Lead In‑House Legal Counsel
About the role
Position Overview
We are seeking an experienced and business-oriented Lead In‑House Legal Counsel to support a fast-growing advertising technology company operating at the intersection of digital advertising, data privacy, AI, and global monetization. This role will serve as a strategic legal partner across commercial, product, privacy, data governance, and regulatory matters, with a strong emphasis on adtech ecosystem compliance and IAB frameworks.
The ideal candidate has deep experience supporting adtech, martech, programmatic advertising, mobile advertising, DSP/SSP, attribution, or data platform businesses and is highly fluent in global privacy regulations, data processing structures, and digital advertising industry standards.
This position partners closely with Product, Engineering, Revenue Operations, Security, Privacy, Finance, and Executive Leadership.
Key Responsibilities
Commercial & Revenue Support
- Lead negotiation, drafting, and review of complex commercial agreements, including:
- Publisher agreements
- Advertiser and agency agreements
- DSP/SSP/platform agreements
- Data licensing agreements
- Vendor and cloud services agreements
- 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 appropriately managing legal and compliance risk.
Privacy, Data Governance & AdTech Compliance
- Serve as lead legal advisor for global privacy and data governance matters impacting advertising technology operation