Wolverine World Wide, Inc. (NYSE: WWW) is a global footwear and apparel company driven by a vision to Make. Every Day. Better. Founded in 1883, the Company builds and grows iconic brands including Merrell®, Saucony®, Wolverine®, Sweaty Betty®, Chaco®, Hush Puppies®, Stride Rite®, HYTEST®, and Bates®, along with footwear licenses for Cat® and Harley-Davidson®. Headquartered in Rockford, Michigan, the Company’s products are sold in approximately 170 countries and territories worldwide. For more information, visit www.wolverineworldwide.com.

In 2025, the Company was recognized by Footwear News as Company of the Year, by Forbes as one of America’s Dream Employers, America’s Best Employers for Women, and America’s Best Employers for Company Culture, and by Inspiring Workplaces as one of the Most Inspiring Workplaces Globally.
Wolverine Worldwide is a Certified™ Great Place To Work®.


This role serves as a key member of the Legal & Compliance team, providing a unique blend of strategic expertise and executive support to the Chief Legal Officer (CLO). The position is responsible for supporting legal & compliance operations, advancing sustainability and ESG initiatives, and enabling the effective execution of the CLO’s priorities. The ideal candidate blends exceptional judgment, advanced digital/AI fluency, and practice problem-solving to manage complex logistics, executive priorities, and high-visibility interactions with key internal and external stakeholders.

Primary Duties:

Executive Partnership & Calendar Leadership:

• Own and strategically optimize the CLO’s calendar, aligning time to top priorities and enabling effective decision-making.

• Anticipate needs, prepare materials, and ensure the CLO is fully briefed and positioned for all engagements.

• Manage leadership meeting cadence (staff meetings, etc) with clear agendas, outcomes, and follow-through items.

Global Travel & Logistics:

• Lead end-to-end domestic and international travel, including complex, multi-stop itineraries, accommodations, and transportation.

• Manage visa requirements, customs documentation, and international compliance logistics.

• Monitor changes and proactively adjust plans to ensure seamless execution and minimal disruption.

AI-Enabled Productivity & Digital Excellence:

• Leverage AI tools (e.g., Copilot) and Microsoft 365 to streamline workflows, draft communications, and enhance productivity.

• Serve as a digital power user across Microsoft 365 (Outlook, Teams, PowerPoint, Excel, OneNote, Planner).

• Support creation of high-quality executive-ready presentations, reports, and communications.

Events, Culture & Workplace Experience:

• Lead planning and execution of Legal & Compliance team events.

• Serve as a culture ambassador, role modeling company values through interactions, decision-making, and execution.

• Support quarterly all hands meetings.

Communication & Stakeholder Management:

• Draft and manage executive communications, including internal announcements, leadership updates, and external correspondence.

• Serve as a trusted liaison to senior executives and external partners.

• Handle highly sensitive and confidential information with discretion and sound judgment.

Administrative & Operational Excellence:

• Manage expenses, budgets, and vendor coordination in alignment with company policies.

• Support onboarding for new leadership hires and coordinate office operations and materials as needed.

• Composes and types correspondence from rough drafts and makes changes in grammar, punctuation, and spelling as needed. Organizes and maintains confidential files, correspondence, and records.

• Coordinates other group needs including printing, presentation preparation, ordering office supplies, and meeting support.

Legal and ESG Support:

• Provide legal support through billing, document drafting, legal technology, contract review, , and preparation of legal materials.

• Support Sustainability and ESG initiatives through reporting submissions and audits, ESG technology, and collaboration with cross-functional partners.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:

• 3+ years’ secretarial/clerical experience or equivalent skills and abilities in a fast-paced, global organization; legal assistant or paralegal experience a strong plus

• Proven experience managing complex calendars, international travel, and executive operations

• Strategic calendar management mindset (not transactional scheduling)

• AI and digital fluency with demonstrated ability to leverage tools to improve productivity

• Exceptional organizational, prioritization, and project management skills

• Strong business judgment, discretion, and executive presence

• Advanced written and verbal communication skills

• Ability to navigate ambiguity, anticipate needs, and act proactively

• Advanced proficiency: Microsoft 365 (Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel, Teams)

• Experience with AI productivity tools (e.g., Copilot) strongly preferred

• Familiarity with global travel systems and expense platforms

• Highly trusted partner with strong integrity and confidentiality

• Proactive, resourceful, and solutions-oriented

• Strong relationship builder across functions, cultures, and leadership levels

• Calm under pressure with the ability to manage competing priorities seamlessly

• Passion for creating an exceptional executive and employee experience

Working Conditions:

Normal office environment. Some travel may be required.

Wolverine Worldwide has a flexible, hybrid work schedule, with three days in office and two days remote.

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The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed and are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills which may be required.

Wolverine Worldwide, Inc. is committed to creating a company that is as diverse as our consumers. We value the differences in one another and believe our differences make us stronger. Our diverse and inclusive corporate culture starts with the recruitment process. We are committed to being an equal opportunity employer. We aim to create equal opportunities for our associates, customers, and suppliers regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other legally protected characteristic.