Associate Counsel, Marketing & Regulatory

Summary

Join OpenTable, a leading hospitality platform, as Counsel - Marketing & Regulatory, contributing to their global legal team. This role, based in New York/Connecticut or Toronto (with a preference for hybrid arrangement), involves providing strategic legal advice on advertising, marketing, brand design, and product initiatives, ensuring compliance with regulatory frameworks. You will draft and negotiate agreements, advise cross-functional teams, manage intellectual property, monitor global regulatory trends, and recommend proactive measures. This position offers a competitive salary, benefits, and the opportunity to work in a welcoming and inclusive environment.

Requirements

• J.D. from a nationally or internationally-recognized law school
• Good standing with at least one state bar
• Minimum 3 years of legal experience with global marketing, intellectual property, consumer protection laws and regulatory frameworks
• Experience with consumer protection laws and regulatory frameworks that impact software companies and/or dining and hospitality
• Ability to review, analyze, draft and negotiate complex contractual terms
• Outstanding facility with spotting issues, assessing and communicating risks, making common-sense decisions in the face of ambiguity, and finding flexible/creative solutions to achieve business goals
• Prior experience working directly with partners of different seniority and experience levels throughout an organization including commercial sales, marketing, and PR
• Ability to balance multiple matters simultaneously and to respond quickly to shifting priorities under tight deadlines
• Highly motivated and resourceful with the ability to work proactively and independently
• Excellent judgment, high integrity, and strong verbal and written communication skills, interpersonal skills, and a “can-do” attitude
• Adaptability and openness to taking on tasks in new or unfamiliar areas of the law

Responsibilities

• Review and approve advertising, marketing, brand design, and PR materials to ensure compliance with global legal requirements
• Draft, review, and negotiate agreements relating to marketing and advertising campaigns, strategic partnerships, insertion orders, licensing and content agreements, and other similar agreements
• Provide legal advice and support to cross-functional team members (e.g., Commercial, Compliance, Product) regarding global regulatory and marketing compliance obligations
• Provide legal advice regarding online marketing, social media, native advertising, influencer advertising, online advertising, promotions and sweepstakes, content clearance (e.g., commercials, videos, photos), photo and video releases, and/or commercial and consumer marketing content
• Manage and provide legal support relating to the company’s intellectual property portfolio
• Monitor global regulatory trends in advertising, marketing, intellectual property, technology, AI, consumer protection, and other legal topics that may impact the company, and recommend proactive measures
• Coordinate with cross-functional team members (e.g., Compliance, Legal, Engineering, HR, Info Sec, Commercial, Product) to assist with regulatory change management processes
• Provide innovative and business-forward sound and timely advice to business partners regarding legal and other risks and recommend strategic solutions and alternatives

Preferred Qualifications

• In-house experience preferred but not required
• Language skills and/or multi-jurisdictional experience is a plus (but not required)

Benefits

• Paid Time Off - 20 days a year
• Birthday/celebration PTO - 1 day
• Annual company weeks off
• Flexible sick time off
• Paid volunteer time
• Parental Leave Benefits
• Dental & Vision Insurance
• Life & Disability Insurance
• Group RRSP and DPSP
• Major Medical Insurance (dependent care options)
• Annual cash bonus
• Health benefits
• Flexible spending account
• Retirement benefits
• Life insurance
• Paid time off (including PTO, paid sick leave, medical leave, bereavement leave, floating holidays and paid holidays)
• Parental leave and benefits