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Corporate Counsel

Full TimeRemoteTeam 51-200Since 2021H1B No SponsorCompany SiteLinkedIn

Location

United States

Posted

56 days ago

Salary

$200K - $225K / year

Professional Certificate5 yrs expEnglish

Job Description

• Serving as primary reviewer for all commercial agreements: customer MSAs, vendor contracts, partnership agreements, talent deals, and publishing agreements. • Drafting and maintaining standard contract templates and terms (Terms of Use, Privacy Policy, Publisher Agreements, Acceptable Use Policy, Data Processing Agreements). • Managing the day-to-day contract negotiation process with the goal of 24-48 hour turnaround for enterprise customers and key vendor deals. • Coordinating data privacy compliance across GDPR, CCPA, and CAN-SPAM, including managing DPAs, subprocessor lists, and DSARs. • Handling incident response for general legal requests, data breaches, subpoenas, takedown requests, and trust and safety escalations. • Reviewing new product features and business initiatives early to flag compliance and legal considerations. • Partnering with People Ops on employment agreements, commission plans, and sensitive personnel matters. • Managing relationships with external counsel (tax, IP, litigation specialists) and keeping specialized legal work on budget and on scope. • Implementing and maintaining a contract management process to track renewals, obligations, key terms, and alerts for internal teams.

Job Requirements

  • 5+ years of legal experience, ideally with at least 2 years in-house at a high-growth SaaS or technology company.
  • Proven track record negotiating and closing a high volume of SaaS agreements (MSAs, SOWs, NDAs, DPAs).
  • Working knowledge of GDPR, CCPA, content guidelines, and software data flows.
  • Bar admission in good standing and a JD from an accredited law school.
  • Experience in AdTech, Media, or the Creator Economy.
  • Comfort making risk-based decisions with incomplete information and communicating trade-offs clearly.
  • Familiarity with modern legal and business tools: Slack, Stripe, Google Workspace, contract management systems, HubSpot.
  • Killer instinct in negotiations: you know when to push back, when to concede, and how to close deals without leaving value on the table.
  • Workhorse mentality: you grind through volume without sacrificing quality, and you don't need hand-holding to stay on top of competing deadlines.

Benefits

  • Competitive Salary
  • Stock Options
  • Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance
  • 401(k) employer match
  • Unlimited PTO (mandatory 10 days per year minimum)
  • Annual in-person team retreat
  • Unlimited book budget
  • Monthly Wellness Days (every third Friday of the month!)

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