At SharkNinja, our purpose is to positively impact people’s lives every day in every home around the world. Our Shark and Ninja products make the home a better place. We work very hard to provide our consumers with high quality, exciting 5-star products that make life easier. As an attorney at SharkNinja, you will learn the business with the business. You will be a part of a true cross functional team and you will be more than an attorney-you will be a business partner. We thrive on passion and innovation, and are looking for great people, with great ideas, who want to create the next big thing. We take a team approach to our projects, where everyone has a voice. We want individuals to push limits, look outside the box and think the unthinkable. We are collaborative and supportive as a team and thrive on being a part of the business. We are looking for an attorney who is highly motivated and wants to join us on our exciting journey. If you can think big, move fast and want to make a significant impact, we may be the place for you. At SharkNinja we are business drivers who are beyond only advisors. Are you ready?

This role would have primary responsibility for a variety of commercial legal matters in support of the VP, Sr. Associate General Counsel, Global Commercial and would work with an innovative and highly cross functional business minded team of attorneys. This role takes an innovative approach to legal issues in support of strategic business initiatives and objectives. 

Essential Functions

• Extensive experience in drafting and negotiating complex commercial agreements and thinking outside the legal box.
• Drafting and negotiating transaction documents and overseeing due diligence in M&A transactions.
• Experience with large-scale business issues and lead on special projects.
• Work collaboratively with the full range of business functions including Marketing, Digital, Sales, Product Development, Logistics and Supply Chain, Engineering and Sales teams.
• Structure, draft and negotiate a broad range of commercial agreements, including software and SaaS, partnerships, professional services and outsourcing, IT infrastructure, marketing and advertising, joint development and commercialization/technology, supplier and other commercial transactional agreements.
• Work collaboratively with cross functional teams as a business partner and advise internal client regarding legal issues, including identifying, managing, and communicating risks and opportunities in various commercial transactions.
• Ability to frame-up legal issues for business and deliver succinct, commercially driven legal advice.
• Assist with the development of standard template language to be used in contracts, ancillary documents and associated playbooks.

Skills and Experience

• JD required.
• Minimum of 7-15 years commercial law experience, either in-house or firm.
• Minimum of 5 years of significant corporate transactional and Mergers and Acquisitions experience, preferably with a national law firm.
• Experience supporting large scale organization with commercial matters and negotiation of complex business deals.
• Experience providing pragmatic and actionable advice on various legal risks and obligations under privacy and data security laws in the U.S., Canada, and Europe (including at a minimum GDPR, CCPA and PIPEDA).
• Public company experience (US SEC or HKSE).
• Experience helping prepare, manage, and implement corporate governance and corporate policies.
• The candidate should possess practical, business-oriented approach to problem-solving and thrive in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong desire to learn the business and function smoothly as part of an interdisciplinary team.
• Must be able prioritize and to manage workload and meet deadlines within a fast-paced, rapidly evolving environment
• Member of a state bar.
• Superior communication skills, both verbal and written.

At SharkNinja, our purpose is to positively impact people’s lives every day in every home around the world. We work very hard to provide our consumers with high quality, exciting 5-star products that make life easier. We thrive on passion and innovation, and are looking for great people, with great ideas, who want to create the next big thing. We take a team approach to our projects, where everyone has a voice. We want individuals to push limits, look outside the box and think the unthinkable. With the explosive growth we have been experiencing, we’re looking for motivated individuals to join us on our exciting journey. People need to think big, move fast and want to make a significant impact. Are you ready?