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Senior Counsel, Marketing - Military Veterans

at Walgreens

Senior Counsel, Marketing

Address: 104 WILMOT RD,DEERFIELD,IL,60015-05121-01104-2
Job ID 1434380BR

Job Summary

Responsible for providing legal advice and recommendations for action to executives and management within Marketing and Global Brands. Acting as a business partner and trusted advisor, finding creative solutions for multifaceted issues for Marketing and Global Brands stakeholders to support timely strategic and commercial business decisions, while maintaining an acceptable level of legal risk in our fast-paced environment.

In Addition:

  • Partner with Marketing and Procurement team to review, draft and negotiate a variety of complex marketing service agreements, including MarTech agreements; Agency agreements (i.e. media creative, PR and production); as well as sponsorship, co-branding, influencer, product placement, and location agreements.
  • Support day-to-day regulatory legal review and counseling for Marketing team, including providing guidance on marketing disclosures & substantiation, influencers and user generated content, sweepstakes and contests, social and digital media materials, financial and health services related promotions, and other day to day marketing and promotional activities for the wide range of goods and services offered by Walgreens in all advertising channels (TV, email, text, mail, social, etc.).
  • Partner with Global Brands and Product Integrity teams including review and counseling related to advertising, social media, marketing campaigns, and product labeling/packaging and advising commercialization and brand marketing teams on FTC/FDA regulatory requirements and legal risks.
  • Work collaboratively with Walgreens Litigation and Compliance teams to support new consumer product development while handling issues that span the complete product lifecycle, including concept analysis, claim substantiation, label review, quality and recall scenarios, and considerations involving the FTC, FDA and National Advertising Division (NAD).
  • Review of marketing materials and/or consumer product labels and marketing, including FTC as well as other state and local advertising laws.
  • Maintain expertise and provide legal guidance, updates, reviews, and recommendations on existing and evolving laws (including state and federal statutes and regulations) and legal trends involving all aspects of ESG-related activities and operations as well as charitable gift laws and non-profit governance related to the Walgreens Foundation.

Job Responsibilities
  • Primarily leverages knowledge of legal specialty in providing counsel as it builds its knowledge of the business context in which it operates.
  • Review and prepare legal documents prior to presentation to management for execution to ensure accurate expression of the legal content.
  • May receive specific direction from management or more senior law professionals as to the outcomes, process and schedules expected.
  • Collaborates with the business units that it serves in order to achieve corporate objectives and mitigate unnecessary business risk.
  • Research legal principles and precedents, engage and manage outside counsel, draft legal documents, gather relevant case related information using multiple sources and methods, provide work guidance to other professional, paraprofessional and support staff in developing solutions to problems presented.
  • Maintain currency and fluency in the legal and business trends that could impact those business units within Walgreens that it serves.
About Walgreens and WBA
Walgreens (www.walgreens.com) is included in the U.S. Retail Pharmacy and U.S. Healthcare segments of Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. (Nasdaq: WBA), an integrated healthcare, pharmacy and retail leader with a 170 year heritage of caring for communities. WBA's purpose is to create more joyful lives through better health. Operating nearly 9,000 retail locations across America, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, Walgreens is proud to be a neighborhood health destination serving nearly 10 million customers each day. Walgreens pharmacists play a critical role in the U.S. healthcare system by providing a wide range of pharmacy and healthcare services, including those that drive equitable access to care for the nation's medically underserved populations. To best meet the needs of customers and patients, Walgreens offers a true omnichannel experience, with fully integrated physical and digital platforms supported by the latest technology to deliver high quality products and services in communities nationwide.
The actual salary an employee can expect to receive, plus bonus pursuant to the terms of any bonus plan if applicable, will depend on experience, seniority, geographic location, and other factors permitted by law. To review benefits, please visit jobs.walgreens.com/benefits.

"An Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability/veterans".
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Basic Qualifications
  • Juris Doctorate from an accredited law school and at least 5 years of post-bar attorney legal work experience in a combination of law firm and corporate settings.
  • Required licensure to practice law in at least one state.
  • Required Illinois bar membership or active bar membership in good standing in at least one U.S. jurisdiction
  • Experience using time management skills such as prioritizing/organizing and tracking details and meeting deadlines of multiple projects with varying completion dates.
  • At least 5 years of experience contributing to financial decisions in the workplace.
  • At least 5 years of direct leadership, indirect leadership and/or cross functional team leadership.

Preferred Qualifications
  • Strong knowledge of marketing and advertising standards, FTC rulings and guidelines, BBB, NAD, etc.
  • Able to perform in a fast-paced environment with ability to manage multiple, high priority, competing priorities, where flexibility and ability to work independently are a requirement for success.

Salary Range$159600 - $271500 / Salaried

Deerfield, IL

Salary Range
$159,600 to $271,500
Walgreens

Walgreens is a trusted and convenient local health destination that millions of Americans rely on every day.

Our founder, Charles R. Walgreen Sr., was known for finding new ways to connect with customers on a personal level and treating each person like a guest in his own home. For over a century, we have expanded that personal connection through our network of neighborhood pharmacies and our innovative health services and products. The foundation for all of this is our trusted pharmacy expertise and our team members who provide essential care that helps people achieve better health outcomes at an affordable cost.

 

Veterans We’ve made a big commitment to hiring veterans for our team. But this is more than just a pledge. We’re backing it up with the kinds of things you need to successfully transition into the next stage of your career – like training, educational opportunities, and support. After all, we’re counting on you to help the thousands of people we serve in our communities. So, you can count on us every step of the way.

 

Business Resource Group (BRG) 

VALOR is a grassroots network that brings together reservists, guard members, veterans, and more to support each other’s success. You can join in for valuable networking opportunities, peer mentoring, or just conversation and connection. You’ll also find VALOR out and about in our neighborhoods, doing community service and lending a hand.

 

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