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About the Role
The Head of Legal, North Asia is the senior legal leader for all brands under Tapestry Japan and Coach Korea. This role leads the regional Legal function, providing advice on legal matters, contracts, IP enforcement, brand protection, compliance, privacy, information security, disputes, and corporate governance. The position is based in Tokyo and leads a team across Japan and Korea.
Responsibilities
- Partner with North Asia leadership to understand business priorities and develop practical legal solutions.
- Own the regional legal risk agenda and report material risks and mitigation plans.
- Ensure North Asia legal and risk perspectives are represented in APAC and global Legal discussions.
- Translate APAC and global Legal strategy into a North Asia agenda and execution plan.
- Implement and operationalize Tapestry global and APAC Legal standards, policies, and processes.
- Provide guidance on Japan- and Korea-specific legal requirements and deploy resources effectively.
- Partner with the VP, Associate General Counsel, APAC and collaborate with APAC and global Legal subject-matter experts.
- Execute and support the ethics and hotline program and lead local aspects of internal investigations.
- Oversee compliance with key Japanese and Korean laws, including consumer protection, advertising, and competition.
- Implement and manage privacy and data protection programs in Japan and Korea.
- Ensure compliance and privacy training is delivered and policies remain current.
- Oversee corporate governance for TPRJ and CK, including board meetings and resolutions.
- Advise local directors and officers on their duties.
- Develop and execute the Japan and Korea brand protection plan.
- Maintain relationships with Customs, police, and other brand protection partners.
- Direct significant civil and criminal enforcement actions.
- Manage significant disputes, litigation, and regulatory inquiries.
- Select and manage the regional panel of external counsel.
- Own the Legal budget and headcount plan for North Asia.
- Lead, coach, and develop a team of legal professionals across Japan and Korea.
- Set team objectives, allocate work, and conduct performance reviews.
- Champion the adoption of legal technology and AI tools to improve efficiency and quality.
Requirements
- Law degree required.
- Admission to the bar in Japan or another jurisdiction is strongly preferred.
- 15 or more years of legal experience, including significant in-house experience at a multinational company.
- Experience in retail, luxury, consumer, or fashion is a plus.
- At least 3 years of experience leading a legal team, including managing managers and developing talent.
- Experience advising senior executives and working with a global headquarters legal function.
- Experience supporting Korea or the wider Asia-Pacific region is strongly preferred.
Skills
- Deep command of Japanese law, particularly company law, commercial and consumer law, data privacy, and intellectual property.
- Working understanding of the Korean legal environment.
- Sophisticated legal and commercial judgment to calibrate risk and determine appropriate Legal involvement.
- Demonstrated experience in corporate governance, compliance programs, privacy, and brand protection.
- Native-level Japanese and business-level English required.
- Korean language skills are a plus.
- Ability to build and run a legal function, including budget, processes, external counsel, and legal technology.
Location
- Tokyo
Work Type
- Full-time
- Onsite
Experience Level
- Senior Director
- Director
- 15+ years of legal experience
- 3+ years of leadership experience
Education Level
- Law degree
About the Company
- Tapestry is the first New York-based house of modern luxury lifestyle brands.
- Tapestry embraces the exploration of individuality and invests in helping employees grow personally and professionally.
- Tapestry is a global house of brands built around shared values of optimism, innovation, and inclusivity.
- Brands include Coach and Kate Spade New York.
Equal Opportunity
- Tapestry is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer.
- All employment decisions are based on the applicant's or employee's qualifications as they relate to the requirements of the position.
- Decisions are made without regard to age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic characteristics, race, color, creed, religion, ethnicity, national origin, alienage, citizenship, disability, marital status, military status, pregnancy, or any other legally-recognized protected basis prohibited by applicable law.