The Role
Are you obsessed with data, partner success, taking action, and changing the game? If you have a whole lot of hustle and a touch of nerd, come work with Pattern, a NASDAQ listed company! We want you to use your skills to push one of the fastest-growing companies headquartered in the US to the top of the list.
Pattern accelerates brands on global ecommerce marketplaces leveraging proprietary technology and AI. Utilizing more than 46 trillion data points, sophisticated machine learning and AI models, Pattern optimizes and automates all levers of ecommerce growth for global brands, including advertising, content management, logistics and fulfillment, pricing, forecasting and customer service. Hundreds of global brands depend on Pattern’s ecommerce acceleration platform every day to drive profitable revenue growth across 60+ global marketplaces—including Amazon, Walmart.com , Target.com , eBay, Tmall, TikTok Shop, JD, and Mercado Libre. To learn more, visit pattern.com.
This role is a maternity cover for our Director of International Legal, commencing at the end of March / beginning of April. This pivotal position leads on international legal matters, which ranges from drafting, reviewing, and negotiating contracts for complex commercial transactions, including brand partner and vendor agreements in various international territories, to providing guidance on competition law, managing global data privacy compliance, and addressing ad hoc employment law matters.
What is a day in the life of the Director of International Legal?
- Draft, review, and negotiate contracts for complex commercial transactions, including brand partner contracts and vendor agreements in various international locations.
- Advise on competition law issues.
- Manage global data privacy compliance.
- Advise on ad hoc employment law issues.
- Advise on international legal entities and setup of new international entities, as well as ongoing company secretarial matters.
- Find creative solutions in negotiations to address impasses and close deals.
- Advise internal business clients on company policies, negotiation strategy, and legal issues and risks.
- Advise on international implications of prospective M&A or other transactions.
- Coordinate and collaborate with colleagues from other teams internationally, including finance, operations, IT, and ecommerce management.
- Exercise sound judgment when negotiating key business and legal terms that balances business objectives and legal risks.
- Manage compliance of overseas regulatory programs including anti- corruption, anti-bribery, selective distribution, import/export.
- Assist on other legal department projects as needed.
What will I need to thrive in this role?
- Law degree from top program.
- Qualification to practice as a solicitor in England and Wales.
- Familiarity with EU and UK competition law.
- 7 or more years of demonstrated success in a commercial legal role in either a law firm or in-house environment (i.e. at least 7 years PQE).
- Dedication to ethical and honest practice of law.
- Demonstrated ability to pick things up quickly and work well in a fast-paced environment.
- Ability to work collaboratively and without ego.
- Sound judgement and the ability to balance speed and depth.
- Commitment to internal and external client service, even in tough negotiations.
- Enjoy finding creative solutions.
- Ability to work independently but knowing when to ask for help or a second opinion.
- Curiosity for how AI and data can create efficiencies and pioneering solutions.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience negotiating complex commercial contracts.
- Experience advising on international legal entities and setup of new international entities.
- Experience at a top international law firm as well as in-house at an international organisation.
- Exposure to or familiarity with the one or more of the following areas of law: international trade, import/export, anti-corruption/anti-bribery and data privacy.
- Experience with cost-effective management of outside legal resources.
What does high performance look like?
- You follow through with all assignments in a timely manner.
- You give 100% to all tasks and projects you are given.
- You actively comment and participate in group collaborations.
- You will take full ownership of your projects and follow through to completion
What is the hiring process?
- An initial phone interview with Pattern’s talent acquisition team.
- An in-person interview with the hiring manager.
- A second stage video interview
- Top Grading with HR and Reference collection.
- Offer.
We are looking for individuals who are:
- Game Changers - A game changer is someone who looks at problems with an open mind and shares new ideas with team members, regularly reassesses existing plans and attaches a realistic timeline to goals, makes profitable, productive, and innovative contributions, and actively pursues improvements to Pattern’s processes and outcomes.
- Data Fanatics - A data fanatic is someone who recognizes problems and seeks to understand them through data, draws unbiased conclusions based on data that lead to actionable solutions, and continues to track the effects of the solutions using data.
- Partner Obsessed - An individual who is partner obsessed clearly explains the status of projects to partners and relies on constructive feedback, actively listens to partner’s expectations, and delivers results that exceed them, prioritizes the needs of your partners, and takes the time to create a personable experience for those interacting with Pattern.
- Team of Doers - Someone who is a part of a team of doers uplifts team members and recognizes their specific contributions, takes initiative to help in any circumstance, actively contributes to supporting improvements, and holds themselves accountable to the team as well as to partners.
Why should I work at Pattern?
Pattern offers big opportunities to make a difference in the ecommerce industry! We are a company full of talented people that evolve quickly and often. We set big goals, work tirelessly to achieve them, and we love our Pattern community. We also believe in having fun and balancing our lives, so we offer awesome benefits that include:
- 28 days HolidayCompetitive salary
- Hybrid working (3 days a week in the office)
- Health Shield Cover (Health, Dental, Eye care and Physio cash reimbursement plan)
- Free breakfast and snacks in the office
- Pension Scheme
- Enhanced Maternity and Paternity leave and pay
- Regular company socials
Pattern Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Pattern and has not been reviewed or approved by Pattern.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — Equity is broadly offered and described as generous, with RSU sharing and access to stock included in total compensation. Equity availability is positioned as a core element for employees across the company.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Unlimited PTO, paid holidays, paid parental leave, and paid sick days indicate a wide-ranging time-off policy. These offerings create breadth for both vacation needs and family-related leave.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) with a fully vested company match from day one (up to 4%) strengthens long-term financial security. Immediate vesting underscores emphasis on retirement benefits.
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Pattern operates as a worldwide e-commerce growth, protection, control, and distribution platform for brands. Pattern® provides a proven blend of marketplace analytics, product distribution, MAP compliance, and brand management to drive ecommerce acceleration for premium brands. We thrive on high energy, professional excellence, and disciplined creativity.
