Senior Counsel - Marketing & Commercial Contracts - remote opportunity

Overview

A legal department is seeking a Senior Counsel specializing in Marketing & Commercial Contracts. This role reports directly to the VP & Deputy General Counsel and serves as a key legal advisor responsible for ensuring compliance with federal advertising laws and intellectual property requirements in marketing collateral. The position also involves drafting, reviewing, and negotiating a broad portfolio of commercial technology and vendor agreements, with a focus on technology transactions.

Responsibilities

Marketing and Advertising Compliance

• Serve as the primary legal reviewer for sales, marketing, and go-to-market collateral.
• Ensure compliance with FTC Truth in Advertising laws, including the FTC Act's prohibition on unfair or deceptive acts or practices, the FTC's Endorsement Guides, and related federal and state advertising regulations.
• Advise marketing and go-to-market teams on substantiation requirements for product and service claims.
• Review promotional materials for potential intellectual property issues, including trademark clearance, copyright compliance, and proper use of third-party intellectual property.
• Provide practical, business-oriented guidance to enable efficient marketing operations while managing legal risk.
• Monitor developments in advertising law and regulatory enforcement trends and advise internal stakeholders on emerging compliance risks.

Commercial and Technology Contracts

• Draft, review, and negotiate a wide range of IT and vendor contracts, emphasizing SaaS agreements and software licensing agreements.
• Manage the full contract lifecycle for technology procurement agreements from initial drafting through execution.
• Advise business stakeholders on key contractual provisions such as service level agreements, data security and privacy obligations, intellectual property ownership and licensing terms, limitation of liability and indemnification provisions, and termination and transition rights.
• Review and negotiate general vendor and services agreements, statements of work, and master services agreements.
• Develop and maintain standard contract templates and playbooks to promote consistency and efficiency across contracting functions.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Work closely with marketing, information technology, procurement, and compliance teams to provide timely and practical legal advice.
• Collaborate with other legal department members to ensure alignment on legal positions and risk tolerance.

Business Enablement

• Serve as a strategic business partner to leaders across the enterprise.
• Help identify and advance practical paths to profitable, scalable growth.
• Provide commercially minded legal guidance that supports strong business outcomes while maintaining appropriate safeguards and compliance.
• Navigate complex issues with agility to enable efficient and responsible business progress aligned with risk tolerance and long-term objectives.

Requirements

• Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree from an accredited law school.
• Active membership in good standing of at least one state bar.
• Five to seven years of legal experience with substantive expertise in advertising law compliance and commercial contract drafting and negotiation.
• Demonstrated experience reviewing marketing materials for compliance with FTC regulations and intellectual property laws.
• Hands-on experience drafting, reviewing, and negotiating SaaS agreements and software licensing agreements.
• Strong working knowledge of intellectual property principles related to marketing and technology transactions.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong organizational abilities and capacity to manage multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior in-house legal experience, particularly in healthcare, wellness, or technology sectors.
• Familiarity with data privacy laws and regulations applicable to healthcare-related technology contracts, such as HIPAA, state consumer privacy laws, and relevant data protection frameworks.
• Experience developing and implementing contract management processes, templates, and playbooks.

Compensation & Benefits

• Salary range: $125,000 to $175,000, depending on qualifications, skills, competencies, and experience.
• Benefits package includes company bonus potential, medical, dental, vision coverage, 401(k) with match, generous paid time off, free gym membership to over 13,000 fitness locations in the US, and other benefits.

Location

Not specified.