e.l.f. Beauty is hiring a Corporate Counsel

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day legal advice across the entire organization and partner with cross-functional teams to provide practical, risk-based legal guidance
• Review, draft, and negotiate a variety of agreements, including vendor agreements, services agreements, retailer agreements, distribution agreements, marketing agreements, etc.
• Assist with public company legal matters, including support for SEC filings, earnings-related disclosures, and governance documentation
• Draft, review, and advise on external disclosures, statements, and communications, including website terms, privacy notices, marketing disclosures, consumer-facing disclosures, and other public or third-party materials
• Support M&A and other strategic initiatives, including diligence, transaction support, and post-closing integration
• Draft and help maintain internal policies, legal templates, playbooks, and processes to promote efficiency and consistency
• Support legal compliance initiatives, including internal training, policy development, and issue spotting
• Stay current on developments in the law and proactively flag issues or opportunities for the business
• Support additional legal and cross-functional initiatives as needed to meet evolving business needs, consistent with the individual’s expertise, experience, and areas of interest

Requirements

• J.D. degree with an active law license and a current member of a state bar
• 5+ years of law firm and/or in-house counsel experience. Some law firm experience is preferred.
• Sound legal and business judgment
• A solutions-oriented mindset with ability to think strategically and creatively to resolve matters effectively and efficiently
• Comfortable making risk-based decisions in a fast-moving environment
• Ability to build strong collaborative relationships across departments and team members
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, work independently, take ownership of assignments, and adhere to deadlines
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, ability to communicate legal concepts clearly to non-legal audiences
• Self-motivated with exceptional attention to detail
• Willingness to assist, when and where needed
• Willingness to learn new skills and stretch beyond current comfort areas

Nice to Have

• Experience within the beauty/cosmetics/skincare industry or consumer products industry

Benefits

• competitive pay and benefits
• bonus eligibility (200% of target over the last six fiscal years)
• equity
• flexible time off
• year-round half-day Fridays
• medical, dental, and vision insurance
• a retirement savings plan
• gender neutral parental leave
• unlimited paid time off

Work Arrangement

Hybrid

Team

Team size: small but growing. Structure: legal department

Additional Information

• Proximity to one of our offices located in Oakland, CA or New York, NY is preferred but we will consider candidates near our Los Angeles, CA offices and remote candidates as well.