Manager, Counsel

Primary Purpose

This attorney will primarily help draft, review and negotiate a broad range of commercial agreements for Tapestry, Inc. in support of Tapestry and the Coach and kate spade new York brands, and provide legal counsel to internal business partners to safeguard assets and mitigate risk.

Qualifications

• Juris Doctorate; Admission and member in good standing of the bar of New York;
• 2 or more years’ experience;
• Experience drafting and negotiating a broad range of commercial agreements;
• Experience in building, updating and refining contract policies and templates that are customized to meet specific needs and requirements of the business, while incorporating experience-informed negotiating positions;
• Sound judgment and the ability to assess issues and risk and the ability to perform well under tight deadlines and thrive in a rapidly evolving environment;
• Experience working with and advising business clients directly, as well as providing guidance and practical solutions on various transactions, preferably in an in-house environment;
• Experience working with/managing a contract management system.

Preferred Qualifications

• Proven ability to manage projects, prioritize work, multi-task effectively, and respond to shifting priorities with minimal oversight;
• Proven ability to thrive in a large, fast-paced environment with a high level of responsiveness, professionalism and outstanding business judgment.

Competencies

• Courage: Doesn’t hold back anything that needs to be said; provides current, direct, complete, and “actionable” positive and corrective feedback to others; lets people know where they stand; faces up to people problems on any person or situation (not including direct reports) quickly and directly; is not afraid to take negative action when necessary.
• Creativity: Comes up with a lot of new and unique ideas; easily makes connections among previously unrelated notions; tends to be seen as original and value-added in brainstorming settings.
• Customer Focus: Is dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers; gets first-hand customer information and uses it for improvements in products and services; acts with customers in mind; establishes and maintains effective relationships with customers and gains their trust and respect.
• Dealing with Ambiguity: Can effectively cope with change; can shift gears comfortably; can decide and act without having the total picture; isn’t upset when things are up in the air; doesn’t have to finish things before moving on; can comfortably handle risk and uncertainty.
• Drive for Results: Can be counted on to exceed goals successfully; is constantly and consistently one of the top performers; very bottom-line oriented; steadfastly pushes self and others for results.
• Interpersonal Savvy: Relates well to all kinds of people, up, down, and sideways, inside and outside the organization; builds appropriate rapport; builds constructive and effective relationships; uses diplomacy and tact; can diffuse even high-tension situations comfortably.
• Learning on the Fly: Learns quickly when facing new problems; a relentless and versatile learner; open to change; analyzes both successes and failures for clues to improvement; experiments and will try anything to find solutions; enjoys the challenge of unfamiliar tasks; quickly grasps the essence and the underlying structure of anything.

Benefits

• Medical insurance;
• Dental insurance;
• Vision insurance;
• 401 (K);
• Paid Paternity and Maternity leave;
• Commuter Benefits;
• Disability insurance;
• Tuition assistance.

Pay

$115,000.00 - $130,000.00