On Senior Lead, Legal Counsel

On is looking for a pragmatic, business-minded lawyer to join our Legal Team as Senior Lead, Legal Counsel, AMER. In this role, you will be a trusted legal partner to the Americas business, advising on a broad range of commercial, marketing, employment, real estate, corporate and dispute-related matters. You will thrive here if you can independently manage complex work, anticipate issues before they escape, and provide clear, practical advice in a fast-moving global business.

Your Mission

• Advise the Americas regional team, including senior leadership, on a broad range of legal and commercial matters.
• Draft, review and negotiate commercial agreements, including sales, distribution, marketing, influencer, production, agency, venue and event agreements.
• Support real estate, retail expansion and corporate matters across the region.
• Partner with the Americas marketing team on brand campaigns, marketing materials, sponsorships, events and consumer-facing initiatives.
• Collaborate with the Talent team on employment law matters.
• Support regional data privacy and data protection matters in coordination with global Legal Team members.
• Oversee disputes, litigation strategy and external counsel management.
• Build scalable legal processes, playbooks and training to help the business move faster while managing risk.
• Work closely with EMEA and APAC counsel and other global stakeholders to drive practical solutions that reflect both global priorities and regional requirements.
• Support strategic Legal Team projects as needed.

Your Story

• Law degree and 8+ years of post-qualification legal experience, including in-house experience. Experience at a global consumer-facing product company is preferred.
• Strong commercial judgment, with the ability to balance legal risk and business objectives.
• Excellent negotiation, communication and analytical skills.
• Ability to provide clear, practical advice in high-pressure, fast-moving environments.
• Collaborative style and strong relationship-building skills across diverse teams and stakeholders.
• Process-minded and curious, with a track record of improving how legal work gets done.
• Comfortable operating independently, prioritizing effectively and working across unfamiliar legal or business issues.

On is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to creating a work environment that is fair and inclusive, where all decisions related to recruitment, advancement, and retention are free of discrimination. We are requesting that you provide sensitive demographic information such as gender identity and race/ethnicity to help us ensure that we are creating equitable and fair experiences for all potential future team members. You are not required to provide this demographic information and this information will in no way impact your eligibility for hire.