Overview
This role involves advising a global advertising technology (AdTech) organization as a Senior Lawyer qualified to practice in the US. You will act as a strategic legal partner to the business, with responsibility for US legal matters and key negotiations.
You will advise on:
- AdTech and technology-driven commercial activities
- Commercial contracts and negotiations
- Privacy, data protection, and consumer-protection requirements
- Product and regulatory compliance
- Disputes
Responsibilities
Product and business support
- Advise Product, Commercial, Publisher, Marketing, and Operations teams on launching and commercializing advertising products and features.
- Review product concepts, data flows, tracking technologies, partner integrations, and marketing claims, and provide clear recommendations that help teams move forward.
Commercial contracts and negotiations
- Draft, review, and negotiate agreements with advertisers, agencies, publishers, vendors, technology providers, and other partners.
- Maintain practical contract templates, fallback positions, and guidance for recurring negotiations.
- Identify key risks relating to liability, privacy, data use, intellectual property, confidentiality, compliance, payment, and termination, and recommend workable positions.
Privacy and regulatory support
- Support compliance with applicable privacy, data protection, digital advertising, and consumer-protection requirements.
- Monitor material legal developments and convert them into concise guidance and practical actions for the business.
Business partnering and risk management
- Provide concise, commercially balanced advice and escalate material or unusual risks to the Chief Legal Officer.
- Work with the global Legal team and coordinate specialist external counsel when local expertise is required.
- Contribute to legal templates, playbooks, training, and process improvements to make legal support faster and more consistent.
Requirements
- Law degree and authorization to provide legal advice in the candidate’s jurisdiction. A separate license or qualification to represent the company in court is not required.
- Around 3–5 years of relevant legal experience, including commercial contracts, technology, digital advertising, privacy, data protection, or other work with technology-driven businesses.
- Hands-on experience drafting, reviewing, and negotiating commercial agreements, such as:
- MSAs
- insertion orders
- publisher or advertiser agreements
- vendor/SaaS contracts
- data processing terms
- confidentiality agreements or partnership agreements
- Working knowledge of privacy and data protection principles, with interest in how they apply to online advertising, tracking technologies, data use, and digital products.
- Ability to review new products and business initiatives, spot the most important legal risks, and suggest practical, proportionate solutions.
- Strong legal writing, attention to detail, and negotiation skills.
- Clear communication skills, including the ability to explain legal issues to non-lawyers.
- Commercial, solution-oriented mindset with ownership and sound judgment; ability to prioritize and work independently in a fast-paced international environment.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in AdTech, MarTech, digital media, programmatic advertising, online publishing, SaaS, or another technology business.
- Experience supporting product launches or working closely with Product, Commercial, Privacy, or Compliance teams.
- Experience with US state privacy laws, CCPA/CPRA, FTC advertising principles, or IAB/industry standards.
- Experience with cross-border commercial contracts and negotiations with advertisers, agencies, publishers, technology vendors, or other partners.
- Experience with contract templates, legal playbooks, approval processes, or contract lifecycle management tools.
- Experience coordinating specialist external counsel on disputes, employment, corporate, or regulatory matters.
- CIPP/US, CIPM, or another relevant privacy qualification.
Compensation & Benefits
- Not specified in the provided job description.
Location
- US-qualified Senior Lawyer role (US legal qualification required).