Brand Manager Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience and professional achievements working in a law firm, law department, or corporate investigations department.
• Significant experience leading physical/offline anti-counterfeiting enforcement and managing engagement with law enforcement and customs authorities.
• General knowledge of Intellectual Property Rights and Trademark Law.
• Demonstrated experience planning and executing raids and seizures and coordinating with law enforcement, customs, and prosecutors across multiple jurisdictions.
• Experience building and managing a global network of external investigators, vendors, and counsel, including budget and vendor-management responsibility.
• Working knowledge of domestic and international customs recordation and border-enforcement processes, such as U.S. CBP.
• Strong project management, cross-functional influence, and global program-management skills.
• Demonstrated research, critical-thinking, and analytical skills, including applying investigative research skills to analyze information and build cases.
• Ability to assess legal risk and escalate appropriately.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field.

Responsibilities

• Support implementation of VF’s global offline brand enforcement program by coordinating enforcement activities, monitoring program performance, and assisting with annual enforcement priorities and initiatives.
• Lead large-scale investigative efforts, including test purchases, surveillance, intelligence gathering, and evidence development, to support enforcement actions, civil proceedings, and criminal referrals across multiple jurisdictions.
• Coordinate with investigators, enforcement vendors, and internal stakeholders to support consistent enforcement activity and adherence to operational standards and protocols across global markets.
• Plan and oversee physical enforcement operations, including multi-jurisdictional raids, seizures, border actions, and coordinated investigations involving law enforcement, customs authorities, prosecutors, and external partners.
• Provide investigative leadership and subject matter expertise for significant fraud matters, asset recovery efforts, and sensitive investigations with potential financial, legal, or reputational impact to VF.
• Coordinate across Legal, Product, Supply Chain, DT, Security, and regional teams to support timely enforcement actions and resolution of complex brand protection matters.
• Develop and deliver offline brand protection training to employees, law enforcement, customs officials, and other external stakeholders.
• Manage relationships with external investigators, enforcement vendors, and service providers to support operational effectiveness and intellectual property protection.
• Coordinate with customs agencies and border authorities on seizures, detentions, investigations, and product authentication activities involving VF brands.
• Represent VF operationally with industry coalitions, government agencies, law enforcement organizations, and investigative partners to advance enforcement efforts and strengthen external partnerships.

Benefits

• Additional compensation awards may include an annual incentive plan, sales incentive, or commission potential.
• VF provides employee benefit programs; detailed benefits information is provided during the hiring process.