**Description** The Associate Counsel, Global Procurement Legal, is part of a small, highly motivated legal team responsible for providing legal advice and support to corporate functions within The Estée Lauder Companies, including IT and Supply Chain. The Associate Counsel partners with Procurement and business stakeholders across geographies to negotiate and draft supplier agreements to facilitate business initiatives, including sustainability and global growth. **75% Contract Negotiation and Legal Advice:** While negotiating and drafting supplier agreements, provide legal advice and options to senior leaders for a variety of commodities such as logistics, warehousing, technology (SaaS, software, hardware, IaaS, PaaS), professional services, HR benefits, manufacturing equipment, third party manufacturing, and outsourcing agreements; + Draft, review, and negotiate various complex commercial supplier contracts for transportation, warehousing, logistics, manufacturing equipment, SaaS, on-premise software, IaaS, PaaS, software development, IT and business process outsourcing, data licensing, consulting and professional services, HR benefits, purchase agreements, and other agreements as required + Partner with senior Procurement leaders to identify areas needing contract management; execute on the strategies identified between Legal and Procurement; work autonomously to drive contract-related programs; train senior stakeholders and Procurement teams on legal issues and contracting best practices; + Analyze contract disputes and provide advice for resolution; partner with litigation team as needed **20% Template Drafting:** Participate in and lead template drafting projects to create efficiencies and repeatable processes + Build, update and refine contract templates and playbooks customized to meet specific needs and requirements of business, while incorporating experience-informed negotiating positions + Harmonize contract templates across geographies while accounting for local mandatory law + Help drive efficient contract architectures **5% Outside Counsel Management:** Coordinate with, and occasionally manage, outside law firms with respect to highly complex or specialized transactions, as well as litigation arising from breach of contract and other contract-related disputes; partner with outside counsel where needed on large-scale, high-risk supply chain initiatives **Qualifications** + Juris Doctorate; Minimum of 8 Years of Legal Experience; Licensed or eligible to practice law in the US + Experienced, business-oriented corporate lawyer with ability to form strong relationships with and serve as counsel to senior leaders and teams in Supply Chain, Procurement, and IT, both in EMEA and across Global initiatives + Experience with common and civil law commercial contract frameworks, global privacy and information security laws, emerging generative AI laws, and regulations affecting the cosmetics industry + Use CLM automation for the negotiating and drafting process, including implementing more modern ways of working Equal Opportunity Employer It is Company's policy not to discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions), gender identity or gender expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, marital status, military service and veteran status, physical or mental disability, protected medical condition as defined by applicable state or local law, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws and ordinances. The Company will endeavor to provide a reasonable accommodation consistent with the law to otherwise qualified employees and prospective employees with a disability and to employees and prospective employees with needs related to their religious observance or practices. Should you wish to apply for this position or any other position with the Company and you believe you require assistance to complete an application or participate in an interview, please contact USApplicantAccommodations@Estee.com.