Sr. Contracts Counsel

Qualifications

Education: Bachelor’s degree and law degrees (LL.M or J.D.) from an accredited institution and admission to at least one State Bar with the ability and willingness to be admitted to the State Bar of Texas upon request.

Experience: Minimum 6+ years of legal experience in-house and/or with a law firm drafting, reviewing, negotiating, and advising on a variety of complex commercial agreements.  Experience with technology agreements is strongly preferred.  Litigation experience is required. 

1. Requires excellent interpersonal and communication skills, tact, diplomacy, and a high level of professionalism in order to interface with outside and opposing counsel, all levels of management, independent sales force, and government officials.
2. Must possess sound decision-making skills as well as excellent organizational and analytical skills, and the ability to handle tense situations head-on.
3. Must have strong negotiation skills with a proven track record of successfully negotiating large, complex deals and ensuring business interests are skillfully and strategically protected and represented. Proven dispute resolution skills are required to resolve issues, advise others, and settle claims.
4. Requires detailed knowledge of commercial contracts terms. IT contract experience strongly preferred. 
5. Ability to interact effectively with senior management and has a successful track record as both an advisor and business leader
6. Excellent oral communication skills are required to effectively interact with both internal and external contacts, coordinate legal activities, advise on legal matters, and formulate policy recommendations.
7. Strong written communication skills required to draft documents, make recommendations, and communicate with both internal and external customers
8. Some litigation and dispute resolution experience related to commercial contracts is required.  Strong experience with technology agreements is preferred. 
9. Should be a self-starter, curious, resourceful and a strong leader with a sense of humor. ,
10. The ability to work successfully in a high-paced environment, multi-task and get work completed with a sense of urgency and timeliness is required.

COMPANY OVERVIEW

At Mary Kay we are committed to enriching the lives of women and their families around the world, we offer careers with unlimited opportunities to do something beautiful every day. More than 5,000 employees work in locations around the world. They provide the products, marketing and other support to millions of Independent Beauty Consultants (IBCs) who work as independent contractors, selling our products directly to consumers in nearly 40 markets on five continents.

We are a company that believes in our people and cares for them with truly exceptional benefits. We offer:

• A comprehensive health plan which includes medical, dental, and vision with low premiums
• 401(k) plan
• A generous profit-sharing program
• Free access to on-site fitness center and on-site clinic