Founded by British makeup artist and beauty entrepreneur Charlotte Tilbury MBE in 2013, Charlotte Tilbury Beauty has revolutionised the face of the global beauty industry by de-coding makeup applications for everyone, everywhere, with an easy-to-use, easy-to-choose, easy-to-gift range. Today, Charlotte Tilbury Beauty continues to break records across countries, channels, and categories and to scale at pace.
Over the last 10 years, Charlotte Tilbury Beauty has experienced exceptional growth and is one of the most talked about brands in the beauty industry and beyond. It has become a global sensation across 50 markets (and growing), with over 2,300 employees globally who are part of the Dream Team making the magic happen.
Today, Charlotte Tilbury Beauty is a truly global business, delivering market-leading growth, innovative retail and product launches fuelled by industry-leading tech — all with an internal culture of embracing challenges, disruptive thinking, winning together, and sharing the magic. The energy behind the branÂd is infectious, and as we grow, we are always looking for extraordinary talent who want to be part of this our success and help drive our limitless ambitions.
About the role
As Interim Legal Director – Commercial for Charlotte Tilbury Beauty you will report directly to the Chief Legal Officer and have responsibility for advising our international business on general commercial legal and regulatory matters.  You will be expected to support the Chief Legal Officer and the wider Legal Team in the day-to-day running of the Legal Department, delivering to the global business the very highest standards of legal advice and regulatory compliance whilst supporting the business with its international growth. You will be expected to work closely with the executive team, ensuring compliance, managing risks, and providing strategic, pragmatic legal advice on behalf of the business.
You will lead and manage a team of high performing lawyers responsible for a wide range of commercial contract matters including retail and distribution agreements, leases, manufacturing and supply agreements, warehousing and logistics, store design, creative services, VIP and talent, sponsorships and endorsements. The team is also responsible for advising on marketing campaigns across all media, product packaging, brand and product collaboration, consumer law, CAP/BCAP Codes compliance,
The remit covers the global Charlotte Tilbury business excluding China and North America. As a senior member of the Legal team, you will be expected to provide the team with clear goals and direction, and work to support, motivate and develop the team, as well as being actively involved in providing strategic input into, negotiating, drafting and advising the business on a broad range of legal matters. You will be the direct line manager for 3 Senior Legal Counsels and responsible for a wider team of 7 lawyers.Â
The role would suit candidates with extensive experience working in an in-house legal environment preferably within the beauty, fashion, retail or FMCG industry. You will need to be a self-starter with the ability to work independently and at pace, demonstrating a commercial and practical approach in dealing with a variety of legal issues across multiple geographical locations and legal systems. The ability to problem solve at speed in collaboration with different stakeholders in the business is critical. Personable, approachable and with excellent communication skills, you must build successful relationships with colleagues and challenge and influence across all levels within the business. Â
Please note, this is a 9-12-month maternity cover position, ideally with a mid-January 2025 start.
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About you
Charlotte Tilbury is a fast-paced and dynamic environment where nimble mindsets, striving to deliver the best and wanting to be part of a global #dreaamteam are key. Even though we have requirements, our experience and background are just a guide, we still love to welcome applicants with more or less experience stated, provided necessary skills can be demonstrated.
Why join us?
 At Charlotte Tilbury Beauty, our mission is to empower everybody in the world to be the most beautiful version of themselves. We celebrate and support this by encouraging and hiring people with diverse backgrounds, cultures, voices, beliefs, and perspectives into our growing global workforce. By doing so, we better serve our communities, customers, employees - and the candidates that take part in our recruitment process.
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