General Counsel, Americas, RX

General Counsel, Americas

Are you a commercially minded legal leader who thrives at the intersection of strategy, growth and risk across a dynamic international business?

Do you want to shape legal strategy for a high-profile Americas portfolio while advising senior leaders and leading a collaborative regional legal team?

About the Role 

The General Counsel, Americas is the senior legal leader for RX's Americas business and serves as a strategic legal and business advisor to the Americas leadership team. The role is responsible for leading the legal function across the United States, Brazil, and Mexico, supporting RX's portfolio of events and related commercial activities. 

The General Counsel, Americas partners closely with senior business leaders to enable growth, support complex commercial decision-making and manage legal, regulatory and operational risk. The role requires a practical, commercially minded lawyer who can provide clear judgment in a fast-moving environment, build trusted relationships with senior stakeholders and lead a high-performing regional legal team within a matrixed global organization. 

Responsibilities 

Strategic Business Partnership 

• Serve as the principal legal advisor to the Americas leadership on strategic, operational and commercial matters. 

• Provide pragmatic, commercially focused advice that enables business objectives while appropriately managing legal and regulatory risk. 

• Contribute as an active member of the Americas senior leadership team, bringing legal judgment, risk awareness and enterprise perspective to business planning and decision-making. 

• Partner with business leaders on growth initiatives, customer and partner relationships, new business, market expansion and other strategic priorities. 

Leadership of the Americas Legal Function 

• Lead, develop and mentor the legal professionals supporting the Americas region. 

• Set regional legal priorities and allocate internal and external resources effectively against business needs. 

• Build a collaborative, accountable and commercially minded legal culture focused on practical solutions, sound judgment and continuous improvement. 

• Manage outside counsel and legal service providers, including matter strategy, performance, budgeting and efficient use of external resources. 

Commercial, Operational and Regulatory Support 

• Advise on significant commercial agreements, strategic partnerships, venue and supplier arrangements, association relationships, sponsorship agreements and other material business transactions. 

• Support business operations across the Americas, including major events, customer-facing initiatives and operational escalations. 

• Advise on legal and regulatory issues affecting the Americas business, including marketing, consumer protection, commercial practices, data use, intellectual property and compliance matters, in partnership with specialist functions where appropriate. 

• Maintain and improve regional legal templates, contracting approaches, approval processes and practical guidance to support consistent and efficient execution. 

Litigation and Risk Management 

• Oversee litigation, claims, disputes, regulatory inquiries and pre-litigation risk across the Americas region. 

• Direct external counsel and coordinate matter strategy on significant disputes, investigations and claims. 

• Identify emerging legal and business risks, advise senior leaders on mitigation options and support effective resolution of high-risk or reputation-sensitive matters. 

Requirements

• Possess JD with 10+ years of legal experience gained through a combination of leading law firm and in-house roles. 

• Significant experience advising senior executives and business leadership teams in a multinational or matrixed organization. 

• Demonstrated ability to lead, develop and mentor legal professionals and manage legal work across multiple jurisdictions. 

• Experience in commercial contracting, litigation management, employment matters, regulatory compliance, governance and enterprise risk management. 

• Experience supporting customer-facing, operationally complex or event-based businesses is preferred. 

• Sound understanding of how to balance legal risk, commercial objectives, customer experience and reputational considerations. 

• Strong commercial judgment and practical problem-solving orientation. 

• Clear, concise communicator who can explain complex legal issues in business terms. 

• Confident advisor with credibility at senior leadership level and the judgment to escalate appropriately. 

• Collaborative and inclusive leader who builds trust across functions, geographies and levels. 

• Resilient, adaptable and comfortable operating with ambiguity and competing priorities. 

Work in a Way that Works for You
We promote a healthy work/life balance across the organization. We offer an appealing working prospect for our people. With numerous wellbeing initiatives, shared parental leave, study assistance, and sabbaticals, we will help you meet your immediate responsibilities and your long-term goals. 

Working Pattern
Working flexible hours - flexing the times when you work in the day to help you fit everything in and work when you are the most productive. 

About the Business
RX is a global leader in events and exhibitions, leveraging industry expertise, data, and technology to build businesses for individuals, communities, and organizations. With a presence in 25 countries across 41 industry sectors, RX hosts approximately 350 events annually. RX is committed to creating an inclusive work environment for all our people. RX empowers businesses to thrive by leveraging data-driven insights and digital solutions. RX is part of RELX, a global provider of information-based analytics and decision tools for professional and business customers. For more information, visit http://www.rxglobal.com. 

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