Corporate Counsel - Partnership, Alliances & Co-Branding

Under the guidance of a Vice President – Associate General Counsel, the individual in this role will provide legal counsel and support to teams within the Global Commercial & Marketing organizations. Primary responsibility will be providing counsel regarding IHG’s global Partnerships and Alliances, including the continued roll-out of IHG’s international co-branded credit card program and IHG’s sponsorship goals (sports, events and charities). Other responsibilities shall include negotiating the commercial teams’ software as a service and other vendor agreements, global sales agreements, sweepstakes and contests, and other areas of marketing. The role may also include marketing related governance and compliance, support of the data and analytics team, loyalty, digital displays and promotions and engagement in complex legal assignments that have been prioritized by the Business Reputation and Responsibility (BRR) leadership.

Your day to day

• Draft, negotiate, and review and/or modify contracts to meet company standards and objectives
• Coordinate with business teams to prioritize matters requiring legal review, based on corporate strategic objectives.
• Manage and work with outside counsel and other external resources if appropriate, to ensure the company is represented in a cost efficient and effective manner
  
  

What We Need From You

• Bachelor's Degree and a Juris Doctor Degree. Member of the Georgia State Bar in good standing.
• Demonstrated analytical, research, and presentation skills, with ability to speak extemporaneously.
• Demonstrated ability to draft a variety of legal documents.
• Demonstrated experience in leading, advising and developing people.
• Demonstrated effective verbal and written communication skills for the purpose of providing information to clients, outside counsel, vendors and other third parties, senior management and staff.
  
  

Location - Our hybrid work structure is an expectation of three (3) days a week in the Atlanta office. This expectation many be adjusted to evolve with the changing needs of the business.

The salary range for this role is $100,000 to $190,000. This role is also eligible for bonus pay. We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance, 401K and other benefits to employees.

At IHG Hotels & Resorts, we work together to deliver True Hospitality for Good on a global scale. With corporate offices and over 6,000 hotel destinations worldwide, a career at IHG is the perfect way to broaden your horizons. You’ll experience our unique culture and brilliant colleagues who will support and inspire you. With a host of corporate opportunities to choose from, wherever you are on your career journey, and whatever you want to achieve there’s Room for You at IHG.

Over recent years, we’ve transformed our company. We have bold ambitions to drive performance and maintain our relentless focus on growth in order to be the hotel company of choice that guests & owners love.

We are a hospitality business at our core and value connections and being together helps us foster a unique sense of belonging that also supports productivity. That’s why here at IHG, we give our colleagues flexibility and balance – working in a hybrid way, blending office and remote working collectively. We recognise that every role is different, that’s why leaders work with teams to determine how and when they collaborate.

We provide a wide range of benefits designed to help you live your best work life. These include impressive room discounts across our many properties, recharge days and volunteering days throughout the year. Through our myWellbeing framework, we are committed to supporting wellbeing in your health, lifestyle, and workplace. We offer a unique and inclusive culture, where there is always Room for You to belong, grow and make a difference.

Our mission is to welcome everyone and create inclusive teams where we celebrate difference and encourage colleagues to bring their whole selves to work. IHG Hotels & Resorts provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regards to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other category protected by applicable laws. We promote a culture of trust, support, and acceptance. Always welcoming different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives.

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Important information:

• The salary range listed is the lowest to highest pay scale we, in good faith, believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range, and the range may be modified in the future. An employee’s pay position within the pay range will be based on several factors, including relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, performance, shift, travel requirements, sales or revenue-based metrics, and business or organizational needs.
• No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until it is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, or other form of compensation allocable to a particular employee remain in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.
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