Senior Legal Counsel, Global Brands & Marketing

Where Conviviality is at work. 

Pernod Ricard is a global premium spirits and wine company. We’re the team behind leading brands such as ABSOLUT® Vodka, Jameson® Irish Whiskey, Malibu®, Kahlúa® Liqueur, The Glenlivet® Gin, and Skrewball™ whiskey, as well as many more superior wines and exquisite champagnes!  

Working at Pernod Ricard is all about igniting conviviality in all that we do. Derived from the French word, convivialité…it means human connection, authenticity, friendly, and jovial. Conviviality is energy and spirit with a splash of je ne sais quoi and is a core philosophy around how we live and work at Pernod Ricard.    

Guided by our 4 core values: (1) grounded in the real; (2) fiercely authentic; (3) passion for challenge; and (4) connected beyond borders; we are team players, dream makers, trailblazers, movers and (cocktail) shakers. We have a passion for living life to the fullest, making new friends every day, and realizing our potential as people and as a business!  

The salary range for this role, based in New York, is $186,600.00 to $233,200.00. The range may vary if the role outside of this location. Base salaries are determined during our interview process, by assessing a candidate’s experience, skills against internal peers and against the scope and responsibilities of the position. 

Job Summary: 

The Senior Legal Counsel, Global Brands & Marketing will be a key member of Pernod Ricard’s global brand marketing legal team, providing practical legal guidance across brand marketing, innovation, and commercial activity.

This role will advise on new product development, global campaigns, marketing asset development, digital and social media content, talent engagements, product and design collaborations, sponsorships, events, external agency partnerships, and related brand initiatives.

Reporting to the Global Brands & Marketing Legal Director, this role will partner closely with lawyers, marketing and innovation teams, and key stakeholders across the Pernod Ricard Group. The position will have a primary focus on American Whiskey and Agave brands and will serve as the legal lead for domestic U.S. marketing advice related to those brands.

This is a strong opportunity for a commercially minded lawyer who enjoys working close to the business, advising on creative brand and marketing activity, and helping teams move quickly while managing legal risk thoughtfully.

Who will love this job: 

You will thrive in this role if you enjoy partnering with marketing and innovation teams, advising on creative brand work, and providing practical legal guidance in a fast-moving business environment. You are comfortable balancing legal risk with commercial objectives and can build trusted relationships across internal teams, external partners, and legal colleagues.

You will also enjoy this role if you are energized by continuous improvement, digital transformation, and helping create more efficient ways of working across a global legal model. This role is well suited for someone who is collaborative, organized, agile, and able to prioritize across multiple brands, teams, affiliates, and stakeholders.

What you’ll do:

You will support the Global Brands & Marketing Legal Director in managing the global marketing legal support model, which includes lawyers based across multiple locations. This will include helping implement and improve ways