Legal Counsel

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in New York.

📋 Description

• Provide guidance to Product, Commercial, Publisher, Marketing, and Operations teams on the launch and commercialization of advertising products and features.

• Evaluate product concepts, data flows, tracking technologies, partner integrations, and marketing claims.

• Prepare, review, and negotiate contracts with advertisers, agencies, publishers, vendors, technology providers, and other stakeholders.

• Maintain practical contract templates, fallback positions, and guidance for recurring negotiations.

• Identify risks related to liability, privacy, data usage, intellectual property, confidentiality, compliance, payment, and termination.

• Assist in ensuring compliance with privacy, data protection, digital advertising, and consumer protection regulations.

• Keep track of significant legal developments and convert them into concise guidance and actionable business strategies.

• Offer commercially balanced advice and escalate significant or unusual risks to the Chief Legal Officer.

• Collaborate with the global Legal team and coordinate with external counsel when local expertise is necessary.

• Contribute to the development of legal templates, playbooks, training, and process enhancements.

⛳️ Requirements

• Juris Doctor degree and the authorization to provide legal counsel in the candidate’s jurisdiction.

• Approximately 3–5 years of relevant legal experience, including commercial contracts, technology, digital advertising, privacy, data protection, or work with technology-driven enterprises.

• Practical experience in drafting, reviewing, and negotiating commercial agreements, such as MSAs, insertion orders, publisher or advertiser contracts, vendor/SaaS agreements, data processing terms, confidentiality agreements, or partnership agreements.

• Familiarity with privacy and data protection principles and their application in online advertising, tracking technologies, data usage, and digital products.

• Capability to assess new products and business initiatives, recognize critical legal risks, and propose practical, proportionate solutions.

• Strong legal writing skills, meticulous attention to detail, and negotiation expertise.

• Clear communication skills and the ability to articulate legal issues to non-lawyers.

• A commercial, solution-oriented mindset; ownership and sound judgment; ability to prioritize and work independently in a dynamic international environment.

• Experience in AdTech, MarTech, digital media, programmatic advertising, online publishing, SaaS, or other technology sectors is advantageous.

• Experience in supporting product launches or collaborating closely with Product, Commercial, Privacy, or Compliance teams is a plus.

• Familiarity with US state privacy laws, CCPA/CPRA, FTC advertising principles, or IAB/industry standards is beneficial.

• Experience with cross-border commercial contracts and negotiations is a plus.

• Familiarity with contract templates, legal playbooks, approval processes, or contract lifecycle management tools is advantageous.

• Experience coordinating with specialist external counsel is a plus.

• CIPP/US, CIPM, or another relevant privacy certification is a plus.

🏝️ Benefits

• Comprehensive health and wellness benefits.

• Opportunities for professional development and career growth.

• Flexible working hours and remote work options.

• Collaborative and inclusive work culture.