Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. StackAdapt is the leading technology company that empowers marketers to reach, engage, and convert audiences with precision. They are seeking a senior-level attorney in the role of VP Legal, Commercial, responsible for leading the Legal commercial team, driving commercial transactions, and building a high-performing commercial legal function.
Responsibilities
- Lead, mentor and develop the Legal commercial team, currently consisting of three commercial lawyer reports, setting priorities, supporting their growth
- Build and scale the commercial legal function use of automation and AI, including self-serve and automated resources that allow stakeholders to move quickly while managing risk
- Identify, implement and champion automation and AI-enabled tooling to improve the speed, quality and consistency of contracting, and to give the business better visibility across the contract lifecycle
- Optimize the team's balance between "high-touch" strategic enterprise deals and "low-touch" automated workflow pipelines
- Set long-term vision and oversee department hiring and development
- Partner with the executive and senior leadership teams from across the business on commercial strategy, risk tolerance and legal operations
- Structure, negotiate and draft a wide range of commercial agreements, including major customer and alliance agreements
- Provide legal advice to key stakeholders on commercial and legal matters within the business
- Provide thought leadership internally and externally
- Provide leadership, mentorship and training to StackAdapters
Skills
- Practical, business-minded lawyer with at least 10+ years' relevant experience in an inhouse or reputable firm setting; US experience is preferred
- In house experience in advertising, technology, ad tech, data, or media company
- Extensive track record of leveraging strong negotiation skills to manage commercial and legal risks in the digital media/ad tech industry while driving significant revenue impact
- A strong foundation in commercial transactions and deep understanding of IP issues and data licensing concepts
- Demonstrated experience directly managing, mentoring and developing a team of lawyers
- Ability to collaborate effectively and with a sense of urgency with key stakeholders and other business teams
- A track record of building or scaling a commercial legal function, including process design, playbooks and templates, and a demonstrated appetite for adopting automation and AI tools to drive efficiency and consistency in legal workflows
- Able to “own” and manage projects from beginning to end, with an internally driven sense of follow through
- Excellent legal and business judgment and are comfortable balancing legal risks and business strategy
- Exceptional writing skills, strong attention to detail, and an ability to create original drafted documents
- A desire to mentor and educate non-legal team members in a constructive and motivational way, consistent with StackAdapt culture and values
- Possesses deep creativity, a day to day ability to think outside the box, and an ability to work exceptionally collaboratively with others in a remote setting
- Call to the Bar in one or more Canadian Provinces or one or more US states, with active license to practice law in such jurisdiction(s)
Benefits
- Highly competitive salary
- Retirement/ 401K/ Pension Savings globally
- Competitive Paid time off packages including birthday's off!
- Access to a comprehensive mental health care program
- Health benefits from day one of employment
- Work from home reimbursements
- Optional global WeWork membership for those who want a change from their home office and hubs in London and Toronto
- Robust training and onboarding program
- Coverage and support of personal development initiatives (conferences, courses, books etc)
- Access to StackAdapt programmatic courses and certifications to support continuous learning
- An awesome parental leave program
- A friendly, welcoming, and supportive culture
- Our social and team events!
Company Overview
StackAdapt is a multi-channel programmatic advertising platform that helps maximize digital marketing efforts through data-driven solutions. It was founded in 2014, and is headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, CAN, with a workforce of 1001-5000 employees. Its website is https://www.stackadapt.com.