Legal Counsel, Technology and Innovation

• Location: London, UK
• Reports to: Senior Managing Counsel, Technology and Innovation - Arts & Culture and Communications
• Contract: Full-time, permanent position

Chanel
At Chanel, our heritage values are grounded in creating conditions for people to perform at their best, feel fulfilled and confident in their work and be a visionary. Our Legal team is committed to offering an attractive, welcoming and diverse workplace where we nurture our talent and allow them to grow, whilst at the same time focusing on delivering best-in-class legal services. Our core values, which reflect the way we treat each other, are:

• Excellence,
• Integrity,
• Generosity, and
• Collaboration.

The role Chanel and its CHANEL TECH Team is evolving continuously to embrace our fast-changing world, with a clear mission: to be an exemplary House, which explores and leverages the most up to date technology to offer the most ultimate and innovative luxury experience to all our end clients. Our Global Technology and Innovation Legal Team is truly committed to this and be, ‘A forward-thinking, trusted and agile team devising a legal strategy and partnering with different stakeholders globally, navigating challenges and risks to best equip the House for ‘the next’ by connecting the dots between science and art, innovation and heritage’. We work on existing (and future) technologies supporting all the activities and functions of our House (including Fashion, Fragrance and Beauty, Watches & Fine jewellery, Arts & Culture, Finance, HR, Sustainability). We focus on delivering dynamic and business-oriented advice to guide decision-making. This means that our global lawyers are able to understand the technology and the needs at stake, to conduct 360° assessments of the legal and business issues, to launch technology projects as a core part of the business. In this context, we are looking for two legal counsels to join our Global Technology and Innovation Legal Team to support our growth and needs in technology and innovation on a global basis. Your role and responsibilities will be:

• Being a reliable and trusted contributor and partner of CHANEL TECH and the broader business within Chanel globally,
• Being an agile negotiator, solution provider and advisor, able to communicate clearly with strategic partners and all our internal stakeholders,
• Drafting and managing highly complex IT agreements (cloud, project implementation, professional services, etc.),
• Ensuring compliance and working closely with data privacy, security experts and with other stakeholder teams within legal and other functions globally to balance legal risks and business objectives,
• Handling a wide range of legal issues, relating to traditional IT or new technology and also IP at a global, cross-regional and cross- divisional level,
• Creating and conducting trainings on a broad scope of areas, and
• Contributing to the improvement of our contract and legal process, knowledge base management and our exploration and use of legal technologies.

What You Will Bring or Have

• Qualification in England & Wales, but qualification in other European or Commonwealth jurisdictions with international experience may be considered.
• Substantial IT/IP law experience required, with a strong knowledge of Data Protection and Cybersecurity Law.
• 2 to 6 PQE, with combined experience in law firm and/or in-house legal department including experience in negotiating and drafting complex technology and professional services agreements.
• Tech Savviness, familiar with and interested in technical concepts and curious about new technologies (web applications/cloud computing/digital transformation/artificial intelligence/web3).
• Risk assessment ability and ability to manage stakeholders effectively.
• Ability to work independently, think creatively and manage multiple tasks concurrently.
• Strong competence in spotting legal, business and operational issues and with a global mindset.
• Excellent judgement and ability to prioritize and manage deadlines and approval in a fast-paced and demanding work environment.
• Excellent written/verbal communication and negotiation skills in English, with French as a plus.
• Highly responsive and strong team player, with a strong ability to adapt in a quickly changing business and legal environment, and ready to go the extra mile when needed. and
• Calm under pressure and pragmatic with a can-do attitude and curious about new technology.

What You Will Gain From This Experience

• Be part of a dynamic, collaborative and innovative global legal community, working regularly with people from offices worldwide,
• Immerse yourself in innovation at the luxury level, which is at the core of Technology and Innovation Legal at Chanel,
• Work in a multicultural team and environment focusing on its people, and in particular on learning and development, which is embedded in our CREATE for Legal programme

If you have the experience outlined above and are curious about this high impact and collaborative opportunity with Chanel, please register your interest with your CV. At Chanel, we are focused on creating an inclusive culture that nurtures personal growth, contributing to collective progress. We believe the uniqueness of each individual increases the diversity, complementarity, and effectiveness of our teams. We strongly encourage your application, as we value the perspective, experience, and potential you could bring to CHANEL.