Legal Counsel

Role Overview

• Support corporate governance and board matters, serving as Secretary to the Board – including maintaining minute books, managing board and committee meeting logistics, preparing resolutions, and owning the governance playbook end-to-end
• Manage and negotiate a wide range of key commercial agreements, including customer contracts, vendor agreements, partnership deals, data processing agreements, and advertising platform integrations
• Review and advise on customer contracts, RFP responses, and order forms to support the sales team
• Partner with the People Team as a trusted legal resource on employment matters, from day-to-day HR questions to more complex issues involving compliance
• Maintain and improve contract templates, clause libraries, and playbooks to boost the efficiency and repeatability of the company's legal processes
• Handle intellectual property matters, including licensing agreements, protecting company IP in commercial deals, and managing third-party IP usage – with particular relevance to our Data-as-a-Service (DaaS) offerings
• Act as the Data Protection Officer (DPO) for the company
• Own cap table management and equity administration, including option grants, vesting schedules, and compliance with securities regulations
• Collaborate with teams across sales, marketing, product, data, and operations on commercial legal matters, privacy compliance, and advertising regulations
• Coordinate with external counsel on complex transactions, regulatory matters, and specialized legal issues

Requirements

• 6-10 years of professional experience as a transactional attorney with a background spanning commercial, corporate governance, and employment law matters
• Licensed to practice law, or the ability to become licensed
• Experience servicing as Secretary to the Board or supporting Board governance functions, and Corporate Finance
• Familiarity with employment law fundamentals and a comfort level partnering with People/HR teams
• Experience with technology/SaaS agreements, data privacy laws (GDPR, CCPA), and advertising industry regulations, preferred
• Familiarity with IP licensing and technology agreements, particularly in a DaaS or data licensing context, is a plus
• Strong business judgment and ability to balance legal risk with commercial objectives in a fast-moving environment
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
• Outstanding ability to communicate clearly and practically with lawyers and non-lawyers alike
• Experience in a startup or other fast-paced work environment preferred
• Familiarity with advertising platform terms of service (Google, Meta, TikTok, etc.) and programmatic advertising frameworks, a plus

Benefits

• Offers Equity