Assistant General Counsel

Who We Are:

Kontoor Brands is a portfolio of three of the world’s most iconic lifestyle, outdoor and workwear brands: Wrangler®, Lee® and Helly Hansen®. Kontoor Brands is a purpose-led organization focused on leveraging its global platform, strategic sourcing model and best-in-class supply chain to drive brand growth and deliver long- term value for its stakeholders.

Job Posting:

Assistant General Counsel

Job Summary

The Assistant General Counsel will provide strategic legal support across a broad range of commercial, corporate, operational and business matters for Kontoor Brands’ businesses throughout the Americas, including the Wrangler® and Helly Hansen® brands, reporting to the Deputy General Counsel. The Assistant General Counsel will serve as a legal advisor to business partners across multiple departments including sales, supply chain, information technology, digital, marketing, real estate, finance, treasury, tax, and other corporate functions within the Americas region. This attorney will function as a business generalist, partnering closely with teams and leaders throughout the organization to provide practical legal advice, negotiate and manage commercial transactions, support strategic and corporate initiatives, and identify and mitigate legal and business risks. The successful candidate should have experience negotiating and advising on commercial contracts (including both vendor and customer contracts), real estate leasing matters and other corporate and operational matters commonly encountered in a consumer products, retail and apparel business.

Responsibilities

• Provide practical legal advice and support across a broad range of commercial, corporate, and operational business matters while managing risk.
• Draft, review, negotiate, and manage commercial agreements. Advise on both customer-facing and vendor contracts.
• Advise on issues commonly encountered in consumer products, retail, and apparel businesses. Support corporate initiatives and business transformation efforts.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate legal and business risks. Help ensure legal compliance while enabling business growth.
• Support operational excellence and continuous improvement of legal processes and service delivery.
• Contribute to the effectiveness and strategic direction of the legal function.
• Ability to deliver practical, business-focused advice in a fast-paced environment.
• Periodically assist Chief Legal Officer and Secretary with securities law compliance, disclosure matters, and other corporate legal initiatives as needed.

Leadership

• Ability to think strategically and align legal guidance with business objectives and organization transformation efforts
• Strong commercial mindset and understanding of business operations
• Ability to build credibility and trusted relationships with senior leaders
• Adapt quickly to changing priorities and business needs

Requirements

• Juris Doctor Degree (JD)
• 8-12 years of Legal experience; in-house experience preferred with apparel industry
• Prior work in a global public company is preferred
• Past work experience in the areas of negotiation of standard and nonstandard contracts and subcontracts
• Strong legal judgement, leadership capabilities, commercial acumen, and ability to deliver business-focused advice in a fast-paced environment

Leadership Competencies Expected for this Role:

Strategic Leader

Global Agility – Leads across cultures, integrates global/ local dynamics

Purposeful Integrity – Champions ethics over short term gains, builds value aligned culture

Strategic Foresight – Shapes direction, anticipates trends and disruptors

Customer Centric Innovation – Driven strategic innovation initiatives

Urgency for Impact – Mobilize teams to deliver results fast

Bold Accountability – Drive performance through ownership and execution

Empowered Collaboration – Leads enterprise collaboration, removes cross team barriers

Why Kontoor Brands?

At Kontoor, we offer a comprehensive benefit package to fit your lifestyle. Our benefits are crafted with the same care as our products.

When our employees are healthy, secure, and well, they bring their best selves to work. Kontoor Brands supports you with a competitive benefits program that provides choice and flexibility to meet your and your family’s needs – now and in the future. We offer resources to support your physical, emotional, social, and financial wellbeing, plus benefits like discounts on our apparel. Kontoor Brands also provides four weeks of Paid Parental Leave to eligible employees who are new parents, Flexible Fridays, and Tuition Reimbursement.

We are proud to offer a workplace culture centered on equitable opportunities and a sense of belonging for all team members. Here we have a global workforce of high-performing teams that both unlocks our individual uniqueness and harnesses our collaborative talents.