Hybrid Senior Counsel

at Wella Company

• Job title: Senior Counsel
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior
• Salary: $150,000 - $190,000 per year
• Degree requirement: Professional Certificate
• Location requirements: Hybrid, New York City, United States

About the role

• Senior Counsel handling corporate governance for Wella Company in New York. Focus on securities law compliance, public reporting, and corporate governance frameworks with cross-border collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Advise on securities law compliance, including disclosure obligations and review of investor communications and external materials.
• Support development of public-company governance frameworks, including securities trading, Regulation FD, and disclosure controls.
• Contribute to public reporting processes, including proxy statement and management of Section 16 reporting.
• Provide legal support for capital-raising and financing activities.
• Support equity compensation programs and related compliance.
• Develop governance best practices and monitor emerging trends.
• Partner with EU Corporate Senior Counsel, Tax, and Finance on global entity optimization.
• Support cross-border governance, entity management, and compliance as part of a global structure, including preparation of meeting materials and drafting corporate minutes and resolutions.
• Manage digital governance tools, subsidiary management platforms, entity management systems, databases, and internal repositories (e.g., SharePoint).
• Support setup and administration of diligence portals and virtual data rooms.

Requirements

• Juris Doctor (JD) with strong academic credentials; active NY Bar membership.
• 7+ years of corporate law experience at a leading law firm required; in-house experience preferred.
• Strong U.S. corporate and securities background required.
• Experience working within a global organization or supporting cross-border entities preferred.
• Experience with capital markets and related transactions.
• Industry experience in beauty, CPG, manufacturing, or related sectors a plus.
• Experience with supply chain, procurement, and IT contracting a plus.
• Proven excellent negotiation, drafting, and communication skills.
• Demonstrated initiative, independence, and ability to drive matters to completion.
• Strong work ethic and practical, solutions-oriented problem-solving skills.
• Ability to manage multiple complex projects under tight timelines.
• Experience with diligence portals, virtual data rooms, subsidiary management tools, and collaboration platforms (e.g., SharePoint).
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, including Excel for tracking and analysis.

Benefits

• health insurance
• life and disability insurance
• 401(k) retirement plan
• paid holidays and paid time off (PTO)