Lead Counsel, Commercial and Marketing, APAC and Americas
Our mission at ŌURA is to empower every person to own their inner potential. Our award-winning products help our global community gain a deeper knowledge of their readiness, activity, and sleep quality by using their Oura Ring and its connected app. We've helped millions of people understand and improve their health by providing daily insights and practical steps to inspire healthy lifestyles.
Empowering the world starts with living our values and empowering our team. As a quickly growing company focused on helping people live healthier and happier lives, we ensure that our team members have what they need to do their best work — both in and out of the office.
Reporting to the Principal Counsel, Director of Commercial and Healthcare this role will serve as Lead Counsel, Commercial & Marketing for APAC and the Americas and be a key member of Oura’s Legal Team. The role will partner closely with the APAC and US Commercial, Sales, Partnerships, Retail and Marketing teams, along with other cross-functional leaders, to support Oura as the company grows and scales internationally.The ideal candidate is a seasoned commercial lawyer with substantial in-house and law firm experience advising on and negotiating complex B2B sales, strategic partnerships, data and technology licensing, and retail and distribution arrangements across APAC. Beyond commercial transactions, the right candidate will have hands-on experience advising marketing teams on advertising, promotions and consumer-facing campaigns in Asia and ANZ, including markets with distinct regulatory regimes such as Singapore, Australia, Japan, South Korea and China. The successful candidate will bring strong judgment, credibility with senior stakeholders, and the ability to translate complex legal issues into clear, actionable guidance in a fast-paced, evolving environment
What You Will Do
- Review, draft and negotiate complex commercial agreements as the lead lawyer supporting the APAC Commercial and Marketing functions, including enterprise and corporate sales agreements, B2B and channel partnerships, strategic alliances, co-marketing arrangements, and data sharing and licensing agreements.
- Structure and negotiate retail, distribution, reseller, marketplace and e-commerce agreements across APAC markets.
- Counsel and advise stakeholders on legal issues affecting APAC business, supporting alignment, efficiency and excellence in execution of commercial and marketing initiatives.
- Serve as a strategic thinker who helps shape company-wide risk strategy while driving key initiatives and applying a solutions-focused approach.
- Operate as a hands-on practitioner, comfortable managing high volumes of complex transactions.
- Build and refine internal transactional and marketing review processes, templates, playbooks and tools that can scale efficiently with company growth.
- Act as a trusted advisor to senior executives, providing clear, business-oriented judgment and actionable recommendations.
- Coordinate with US Legal, Privacy, Product and outside counsel in key APAC jurisdictions to deliver consistent global positions adapted to local law, and manage outside counsel where local qualification is required.
This is a remote role based in the US.
What you'll bring
- 8+ years of combined law firm and in-house PQE, with at least 4 years supporting commercial transactions and marketing in a consumer products, consumer technology, digital health, or retail business.
- Qualified and admitted to practice in at least one major common law jurisdiction (e.g. US (any state), Singapore, Hong Kong, Australia or New Zealand). Admission in a US state and/or an APAC jurisdiction is preferred. Experience working with local counsel in non-common-law markets in Asia is expected.
- Working knowledge of competition law as it applies to distribution and retail arrangements across the US and APAC, including vertical agreements, selective distribution and resale price maintenance.
- Deep working knowledge of US and APAC consumer protection, advertising and e-commerce frameworks, with the ability to apply them pragmatically to business objectives.