Legal Director, NA

We are Reckitt

Home to the world's best loved and trusted hygiene, health, and nutrition brands. Our purpose defines why we exist: to protect, heal and nurture in the relentless pursuit of a cleaner, healthier world. We are a global team united by this purpose. Join us in our fight to make access to the highest quality hygiene, wellness, and nourishment a right and not a privilege.

​Legal​

Step into the world of our Legal and Compliance Function and prepare to be challenged and stretched with a combination of impact, innovation, and excellence. Our Legal team is at the forefront of shaping the corporate landscape and redefining the boundaries of what is possible. We go beyond the traditional realms of a legal and compliance function. Transforming ourselves into strategic partners who help drive business growth, mitigating risks, and championing ethical and sustainable practices. Every day, our team deliver on groundbreaking transactions and navigate complex regulatory landscapes that help our organisation make a positive societal impact. Join us, and you'll be collaborating towards shared goals, solving complex challenges, and leaving an enduring legacy.

About the role

As Legal Director North America Essential Home, you will lead the North American Legal team, reporting directly to the General Counsel Essential Home (based in The Netherlands), working closely with the SVP North America Essential Home.

 

We are seeking an attorney with experience in marketing / advertising law, commercial contracts, employment law, intellectual property, litigation, and will generally work on other legal team matters as needed.

 

This is a great opportunity to join a dynamic legal team and work on solving emerging issues creatively in an exciting and fast-paced environment.

Your responsibilities

• Provide general legal advice/counseling, contract review/negotiation services, and litigation management.

• Provide commercial advertising review.  

• Employment law, privacy law and anti-trust law experience a plus.
• Soft intellectual property law (trademark, copyright) experience a plus.
• Experience of multinational compliance programmes.

• Leading a team of 1 lawyer and 1 paralegal.
• Membership of both the Essential Home North America leadership team and the Essential Home Global Legal leadership team.  

The experience we're looking for

• An experienced executive and credible leader who can motivate his or her team and be a strategic business partner that fosters the development of a business-friendly, solutions-driven legal function.
• You will be an action oriented, performance-focused person, who enjoys autonomy, can navigate ambiguity, can operate in a cross-functional, matrixed organization, and interface with a diverse and international employee population.
• Other requirements for this position include: 
• Law degree and minimum of 10 years’ experience with a major corporation in a relevant industry. 
• Experience in commercial transactions in the consumer products industry.  
• Admitted to a State Bar in good standing in one or more jurisdictions in the U.S.  Early training at a major law firm is preferred. 
• Quick thinking, with the ability to communicate effectively with internal and external senior management, solving problems on a real-time basis. 
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.  
• Demonstrated negotiation skills. 
• Strong problem-solving skills. 
• Strong desire to learn the business and function smoothly as part of an interdisciplinary team. 
• Strong team management and influencing skills. 
• Hands-on orientation, ability to function with a minimum of administrative support. 
• This role is not currently sponsoring visas or considering international movement at this time. 

The skills for success

Integrity, Corporate Governance, Compliance Management, Solutions Focused, Excellent Communication Skills, Risk management, Intellectual property, Patents, Commercial contracts, Marketing, Teamwork, Fact-based Decision Making, Ability to manage and prioritize workload, Continuous Improvement Mindset, Legal Services, Process Optimisation.

What we offer

With inclusion at the heart of everything we do, working alongside our four global Employee Resource Groups, we support our people at every step of their career journey, helping them to succeed in their own individual way. We invest in the wellbeing of our people through parental benefits, an Employee Assistance Program to promote mental health, and life insurance for all employe