General Counsel

**About Supernova**

An independently owned and rapidly growing e-commerce company founded in 2013, Supernova is no stranger to the beauty industry. We are headquartered in Singapore and our offices have expanded to include Berlin, London and LA By living our core values - #MakeAnImpact, #TalkAboutIt, #SeekNewOpportunities, #DelightAndSurprise and #MoveForwardTogether - we've cultivated a unique international culture that works towards reaping the enormous potential of this exciting industry.

We're proud to present our exciting, award-winning and cult-favourite brands - Coco & Eve and Sand & Sky Looking for haircare and body care that transports you to the Bali tropics? Coco & Eve is paradise packaged in a bottle. Eager to pamper your skin with organic Australian ingredients? Sand & Sky's got you covered. We believe in challenging ourselves, and are on a mission to create award winning products and stay ahead of the curve with our innovative brands.

If you're an ambitious, smart collaborator who's motivated to take ownership of innovative and industry-challenging projects, we'd love to talk to you about joining our team

**About the Job**

This role requires identification of legal risks and advice to cross-functional international business partners on all areas of commercial law - including drafting and negotiating of contracts, legal advice on marketing and advertising law, intellectual property law, regulatory and compliance matters, distribution channels, pricing, privacy, e-commerce, data protection and competition law. Experience of working in a global consumer health or personal care and beauty industry is preferable. The role may require attendance at leadership meetings and/or external engagement, as well as travel.

**Responsibilities**
- Marketing and Consumer Law
- Provide training to, and work closely with, brand teams in assessing marketing claims and executing promotional campaigns.
- Draft and negotiate contracts with marketing and PR agencies, brand ambassadors, social media influencers and content providers such as photographers and record companies.
- Draft and implement website, sales, loyalty program and subscription T&Cs.
- Commercial Contracts
- Draft, review and negotiate all relevant contracts including with:

- Retailers
- SEO, digital growth and e-commerce providers
- IT and ERP system providers
- Payment providers
- Manufacturers
- Warehouse and transport suppliers
- Commercial landlords and subtenants
- Compliance, finance and other professional service providers
- Contract database management
- Privacy and Data Protection
- Maintain data protection compliance including in regards to privacy and cookies policies, direct marketing and employee consents, review of third-party service contracts and upgrades to hardware, software, IT systems and security such as 2FA/MFA.
- Manage any data breaches, including coordinating with the Board, management and customer service teams; drafting notices to customers and regulators; and responding to enquiries from regulators.
- Run training for staff on data protection and IT security.
- Serve as Data Protection Officer for the corporate group.
- Intellectual Property
- Provide training to, and work closely with, innovations team in assessing new product names.
- Manage IP portfolio of 80+ trademarks across 16 different countries and supervise external counsel where needed.
- Carry out enforcement strategies to achieve commercial outcomes eg. cease and desist letters focusing on breach of trademark, copyright, passing off and misleading and deceptive conduct; takedown notices on marketplaces such as Amazon and social media sites such as Facebook and Instagram.
- Manage AI technology to identify and enforce against counterfeits and copycats.
- People
- Draft employment and independent contractor agreements across all locations.
- Advise on non-compete, termination and redundancy issues globally.
- Litigation
- Respond, and coordinate with external counsel in relation to, any claims made against the group.
- Initiate claims on the group's behalf where required.
- M&A
- Assist management and the finance team with any fundraising and M&A activities.
- General Duties
- Build strong relationships with stakeholders.
- Identify and explain legal risks to business partners including proposing solutions to help navigate risks.
- Conduct research into applicable areas of existing or emerging law.
- Provide legal updates to, and share know-how within, the executive team.

**Your Profile**
- Law degree
- Must have experience in the FMCG industry
- Experience within the cosmetics industry is an advantage, but not essential
- Proven experience in negotiating, drafting and concluding a wide variety of global commercial contracts
- Proven experience in providing legal advice to marketing colleagues on global campaigns, including advising on product positioning, claims and evaluating relevant legal and regulatory risks.
- Experience in data protection, digi