VP Legal, Commercial

9 hours, 8 minutes ago
Full-time
Lead
Operations
StackAdapt

StackAdapt

StackAdapt is an omnichannel advertising platform that accelerates customer acquisition through native, display, and video ads, ranking as the number 1 DSP on G2 and known for its innovative approach in digital advertising.

Media
1K-5K
Founded 2014
$2M raised

Description

  • Lead, mentor, and develop a team of commercial lawyers and set their priorities.
  • Build and scale the commercial legal function with efficient processes, automation, and AI-enabled workflows.
  • Identify, implement, and champion tooling that improves contracting speed, quality, consistency, and contract lifecycle visibility.
  • Balance support for high-touch strategic enterprise deals with low-touch automated workflow pipelines.
  • Set the long-term vision for the team and oversee hiring and development.
  • Partner with executive and senior leadership 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 internal stakeholders on commercial and legal matters.
  • Provide leadership, mentorship, and training across the company.
  • Provide thought leadership internally and externally.

Requirements

  • 10+ years of relevant experience in-house or at a reputable firm; US experience is preferred.
  • In-house experience in an advertising, technology, ad tech, data, or media company.
  • Strong negotiation experience managing commercial and legal risk in the digital media/ad tech industry.
  • Deep understanding of commercial transactions, IP issues, and data licensing concepts.
  • Experience directly managing, mentoring, and developing a team of lawyers.
  • Track record of building or scaling a commercial legal function, including process design, playbooks, and templates.
  • Demonstrated interest in adopting automation and AI tools to improve legal workflows.
  • Ability to own and manage projects end to end with strong follow-through.
  • Excellent legal and business judgment with the ability to balance legal risk and business strategy.
  • Exceptional writing skills, strong attention to detail, and ability to create original drafted documents.
  • Ability to mentor and educate non-legal team members in a constructive and motivational way.
  • Strong creativity and ability to work collaboratively in a remote setting.
  • Call to the Bar in one or more Canadian provinces or one or more US states, with an active license to practice law in that jurisdiction.

Benefits

  • Highly competitive salary.
  • Retirement, 401(k), or pension savings support globally.
  • Competitive paid time off, including birthdays off.
  • Access to a comprehensive mental health care program.
  • Health benefits from day one of employment.
  • Work-from-home reimbursements.
  • Optional global WeWork membership and access to hubs in London and Toronto.
  • Robust training and onboarding program.
  • Coverage and support for personal development initiatives such as conferences, courses, and books.
  • Access to StackAdapt programmatic courses and certifications.
  • An awesome parental leave program.
  • A friendly, welcoming, and supportive culture.

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