Legal Director Corporate And Commercial

Who We Are: At Huda Beauty, our Vision is to lead in creating a democratised beauty industry where power is given back to people to define, create, and enjoy beauty for themselves! Launched by award-winning beauty powerhouse Huda Kattan in 2013, Huda Beauty is one of the world’s fastest-growing beauty brands. As a company, we are fueled by purpose and not profit, this allows us to approach things differently so that we can create products, content, and a community like no other. A lot has changed since our launch in 2013, but something that will forever remain at the core of Huda Beauty is our focus on business excellence and our unwavering passion for kindness!

Summary: Reporting directly to our General Counsel, Huda Beauty seeks a pragmatic, commercially-minded Director, Corporate and Commercial to establish and scale the Group’s legal function across corporate and commercial matters. This hands-on, senior-level role will lead and manage the Group’s legal entity governance, company secretarial matters, mergers and acquisitions, legal entity restructuring, the digitisation of the Huda Beauty Legal department and lead our commercial contracting and contract compliance, working collaboratively and cross-functionally. You will be a trusted advisor to the Group’s senior management team. The role requires strong stakeholder engagement skills, the ability to translate legal and regulatory requirements into practical business processes, and experience building a positive governance culture in a fast-moving consumer goods environment.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Corporate Affairs

• Oversee the full corporate lifecycle of all Group entities across multiple jurisdictions, ensuring structural integrity, governance alignment, and compliance with applicable laws and internal policies.
• Lead and advise on the proper drafting and execution of corporate documents, such as articles of association, memoranda of association, board and manager resolutions, powers of attorney, sale and purchase agreements, transitional services agreements, board minutes, and similar documents.
• Develop and maintain policies, procedures and control frameworks for governance and risk-related matters (e.g., product safety-related operational risks, supply chain, third-party/vendor risk, data/privacy risk intersections).
• Lead and coordinate entity formation, cross-border reorganisations, mergers, demergers and liquidation/strike-off processes in partnership with external counsel, the Family office as well as Finance and Tax.
• Advise on entity rationalisation and restructuring projects to optimize operational, tax and regulatory outcomes.
• Own, design, implement and maintain the Group’s delegation of authority (DoA) framework; framework; lead periodic reviews and ensure consistent application across jurisdictions; design and maintain internal controls, approval workflows, and audit‑ready processes for signature authority, sign‑off, and DoA exceptions.
• Support the establishment and running of governance fora (e.g., risk committee, working groups), prepare agendas, materials and clear action trackers; drive follow-through with senior stakeholders.
• Provide practical advice to business leaders on risk-based decision-making, escalation, and embedding governance into day-to-day operations.
• Monitor internal controls and remediation plans; coordinate risk testing and assurance activities with internal audit or external reviewers where required.

Commercial Legal

• Provide senior commercial legal advice on customer, supplier and partner contracts, distribution, licensing, master services agreements, and brand/channel agreements relevant to consumer goods/beauty/luxury sectors.
• Develop standardised contracting templates, playbooks and clause libraries to streamline negotiation and reduce legal spend, working collaboratively with our Director, Compliance, Governance and Risk.
• Lead the negotiation and execution of complex cross-border commercial transactions; provide pragmatic commercial risk advice.

Digitisation and AI

• Drive digital transformation of our legal operations, namely the corporate matters and commercial contract lifecycle management (CLM) through implementation and continuous improvement including tracking, reporting and document retention.

Cross-Functional Partnership

• Act as key legal partner to our Director, Compliance, Governance and Risk; Finance and Tax teams on entity-level matters, intercompany agreements, fund flows and tax-driven restructurings, as well as fostering a culture of compliance and improvement.
• Support statutory consolidation, financial reporting, audit requests and regulator engagements relating to entity governance and legal documentation.
• Build strong relationships with the Director (Compliance, Governance & Risk), General Counsel, Finance, People+Culture, Operations, Product Safety/Quality, Procurement and local market leads to create policies and escalations affecting corporate affairs and commercial activities, as well as day-to-day activities.

Team Leadership

• Lead, develop and mentor direct reports and other Legal, Regulatory and Compliance team members (corporate, commercial and company secretarial); set priorities and manage performance.
• Oversee selection, engagement and oversight of external counsel and service providers; drive cost-effective delivery and best practice.
• Champion process improvement, automation and adoption of entity management and CLM systems.

Training & Culture

• Drive the development and delivery of legal training, both as a train‑the‑trainer within the Legal, Regulatory & Compliance function and, also, for business leads and functional stakeholders in order to reduce risk in our business operations and embed risk-aware behaviours.
• Support the General Counsel and Director, Compliance, Governance and Risk in communications and change management to promote a culture of governance and accountability across the group.

Requirements

• Qualified lawyer in a major jurisdiction within the Huda Beauty Group with a minimum of 10-15 years post qualification experience handling complex corporate and commercial legal matters.
• Being called to a US state bar is an advantage.
• Previous in-house experience in leading and implementing corporate and commercial legal matters is an advantage.
• Leadership in designing and implementing legal tech solutions and experience with legal AI solutions are an advantage.
• Strong organisational skills that reflect the ability to perform and prioritise multiple tasks seamlessly.
• High emotional maturity and intelligence with strong interpersonal skills and the ability to collaborate and build relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability to achieve high performance goals and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Forward thinker with a Kaizen (continuous improvement) mentality, who actively seeks opportunities to improve and proposes solutions.
• Keen interest and/or experience in the cosmetics industry is an advantage.
• Excellent judgement, negotiation, and communication skills.
• Highly resourceful team player with the ability to be extremely effective independently.
• Consistently display an approachable nature and flexible working style with flawless written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong presentation skills, with the ability to present to stakeholders at all levels of the organisation when required.
• Flexible working style. Occasional early morning or late evening calls may be required to accommodate global business needs. Ad hoc travel may also be required.

Our Benefits & Perks:

• Monthly “Self Love Days” – at company discretion
• Premium Medical/Dental/Vision coverage for employee plus dependents
• Monthly coaching sessions with our in-house Success Coach
• Employee discounts on all Huda Beauty products
• Quarterly product gifting

Huda Beauty is committed to building diverse and inclusive teams and upholding an equal employment workplace that is free from discrimination. We hire stellar individuals regardless of their race, color, ancestry, religion, gender identity, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, medical conditions, disability, or veteran status. If you need reasonable accommodations at any point in the application or interview process, please let us know.