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# Senior Corporate Counsel (maternity cover) at unybrands

- **Company:** unybrands
- **Location:** United Kingdom
- **Posted:** 2026-08-20
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-08
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/unybrands/jobs/6148161004

## Job description

Founded in 2020, unybrands is the next-generation brand accelerator platform built to acquire, integrate, and scale digital-first consumer brands. Headquartered in Miami, with offices in New York, London, Berlin, and Shenzhen, our 240+ team brings deep expertise across e-commerce, brand management, consumer retail, operational scaling, and M&A.

Since inception, we have acquired 30+ brands across Pet Care, Personal Care, Home Care, Supplements, Baby & Juvenile, Garden & Outdoor, Sports & Fitness, and Home & Lifestyle — completing 20+ acquisitions and delivering 16 consecutive quarters of like-for-like organic growth post-integration.

Our competitive advantage lies in a fully integrated operating system purpose-built to transform digital brands into omni-channel category leaders. Powered by a proprietary technology stack built on NetSuite ERP with 200+ data integrations, our platform enables brands to thrive across marketplaces, direct-to-consumer channels, and brick-and-mortar retail.

We focus on acquiring digital-first brands within carefully selected verticals, then applying tailored value creation playbooks that drive growth through innovation, expansion, and automation. We believe the next generation of consumer brands will be built differently — and we're building the AI-enabled retail tech platform to help them consolidate and win.

The Corporate Counsel (M&A) will be responsible for providing general advice across all functions, with a focus on executing on unybrands’ acquisitions. The primary responsibilities will be enhancing leading on legal workstreams of our acquisition process from letter of intent, through to diligence, transaction document preparation, negotiation and execution. Moreover, the role will involve general in-house matters (commercial contracts, employment matters, intellectual property, data privacy, etc). The candidate would also be expected to be able to assist the General Counsel in equity and debt matters (including in respect of the negotiation of any future equity or debt finance rounds for unybrands).

You will have the opportunity to work cross functionally across the company and contribute to important strategic initiatives as well as operational matters.

*this job might require you to travel to Hemel Hempstead office occasionally.

Responsibilities include - but not limited to:

- Lead the negotiating and drafting of acquisition contracts for ecommerce brands being folded into the unybrands portfolio.
- Assist the General Counsel on corporate finance matters (equity and debt).
- Lead the negotiating and drafting of contracts customary to a fast-growing ecommerce startup with a primary focus on commercial contracts.
- Draft, review, revise and negotiate a range of complex corporate and commercial agreements, including warehousing, marketing, IT, licensing, services, consulting, supply, confidentiality, collaboration, research, and data-related agreements.
- Provide legal support across the organization, including quickly and effectively identifying complex legal and compliance issues and providing advice in a manner that integrates legal risk management with the company’s business objectives.
- Collaborate with outside counsel on intellectual property and data privacy matters and ensure execution of action plans and recommendations.
- Enhance existing policies, processes, and templates, as well as training employees with respect thereto and implementing the processes and templates on our technology platforms.
- Collaborate both within the legal team and with business clients to develop or enhance a variety of contract templates.
- Manage outside counsel as needed.
- Develop and maintain strong business relationships across the company and contribute to cross-functional or departmental projects and teams.
- Assist the legal and compliance teams with a variety of legal matters, including general corporate, compliance, regulatory and other legal matters.
- Support efforts to effectively manage the delivery of legal services including budgeting, recruiting, performance management, process improvements, operations, training and team building.

A successful team member will have:

- Qualified solicitor (England & Wales or any other common law jurisdiction) and 3+ years of experience as a legal counsel with experience managing M&A processes, drafting and negotiating M&A documents, drafting a variety of commercial contracts.
- A combination of law firm and in-house experience would be ideal. Excellent interpersonal and client relations skills.
- Experience with employment law is a plus.
- Prior experience working for, or in, a high growth (start-up / venture capital) environment would be preferred, albeit not essential.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment leveraging internal and external resources to meet simultaneous deadlines/demands.
- Experience with implementing a contract management system; creating and managing contract templates; training business partners on contract policy.
- Excellent research, writing, counseling and communication skills and a positive client service orientation.
- Ability to work independently, as a team member, and across the organization.
- Accountability, sound judgment, and the ability to take ownership of an issue and provide concise and timely advice.
- German language skills would be a value-add.

unybrands is an equal opportunity employer and considers all applicants for employment without any regard to race, skin color, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, and age. Nor are applicants discriminated against based on disability or protected classes.

