Director of Legal & Privacy

What you'll do

• Draft, review, negotiate, and manage commercial agreements including publisher, advertiser, vendor, partner, and platform contracts
• Support sales and business development on a high-volume basis balancing transaction speed with risk management
• Develop and maintain contract templates, negotiation playbooks, and approval workflows
• Advise internal stakeholders on contract terms, obligations, and business implications
• Oversee the company's privacy program and manage outside privacy contractor
• Maintain compliance with privacy laws and frameworks including GDPR, CCPA/CPRA, U.S. state privacy laws, and adtech industry frameworks
• Advise on data processing agreements, vendor diligence, sub-processor management, consent mechanisms, and transparency obligations
• Implement and manage legal infrastructure including contract lifecycle management, document management, intake and triage, and reporting
• Manage outside counsel engagements, scope, and spend
• Own procurement process for new and renewing spend
• Manage company's IP portfolio including trademarks, patents, and trade secrets
• Support disputes, demand letters, pre-litigation matters, insurance and litigation processes
• Assist with corporate transactions, board materials, and governance documentation
• Advise executives and functional leaders on legal, regulatory, and risk matters
• Train organization on legal processes, contract procedures, and privacy obligations

Requirements

• 10+ years of legal experience supporting technology companies, including substantive experience in adtech, martech, or digital media
• 5+ years of in-house experience
• 5+ years of commercial contract negotiation experience, including complex master agreements
• Demonstrated knowledge of adtech privacy regulation, including GDPR, CCPA/CPRA, U.S. state privacy laws, and IAB frameworks
• Working knowledge of AI governance frameworks (NIST AI RMF or ISO/IEC 42001) and emerging AI regulation, including the Colorado AI Act and EU AI Act
• Experience drafting and negotiating AI-related contract terms, including provisions on training data, model licensing, output ownership, and AI-specific representations and indemnities
• Hands-on experience using AI-enabled legal tools and integrating them into legal workflows
• Experience managing outside counsel and external legal or privacy contractors
• Experience designing and implementing legal operations processes and tooling
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, ability to advise senior executives and translate legal risk into business terms
• Sound judgment and ability to make decisions with incomplete information
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines in a fast-paced environment
• J.D. from an accredited law school with active bar membership in good standing preferred
• CIPP/E or CIPP/US certification preferred
• AIGP (Artificial Intelligence Governance Professional) certification or equivalent preferred

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