Legal & Compliance Counsel

Campari Group today is a major player in the global branded spirits industry, with a portfolio of over 50 premium and super premium brands, marketed and distributed in over 190 markets around the world, with leading positions in Europe and the Americas.

Headquartered in Milan, Italy, Campari Group owns 25 plants worldwide and has its own distribution network in 26 countries, and employs approximately 4,700 people.

Shares of the parent company Davide Campari - Milano N.V. are listed on the Italian Stock Exchange since 2001. Campari Group is today the sixth-largest player worldwide in the premium spirits industry.

General Description of the Role

We are seeking a smart, experienced, and self-motivated attorney to serve as an in-house partner to Campari's business and HR teams, providing day-to-day legal counsel across a broad portfolio of alcoholic beverages. This role is the owner of a compliance portfolio spanning data privacy, antitrust, and anti-corruption, ensuring the Company operates with integrity and manages risk proactively. This role will also be the primary legal support to the Human Resources, Finance and IT teams. The ideal candidate thrives at the intersection of legal rigor and commercial pragmatism, is comfortable advising senior stakeholders under deadline, and brings genuine enthusiasm for the distilled spirits industry.

Key Responsibilities and Activities

• Serve as the legal lead of Campari’s compliance program in the US with a focus on the following pillars:
  • Anti-Corruption & Ethics
  • Antitrust & Competition law
  • Data Privacy and Information Security
  • Trade Practices & Regulatory Compliance
• Support the HR, Finance, and IT teams for most of their legal needs, providing day-to-day advice on a wide variety of topics. 
• Partner with HR to ensure compliance with federal, NY state, and New York City employment laws and regulations.
• Author, or edit and revise, handbooks, employee agreements, policies, and other compliance resource materials.
• Support internal investigations, employee disputes, and litigation.
• Implement and maintain a compliance structure that includes regular risk assessments and training.
• Research and keeps abreast of changing legal and policy issues concerning data privacy, employment law, and other relevant areas.
• Support General Counsel on various internal and external projects and initiatives.

Key Relationships

Internal:  HR, Finance & IT personnel, as well as Legal & Compliance colleagues at other Campari Group affiliates

External:  Outside counsel

Experience Required

• At least 8 years of legal experience, with at least 2 years in-house at a consumer goods company.
• Hands-on experience in data privacy and/or employment law

Education / Professional Qualifications

• J.D. from an ABA-accredited law school and active bar membership in good standing.
• Spanish fluency a plus
• Litigation background a plus

Skills

• Ability to translate complex regulatory frameworks into clear, risk-calibrated legal advice to non-lawyer business partners at all levels.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; comfortable presenting to senior leadership.
• Clear and concise drafting skills.
• Business-positive orientation with ability to provide pragmatic and creative legal solutions within a common-sense context.
• Robust time management skills with the ability to prioritize effectively and efficiently in a fast-changing, ambiguous, and demanding environment.

Essential Job Functions

• Spend extensive time reading, reviewing, and interpreting written materials from a variety of on-line, paper, and other reference sources.
• Ability to discern key facts and issues from interviews and written materials.
• Draft contracts, policies, handbooks, guidelines, trainings, and other resource materials.
• Write for internal and external communications in clear and plain English.
• Attend and actively participate in meetings, both in person and virtually.
• Prepare and present interactive trainings, both virtual, in-person, and hybrid.
• Able to be regularly present at the office location at least three days/week.
• Necessary business travel estimated at 5-10%.

The expected base salary for this position ranges from $200,000-250,000. Salary offers are based on a wide range of factors and considerations. In addition to base salary and a generous employee benefits package, employees are eligible to receive a discretionary bonus.

Our commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:

At Campari Group we believe in building more value together, thus we see diversity in all forms as a source of enrichment. Our employment policies and practices ensure that we are committed to providing equal employment opportunities in all aspects of employment without regard to any individual’s race, religion, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or characteristics or expression, political affiliation or activity, age, veteran status, citizenship, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Campari Group believes that fair compensation and equal opportunities are crucial for employees’ well-being, empowerment, and engagement.  Our efforts to ensure fair pay have earned us the Fair Pay Certification by Fair Pay Workplace, an independent organization dedicated to dismantling pay disparities based on gender, race and their intersection.

Note to applicants:

Your application will be assessed based on your abilities, expertise, general knowledge and experience, not because of any confidential, proprietary or trade secret information you may possess. You must not disclose to Campari Group any such information. In the event that you are asked a question that cannot be answered without disclosure of any confidential, proprietary or trade secret information (including from a current or prior employer or their vendors or customers), you must decline to answer the question.

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