skills
Prior experience working with retailers or consumer product companies is strongly preferred
Bachelor's degree and a Juris Doctorate degree from a U.S. accredited law school
Licensed to practice law in the State of California (or other appropriate US jurisdiction)