Chief Counsel - International Parks
Postuler maintenant Postuler ultérieurement Job ID 10135398 Emplacement Burbank, Californie, États-Unis Entreprise The Walt Disney Company (Corporate) Date de publication 27/10/2025Résumé du poste:
The Chief Counsel role has overall responsibility for legal matters affecting the International Parks business as part of the Disney Experiences (DX) segment of The Walt Disney Company. This position will have substantial leadership and management responsibility overseeing a team of legal professionals supporting a mix of owned and operated theme parks, joint ventures, and a licensing business. This includes responsibility across resort destinations in Paris, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Tokyo, and Abu Dhabi. This individual is a member of the International Parks Steering Committee and provides advice directly to the President and Managing Director, Disney Parks International.
Responsibilities:
Quickly and accurately identify and evaluate legal risks in a complex business environment and provide expert and strategic legal advice to the business unit leaders.
Anticipate issues and proactively develop creative business-oriented and brand-consistent solutions to mitigate legal risks encompassing a wide range of practice areas, including product development, transactional matters, sales and marketing, IP, transportation, environmental compliance, customer service, regulatory compliance, safety, public affairs, joint ventures, unions, risk management (worker’s compensation and guest claims), and other related areas.
Protect the interests of The Walt Disney Company as a whole and effectively collaborate with legal and business leaders outside of International Parks to achieve the best result.
Quickly make strategic risk-based decisions and elevate to senior legal and business leadership as necessary.
Attract, develop, mentor, direct, motivate and drive performance from the International Parks legal team.
Provide inspiring leadership to consistently maintain a high standard of excellence.
Create associations of trust and respect with key stakeholders and the legal team, including senior executive business leaders, legal leaders, and external parties (e.g., regulators, external counsel, partners).
Keep abreast of relevant legislative and regulatory changes.
Ability to work in a matrixed environment leveraging resourcing from different teams to drive results.
Basic Qualifications:
Minimum of 15 years of experience in a global business legal leadership role, leading and overseeing business legal advisors in multiple disciplines, in an in-house environment.
Demonstrated ability to evaluate risk, to advise business units of the risk and to exercise sound legal judgment.
Exceptional business acumen and ability to creatively develop business-oriented solutions to complex legal problems in a fast paced, consumer-facing environment.
Experience with a wide variety of commercial law practice areas including transactional matters, litigation, sales and marketing, IP, real estate, construction, land use, environmental, customer service, regulatory compliance, employment, litigation, public affairs, joint ventures, and other related areas.
Proven leader experienced in managing a legal team operating in a multi-disciplinary environment. Experience in efficiency and productivity in managing a legal function at scale, demonstrable expertise in organizational design and change management.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills and ability to collaborate.
Ability to operate independently, escalating to senior leadership as appropriate.
Law firm and budget management experience demonstrating creative thinking about law firm spend and legal technology usage.
Active license in good standing to practice law in a US jurisdiction and capable of meeting admission requirements in California.
Understanding of theme park, cruise ships, resort, consumer product and/or media industries is a plus.
Required Education:
Juris Doctorate (J.D.) degree or equivalent international degree
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The hiring range for this position in Burbank, California is $345,900.00 - $463,900.00 per year. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and also may vary depending on the candidate’s geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors. A bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to the full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered.
Sur The Walt Disney Company (Corporate):
Chez Disney Corporate, vous verrez comment les secteurs d’activités qui animent les marques puissantes de la société se rassemblent pour former la société de divertissement la plus novatrice, développée et admirée au monde. En tant que membre d’une équipe d’entreprise, vous travaillerez avec les leaders de classe mondiale qui mettent au point les stratégies qui permettent à The Walt Disney Company de rester à la pointe du divertissement. Collaborez avec d’autres penseurs novateurs pour permettre aux meilleurs conteurs de créer des souvenirs pour des millions de familles du monde entier.
Sur The Walt Disney Company:
The Walt Disney Company, ainsi que ses filiales et sociétés affiliées, forme l’une des principales entreprises internationales diversifiées de divertissement familial et de médias. Elle comprend trois secteurs d'activités essentiels : Disney Entertainment, ESPN et Disney Experiences. Depuis ses modestes débuts en tant que studio de dessins animés dans les années 1920 jusqu’à son statut de référence actuel dans le secteur du divertissement, Disney poursuit fièrement sa tradition de création d’histoires et d’expériences exceptionnelles pour tous les membres de la famille. Les histoires, les personnages et les expériences de Disney touchent les consommateurs et les visiteurs du monde entier. À travers nos activités présentes dans plus de 40 pays, nos employés et cast members collaborent pour créer des expériences de divertissement appréciées à la fois au niveau universel et local.
Le poste est rattaché à TWDC Enterprises 18 Corp. , qui fait partie d’une entreprise que nous appelons The Walt Disney Company (Corporate).
TWDC Enterprises 18 Corp. est un employeur qui souscrit au principe d’égalité des chances à l’emploi. Les candidat(e)s seront pris(es) en considération pour un emploi sans distinction de race, de religion, de couleur, de sexe, d’orientation sexuelle, de genre, d’identité de genre, d’expression de genre, d’origine nationale, d’ascendance, d’âge, d’état matrimonial, de statut militaire ou d’ancien combattant, d’état de santé, d’informations génétiques ou de handicap, ou de tout autre motif interdit par la loi fédérale, étatique ou locale. Disney défend un environnement commercial où les idées et décisions de tous et toutes nous aident à grandir, innover, créer les meilleures histoires et être pertinents dans un monde en évolution constante.