StackAdapt
VP Legal, Commercial
Canada; United States · Vp
Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 33 days ago
Performance MarketingNegotiationOnboardingCustomer SupportSignal ProcessingLeadershipMentoringWriting
About the role
- StackAdapt is the leading technology company that empowers marketers to reach, engage, and convert audiences with precision.
- The most forward-thinking marketers choose StackAdapt to orchestrate high-impact campaigns across programmatic advertising and marketing channels.
- StackAdapt is seeking a senior-level attorney in the role of VP Legal, Commercial, reporting to the General Counsel.
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
- Partner with the executive and senior leadership teams from across the business on commercial strategy, risk tolerance and legal operations
- 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
- 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
Requirements
- Occasional travel may be required.
Nice to have
- 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
- A strong foundation in commercial transactions and deep understanding of IP issues and data licensing concepts
- Excellent legal and business judgment and are comfortable balancing legal risks and business strategy
- A desire to mentor and educate non-legal team members in a constructive and motivational way, consistent with StackAdapt culture and values
- 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)
Compensation
- Highly competitive salary
Benefits
- You are energized by the opportunity to play a key role on an expanding Legal team at a high growth tech company, and to apply your leadership skills and vision to the role.
- 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
- Optional global WeWork membership for those who want a change from their home office and hubs in London and Toronto
- Coverage and support of personal development initiatives (conferences, courses, books etc)
- Access to StackAdapt programmatic courses and certifications to support continuous learning
Company info
- StackAdapt is a Remote First company and you will work as part of a highly collaborative remote global Legal team.
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