Senior Counsel Securities & Governance

About the role

Realize new levels of autonomy and professional ownership. At Ulta Beauty, our Legal, Risk & Governance team provides clarity and continuity in ways that have made our growth a seamless venture, with keen insights that have opened up new and previously unexplored areas of opportunity. Through superior leadership and work that continually challenges, you’ll have the chance to help set strategic direction through ethical and collaborative thought and practice. Position is located at corporate offices in Bolingbrook, IL.

Responsibilities

• Develop, update, and enforce corporate governance policies and charters to align with SEC requirements, stock-exchange standards, and emerging best practices.
• Assist the VP, Assistant GC & Assistant Secretary with facilitating Board and committee meetings—developing agendas and preparing board materials.
• Oversee maintenance of corporate records for domestic and international legal entities, ensuring accuracy and accessibility.
• Provide support to the Executive Compensation team on executive compensation matters, including executive compensation plans, equity programs, incentive structures, and related disclosures.
• Partner with Enterprise Risk Management team to develop durable risk management reporting frameworks and integrate ERM insights into SEC filings and governance structures.
• Support the preparation, review, and filing of Forms 10-K, 10-Q, 8-K, proxy statements, and Section 16 officer/director reports (Forms 3, 4, and 5).
• Ensure adherence to stock-exchange listing standards, Regulation FD disclosures, and other public-company obligations.
• Manage responses to SEC comment letters and coordinate with external counsel and auditors to resolve reporting issues.
• Maintain insider-trading policies, blackout calendars, and related-party transaction procedures.
• Ensure ongoing Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) compliance by partnering with Internal Audit on control testing, remediation plans, and quarterly certifications.
• Counsel technical accounting teams on GAAP/IFRS interpretations, restatements, and audit adjustments; liaise with external auditors on related topics.
• Advise Finance on structuring debt and equity financings, credit facilities, and capital markets transactions, including negotiation of key deal documents.
• Advise Internal Audit on legal risk assessments, control remediation, and investigation protocols.
• Support Tax and Treasury on tax planning, transfer-pricing issues, hedging arrangements, and compliance with withholding and reporting obligations.