Legal Counsel

Summary

Join ID5's dynamic legal team as a Legal Counsel and immerse yourself in the rapidly evolving world of advertising technology and global privacy law. This mid-junior level role will have you supporting the global business, focusing on commercial negotiations and ensuring data protection compliance. You will draft and negotiate various commercial agreements, serve as a key resource on global privacy laws, provide product counseling, conduct legal research and analysis, and contribute to process improvements. The ideal candidate will possess a law degree, relevant experience, strong global privacy law knowledge, and exceptional aptitude for understanding complex technical concepts. This role requires the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, high-growth startup environment and offers a remote-first working policy.

Requirements

• A law degree and qualification to practice in a relevant jurisdiction (e.g., a US state bar or a European qualification)
• 2-4 years of relevant legal experience, either in-house at a technology company or at a law firm with a focus on technology, commercial, and/or privacy law
• A strong foundation in global privacy law, with expertise in at least one of the EU (GDPR) or US (CCPA/CPRA) privacy frameworks. A desire to become an expert in both is essential
• Proven experience in drafting and negotiating commercial contracts. You should be comfortable taking the lead in negotiations with customers and partners
• An exceptional aptitude for understanding and explaining complex technical concepts. You are naturally curious about how technology works and can translate technical details into legal and commercial implications
• The ability to learn rapidly and adapt extremely well to changing priorities and environments. You thrive in ambiguity and can quickly grasp new concepts and industries. You are also highly solution-oriented, always seeking effective and practical solutions to complex problems
• The ability to thrive in a fast-paced, high-growth startup environment. You are adaptable, resilient, and can manage multiple priorities and tight deadlines
• A proactive and collaborative mindset. You are a team player who is eager to learn and contribute
• A basic understanding of how AI and other technologies can be used to improve the efficiency of legal work, and an interest in learning how to identify opportunities and drive internal AI transformation

Responsibilities

• Draft, review, and negotiate a variety of commercial agreements, including SaaS agreements, data processing agreements (DPAs), publisher and advertiser contracts, and vendor agreements
• Work autonomously on these negotiations, identifying and mitigating risks while helping our commercial teams achieve their goals
• Serve as a key resource on global privacy laws and regulations
• Assist in maintaining and updating our privacy policies, conducting privacy impact assessments, and providing guidance to our product and engineering teams on privacy-by-design principles
• Develop a deep understanding of ID5’s technology and products
• Work closely with our technical teams to ensure that our contractual commitments and privacy practices are in lockstep with our product functionalities
• Stay abreast of legal and regulatory developments in the adtech industry and global privacy landscape
• Provide concise and actionable advice to the business on these developments, and producing internal- and external-facing content relevant to our business
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of our legal processes and templates

Benefits

• 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