Director, Associate General Counsel, Partnerships and Technology

Overview

A growing legal team is seeking a Director-level Associate General Counsel to support commercial and technology agreements. This role involves structuring, drafting, reviewing, and negotiating a variety of agreements including SaaS, platform distribution, co-marketing, and advertising sales representation agreements. The position collaborates closely with internal legal subject matter experts and cross-functional teams to support business development and international growth.

This role reports to the Senior Vice President and Associate General Counsel, Distribution, International and Technology. It may be based in San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York, or remotely from any US-based location.

Responsibilities

• Structure, draft, review, and negotiate commercial, technology, and software licensing agreements, including SaaS agreements and related privacy/data processing terms (e.g., DPAs)
• Negotiate platform distribution, co-marketing, and ad sales representation agreements
• Provide contractual and strategic guidance to internal clients, balancing business objectives with risk mitigation
• Collaborate to establish best practices and templates for general commercial matters
• Participate in process improvements to increase team efficiency
• Assist other legal team members with overflow work and client counseling as needed
• Stay current on consumer protection, data use, privacy, and data security laws and regulations
• Communicate proactively and effectively with client stakeholders and legal team members
• Manage a high-volume workload with attention to detail

Requirements

• 10+ years of relevant legal experience at a law firm and/or in-house within entertainment, media, or technology sectors
• Experience with advertising sales and ad technology
• Experience with technology licensing (e.g., SaaS) and procurement transactions
• Experience with complex commercial transactions such as joint ventures
• Preferred but not required: experience with digital media and negotiating platform distribution agreements for direct-to-consumer applications
• Preferred but not required: experience negotiating compliance terms related to privacy and data security laws in the U.S. and Europe (e.g., VPPA, CPRA, GDPR)
• Strong negotiation and influencing skills
• Excellent drafting skills and ability to manage multiple complex transactions simultaneously
• Clear communication skills to explain complex legal concepts to non-legal colleagues
• Ability to balance legal protections with practical business needs
• Independent, proactive work style with good judgment on issue escalation
• Curiosity about the entertainment/media landscape and technology
• Juris Doctor (JD) from an ABA-accredited U.S. law school
• Admission to the bar in at least one U.S. state

Compensation & Benefits

• Salary range for high cost labor markets (Los Angeles, New York City, San Francisco): $212,000–$295,000 USD annually, dependent on education, skills, experience, and location
• Eligible for annual discretionary bonus and long-term incentive plan
• Benefits include medical, dental, vision, insurance, 401(k) plan, paid time off, and other benefits per applicable plan documents
• Flexible time off policy for salaried/exempt employees
• Generous parental leave program offering 12 weeks of paid bonding leave within the first year of birth, adoption, surrogacy, or foster placement, in addition to applicable government leave programs
• Monthly wellness reimbursement for full-time regular employees

Location

• San Francisco, CA
• Los Angeles, CA
• New York, NY
• Remote (any US-based location)