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Legal counsel
New york, ny
We are seeking a talented legal counsel within the busy and friendly north america legal teamYour primary responsibility will be providing commercial transaction support and strategic thinking across kantar’s various divisions in north america and beyondYou will partner with our business colleagues to further develop kantar’s business and commercial products while managing legal risk, ensuring regulatory compliance, and negotiating commercial relationships.
The ideal candidate for this role will develop a thorough understanding of kantar’s multifaceted business, including its suppliers, partners, clients, and competitors, in order to support the achievement of our business objectives.
Responsibilities
Legal advice and counsel - you will act as a proactive legal contact to our business clients and advise on a wide range of legal issues, including providing deal support on a day to day basis.
Draft and negotiate commercial agreements for global and regional suppliers and clients.
Work directly with colleagues across the kantar business to analyze legal risks, devise creative solutions and develop strong, trusted advisor relationships.
You will demonstrate a keen ability to issue-spot sensitive legal and business concerns, including a strong sense of when to escalate (and not escalate) such matters internally.
You will help drive cross organizational input and company alignment on privacy and data protection terms.
Qualifications
3+ years’ experience at a top law firm or in-house environment with a focus on commercial transactions.
Experience in data privacy matters and their impact on business relationships is a plus.
Excellent written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills.
Strong business acumen and ability to advise on business-related legal issues.
Team-oriented consensus builder who understands how to achieve buy-in from diverse constituencies, building bridges, and designing “win-win” solutions across a rapidly changing organization.
Must be able to work independently and remotely with colleagues throughout the u.sAnd globally.
Must be an independent and strategic thinker who is a strong team player (no job is too small or too large) and willing to take on additional responsibilities.
Superb organizational skills and ability to manage and prioritize multiple projects at once.
Enjoy working in a fast-paced, disruptive business.
Sense of humor essential.
Member in good standing of the ny or other state bar.
Join us
At kantar we have an integrated way of rewarding our people based around a simple, clear and consistent set of principlesOur approach helps to ensure we are market competitive and also to support a pay for performance culture, where your reward and career progression opportunities are linked to what you deliver.
We go beyond the obvious, using intelligence, passion and creativity to inspire new thinking and shape the world we live inApply for a career that’s out of the ordinary and join us.
At kantar, the diversity of our employees provides a richer environment for our employees and broader depth and breadth of thinking for our clientsKantar is committed to inclusion and diversity, therefore we welcome applications from all sections of society and do not discriminate on the basis of age, race, religion, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, marital status or any other legally protected characteristics.
Privacy disclosure: please note that by applying to this opportunity you consent to the personal data you provide to us to be processed and retained by the kantar group limited (“kantar”)Your details will be kept on our internal ats (applicant tracking system) for as long as is necessary for the purposes of recruitment, which may include your details being shared with the hiring
Location
New york, world trade centerunited states of america
Kantar rewards statement
At kantar we have an integrated way of rewarding our people based around a simple, clear and consistent set of principlesOur approach helps to ensure we are market competitive and also to support a pay for performance culture, where your reward and career progression opportunities are linked to what you deliver.
We go beyond the obvious, using intelligence, passion and creativity to inspire new thinking and shape the world we live inApply for a career that’s out of the ordinary and join us.
We want to create an equality of opportunity in a fair and supportive working environment where people feel included, accepted and are allowed to flourish in a space where their mental health and well being is taken into consideration.
We want to create a more diverse community to expand our talent pool, be locally representative, drive diversity of thinking and better commercial outcomes.
Kantar is the world’s leading data, insights and consulting companyWe understand more about how people think, feel, shop, share, vote and view than anyone elseCombining our expertise in human understanding with advanced technologies, kantar’s 30,000 people help the world’s leading organisations succeed and grow.
