Overview
Legal Director Jobs in New Jersey, United States at EMEA Recruitment
Title: Legal Director
Company: EMEA Recruitment
Location: New Jersey, United States
EMEA Recruitment is seeking an experienced Legal Director to join a growing international FMCG business based in New Jersey, North America.
About the Role
This is a brand new role, reporting to the General Counsel, offering the opportunity to shape and lead the North American team.
You will act as a trusted Legal advisor to the business, providing strategic and practical support across commercial matters, contract drafting/negotiation, litigation management, and advertising review, leading a lean, high-impact Legal team.
This is a rare opportunity to step into a highly visible Legal leadership role, shaping Legal strategy within a newly carved-out and transforming business, while partnering directly with senior leaders across the North American state and globally in a collaborative environment, driving major rebrand and transformation initiatives.
Responsibilities
- Lead the Legal function in a highly visible, senior leadership role, acting as the principal Legal advisor to the North America business
- Shape and influence Legal strategy within a newly carved-out, evolving organization at a pivotal stage of growth and transformation
- Partner directly with senior leadership across both North America and the global organization, with significant exposure to executive decision-making
- Play a central role in a major rebrand and business transformation, providing strategic Legal guidance on key commercial and operational priorities
- Operate in a lean, collaborative environment where your judgment, leadership, and commercial input will have real impact across the business
Qualifications
- 10+ years of Legal experience
- US-qualified attorney, admitted and in good standing in at least one state
- Strong in-house consumer goods background
- Deep experience in Advertising Law/Marketing Legal review
- Proven expertise in product claims substantiation and clearance
- Solid commercial contracts experience
- Experience in transformation, carve-out, spin-off, or PE-backed environments is highly attractive
Pay range and compensation package
- Base salary: $250,000
- Bonus: 30%
- Pension: 401k
- Additional wide range of benefits are available
- Hybrid: 3 days/week in office
- NYC shuttle available
EMEA Recruitment is committed to promoting Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in the workplace. We act as a neutral third party in the recruitment process, basing our candidate searches on skills and experience. We do not discriminate on the basis of age, gender, sex, relationship status, disability, race, religion/beliefs, or sexual orientation.
If you are interested in applying for this Legal Director role, please register your interest using the link below. Alternatively, please send your CV to [email protected].
Due to the high volume of applications we receive, we’re only able to contact those selected for the next stage of the process. If you haven’t heard from us within five working days, unfortunately your application has not been successful. Please continue to explore future opportunities at www.emearecruitment.com.
