ID5
- Senior Legal Counsel
Senior Legal Counsel
Remote · Remote possible
Job description
ID5 enables addressable and measurable advertising to support the growth of the digital economy and provide free and safe access to content and services. Technical changes, signal loss, and increasingly more stringent data protection regulations require new, advanced technologies that enable audience addressability while respecting people’s privacy preferences.
ID5 has risen to this challenge and developed solutions that support publishers’ and marketers’ need for better addressability. Its laser focus on Identity sets it apart from competitive solutions and enables the company to offer the most advanced and sophisticated identity services to over 100,000 media properties, and hundreds of technology platforms and advertisers, making it the most adopted identity solution in the market.
About This Role
We are seeking a highly motivated Senior Legal Counsel to provide first-class legal support for data and technology transactions globally.
The Senior Legal Counsel will serve as the lead lawyer and strategic business partner supporting the European and US business for the structuring and negotiation of data and technology-related partnerships and vendors agreements, as well as work with rest of the (outsourced) legal counsels to support the Company’s general legal activities, including corporate development and , labor matters and compliance.
Reporting directly to the VP, Finance-Legal-People, you will take care autonomously of the following missions:
Responsibilities:
- Serve as the global lead counsel for the European and US business advising the sales, publisher and customer success teams as well as the product teams on all legal matters.
- Draft, review, negotiate a broad range of agreements relating to the company’s products incl. a wide variety of commercial agreements, such as MSA, software licensing, SaaS, professional services, marketing and vendor agreements globally.
- Actively engage with and support the commercial team, providing not just legal expertise but also strategic business advice to help navigate complex transactions and foster robust business relationships.
- Review, draft, and negotiate all international corporate housekeeping.
- Manage and advise on the company’s patent and trademark portfolio and other IP matters, and work with the development teams to review open source software licenses.
- Collaborate with external legal advisors to support the Company's general corporate activities
Requirements:
- Law degree from a highly regarded law school and be admitted to at least one state bar.
- 5 to 10 years of experience drafting, revising and negotiating contracts globally, ideally with an experience in data and/or technology transactions, in a law firm and/or in-house.
- Experience in a technology, online advertising, software and/or venture backed start-up company preferred.
- Proven track record of proactive and collaborative work, demonstrating the ability to engage effectively with business teams to drive legal and business strategies.
- Familiarity with data protection and privacy topics
- Exceptional analytical and problem solving skills with the ability to think strategically and provide business-practical legal advice.
- Strong organizational skills, including the ability to work autonomously as an individual contributor, manage timelines and balance multiple deadlines.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills in English (French is a plus), including a clear and concise drafting style.
- Ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced, rapidly changing environment.
What we offer to our talent
- Remote-first working policy
- A competitive compensation package, including stock options in ID5
- WeWork membership and option to work from different WeWork locations
- Regular offsites to enjoy face-to-face time and to bond further with your colleagues
- A dynamic environment that offers room for growth and development to all employees
- A friendly, international, and multicultural team
- We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are passionate about creating an inclusive environment in which all employees can thrive
More about ID5
Launched in September 2017, ID5 currently employs 50 people and works with premium publishers, ad tech platforms, and advertisers globally. Built to improve addressability across all digital advertising environments, ID5 has rapidly established itself as the most adopted identity solution in the market, prevailing over larger and more established companies thanks to its unique position and focus on providing the best identification and data protection technology.
The company is backed by financial and strategic industry investors who believe in ID5’s vision and plan. This investment has allowed ID5 to expand the business, increase its footprint globally, and hire the best talent to support its ambitious growth plans.
Recognized as one of the most outstanding employers by Digiday’s WorkLife Awards 2023, ID5 is a remote-first company, allowing employees to work from different locations and time zones indefinitely. We equip our team with all the tools needed to perform their work remotely, and we ensure people bond and stay connected thanks to regular all-hands meetings, communication tools such as Slack and Zoom, and by organizing regular offsites around the world. We also offer WeWork membership for those who prefer not to work from home, and allow individuals to move across different WeWork locations. More details about our remote-first organization here:https://www.linkedin.com/posts/mathieuroche_team-remotework-remoteworklife-activity- 6927642580742504449-KbhL
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