Lead In‑House Legal Counsel

What you'll do

• Lead negotiation, drafting, and review of complex commercial agreements including publisher, advertiser, agency, DSP/SSP/platform, data licensing, vendor, cloud services, enterprise MSAs and DPAs
• Advise internal stakeholders on commercial risk, revenue impact, and scalable contracting strategies
• Develop standardized contract templates, fallback positions, and negotiation playbooks
• Partner with Sales and Business Development teams to accelerate deal cycles while managing legal and compliance risk
• Serve as lead legal advisor for global privacy and data governance matters impacting advertising technology operations
• Advise on compliance with GDPR, UK GDPR, CCPA/CPRA, VCDPA, other U.S. state privacy laws, ePrivacy, COPPA, cross-border data transfer requirements
• Provide legal guidance on programmatic advertising, mobile advertising identifiers, attribution technologies, consent management frameworks, AI and machine learning use cases involving advertising data
• Support implementation and governance of privacy-by-design and data minimization principles
• Review and advise on data retention, data sharing, and data processing practices
• Coordinate with Security and Engineering teams on incident response and data governance initiatives
• Advise on and maintain internal GDPR compliance for HR and employment data including privacy notices, RoPA entries, data subject request handling, DPAs with HR system vendors, cross-border transfer mechanisms for employee data, and data processing in performance management and AI-assisted HR tools
• Advise on compliance with IAB Europe Transparency & Consent Framework (TCF), IAB Global Privacy Platform (GPP), IAB Tech Lab specifications, programmatic advertising supply chain standards
• Monitor developments in digital advertising regulation and industry self-regulatory frameworks
• Support internal implementation of evolving industry requirements related to consent signaling, transparency, identity frameworks, and data usage disclosures
• Serve as internal subject matter expert on advertising ecosystem legal and compliance obligations
• Partner with Product and Engineering teams during product development and launches
• Provide practical, risk-balanced legal advice regarding new ad products, AI-enabled advertising tools, measurement and analytics solutions
• Conduct legal risk assessments related to evolving privacy, consumer protection, and advertising regulations
• Help develop internal governance processes for data usage, AI governance, and advertising compliance
• Support corporate governance, policy development, and internal compliance initiatives
• Assist with dispute management, pre-litigation matters, and regulatory inquiries
• Manage outside counsel efficiently and cost-effectively
• Develop and deliver internal legal and privacy training programs
• Help build scalable legal operations processes and contract management practices
• Develop the company’s contract management workflow in Aline by centralizing contract communication, review, negotiation, approval, and execution

Requirements

• J.D. degree from an accredited law school
• Active membership in at least one U.S. state bar or admitted to practice in at least one EU jurisdiction
• 8+ years of legal experience including substantial in-house experience supporting technology or adtech companies
• Deep familiarity with digital advertising ecosystems including programmatic advertising, mobile advertising, identity and attribution frameworks, data licensing and monetization
• Strong working knowledge of global privacy and data protection laws
• Experience negotiating sophisticated commercial and technology agreements
• Demonstrated experience advising on IAB frameworks and adtech industry standards
• Ability to balance legal risk with business objectives in a fast-paced commercial environment
• Preferred: prior experience at adtech, martech, mobile gaming, media, data platform, or AI-driven advertising company
• Preferred: experience supporting international operations and cross-border data transfers
• Preferred: familiarity with AI governance, data security frameworks, consumer protection and advertising regulations, platform ecosystem issues (Google, Apple, Android, ATT, SDK integrations)
• Preferred: experience supporting M&A, strategic partnerships, or international commercial expansion
• Preferred: CIPP/US, CIPP/E, CIPM, or similar privacy certifications

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