## About unybrands

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: unybrands acquires, builds, and scales e-commerce brands operating on Amazon, Shopify, and Walmart marketplaces to help founders find their perfect exit.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Series B, founded 2020)
- **Headquarters**: Miami, Florida, United States
- **Founded**: 2020
- **Founders**: Ulrich Kratz (Co-Founder and CEO)

## Core Business
- **Primary Industry**: E-commerce Aggregation, Technology, Information and Internet
- **Target Customers**: Founders of Amazon FBA and DTC e-commerce brands (B2B), with a focus on 8 product categories: Pet Care, Personal Care, Home Care, Supplements, Baby & Juvenile, Garden & Outdoor, Sports & Fitness, and Home, Lifestyle Culinary & Arts.
- **Mission/Purpose**: "To shape the next generation of e-commerce by buying, building, and scaling brands operating on and off Amazon."

## Products & Services
- **Brand Acquisition & Scaling**: A full-service buy-and-build platform that acquires established e-commerce brands (from initial discovery call to closing in 4-6 weeks) and then scales them via proprietary technology, multichannel distribution, and operational expertise.
- **Proprietary Growth Platform**: A technology and data-driven platform engineered specifically to boost e-commerce businesses, including logistics, marketing, and supply chain management tools.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation**: Not publicly disclosed.
- **Key Metrics**:
    - **Annual Revenue**: ~$175 million [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/unybrands)
    - **Total Funding**: $325 million [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/unybrands)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Crayhill Capital Management (led Series A), European family offices, and other growth/VC investors. The company's Series B was completed in February 2024.
- **Growth Signals**:
    - 143 employees as of mid-2024, with 8.7% year-over-year headcount growth.
    - Operates in 15 countries including Germany, UK, Venezuela, Philippines, and China.
    - Completed a large acquisition in Europe alongside the Series B funding round in 2024, indicating continued portfolio expansion despite a challenging market for Amazon aggregators [pulse2.com](https://pulse2.com/unybrands-raises-series-b-funding-round-to-scale-e-commerce-businesses/).

## Competitive Advantages
- **Speed and Transparency**: A streamlined acquisition process that takes 4-6 weeks from call to closing, backed by a dedicated investment committee (IC) that provides quick LOI approval.
- **Multichannel Expertise**: Unlike pure Amazon aggregators, unybrands scales brands across Amazon, Shopify, and Walmart, reducing single-platform dependency.
- **Deep Category Focus**: Specializes in 8 high-growth product categories, bringing deep consumer brand and e-commerce experience to each acquisition.
- **Global Infrastructure**: With hubs in Miami, Seattle, Berlin, and London, and supply chain operations across the US and Europe, the company offers a robust operational backbone for acquired brands.

## Strategic Focus
- **Continued Aggregation**: Actively seeking to acquire more strong e-commerce brands, evidenced by the 2024 Series B and large European acquisition.
- **Technology-Led Growth**: Investing in proprietary technology to operate and scale brands globally, with a focus on data-driven decision-making and AI adoption (e.g., an "AI Adoption & Operations Analyst" role is currently open).
- **Omnichannel Expansion**: Moving beyond Amazon FBA to build brands as true DTC (Direct-to-Consumer) entities on platforms like Shopify and TikTok Shop.
- **Sustainability & ESG**: Emphasizing giving back initiatives and sustainable practices as part of their corporate identity.

## Why Work Here
- **Global & Hybrid Culture**: unybrands offers a hybrid working model for most roles, allowing for flexibility while fostering in-person collaboration. The diverse team operates across multiple time zones and locations.
- **Competitive Benefits**: Up to 90% of health care/dental costs covered, 25 days of paid time off (vacation policy), and a strong focus on career growth via mentorships, cross-functional exploration, and leadership opportunities [unybrands.com/careers](https://www.unybrands.com/careers/).
- **Growth Trajectory**: With a Series B completed and continued hiring across Brand, Marketing, Logistics, Finance, and Engineering, the company offers the stability of a funded startup with the momentum of a scaling enterprise.
- **Values-Driven Environment**: Core values include Transparency, Strategic Urgency, Commitment to Brands, Continuous Learning, and "One Team" collaboration. The company is an equal opportunity employer with active DEI efforts.
- **Open Roles**: Current openings include Senior Data Engineer, AI Adoption & Operations Analyst, Supply Chain Manager, Brand Managers, TikTok Shop Specialist, and various Marketing and Finance positions, indicating a healthy, growing team [greenhouse.io](http://job-boards.greenhouse.io/unybrands).

## Sources
1. [unybrands.com](https://www.unybrands.com/) - Official website (company description, process, focus categories)
2. [unybrands.com/careers](https://www.unybrands.com/careers/) - Careers page (benefits, culture, open roles)
3. [unybrands.com/about](https://www.unybrands.com/about/) - About page (values, team leadership)
4. [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/unybrands) - LinkedIn company page (revenue, funding, employee count, growth)
5. [greenhouse.io](http://job-boards.greenhouse.io/unybrands) - Official job board (current openings)
6. [pulse2.com](https://pulse2.com/unybrands-raises-series-b-funding-round-to-scale-e-commerce-businesses/) - Pulse 2.0 (Series B funding news)

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