Associate General Counsel

Overview

This role is part of the legal team and focuses on privacy and product-related counsel. The Associate General Counsel, Lead Privacy and Product Counsel will support the organization in navigating complex legal and regulatory requirements tied to the company’s evolving business.

The position reports to the General Counsel & Chief Privacy Officer and is designed for a legal professional who can take initiative, adapt quickly, analyze complex issues, and provide high-quality client service.

Responsibilities

• Support and advise on commercial legal matters, with a focus on:
  • ad tech integration
  • third-party data licensing and sales
  • technology products and service offerings
  • digital media
  • privacy matters
• Draft and negotiate complex client and vendor commercial agreements, including:
  • master services agreements
  • statements of work
  • NDAs
  • insertion orders
  • rebate agreements
  • service and consulting agreements
  • data and software licensing
• Independently conduct and conclude negotiations with data and technology providers and key participants in the advertising and ad tech ecosystem, including large platforms, publishers, and ad tech providers.
• Proactively manage legal requests as the first point of contact for organization-wide legal matters, and coordinate with lead counsel for affiliates to ensure a cohesive approach and implementation of legal and business goals.
• Implement legal and privacy workflow processes; create legal and compliance templates; and support and train sales and product teams (and other key stakeholders).
• Advise internal teams on privacy, data use and licensing, and compliance matters, while mitigating legal risk in commercial contexts and collaborating with cross-functional teams.
• Liaise with internal teams and senior leaders to provide strategic legal guidance and support, facilitating cross-department communication to align legal requirements with business objectives.
• Handle other project-based work within the legal department as needed.

Qualifications

• JD from an accredited law school and a license to practice law in at least one state — preferably the State of California, the State of New York, or the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
• 6+ years’ relevant work experience in a law firm or in-house setting
  • In-house experience at an advertising/marketing/PR agency, digital media agency, or technology company is a plus
• Experience with U.S. state and federal privacy laws and compliance, SaaS product licensing, third-party data licensing, and product sales agreements
• Conversational acumen across broad business functions including marketing, finance, and analytics/data science preferred
• Experience with HIPAA/HITECH preferred
• Experience with intellectual property matters, including licensing matters
• Experience with global data and privacy matters a plus

Compensation & Benefits

• 235,000 - 300,000 USD per year (United States)

Location

United States