Commercial Counsel, Advertising

The Commercial Counsel, Advertising will provide strategic legal support for a growing digital advertising business within a consumer technology environment. This role focuses on drafting, reviewing, and negotiating sophisticated commercial agreements across programmatic, direct, and self-service advertising services. You will work closely with teams spanning Ads, Sales, Finance, Product, Privacy, Engineering, and Marketing to enable business growth while managing legal and regulatory risk. The position offers the opportunity to shape advertising contract strategy, develop scalable legal processes, and support evolving ad tech initiatives. You will also help ensure that commercial agreements reflect product capabilities and responsible data practices. Reporting to senior legal leadership, you will join a collaborative, cross-functional legal team in a remote-first organization.

• Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree from an accredited U.S. law school.

• Active membership in good standing with at least one U.S. state bar.

• At least 5 years of relevant legal experience in a law firm and/or in-house legal department, ideally within advertising, ad tech, media, or technology.

• Strong experience drafting and negotiating digital advertising agreements, including publisher agreements, DSP and/or supply-side platform (SSP) agreements, advertising insertion orders, and content licensing agreements.

• Experience negotiating data processing agreements and advising on privacy and data-use requirements under frameworks such as CCPA and GDPR.

• Ability to understand the programmatic advertising ecosystem and its commercial contracting practices.

• Strong commercial judgment and the ability to balance legal protections with practical business needs.

• Proven negotiation skills, with a constructive, solutions-oriented approach to closing transactions efficiently.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and the ability to advise and collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.

• Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to prioritize competing demands in a fast-paced environment.

• Demonstrated interest in using AI-powered tools and technology to improve legal workflows and operational efficiency.

• Familiarity with programmatic advertising industry practices and IAB standard terms.

• Previous in-house experience supporting advertising, ad tech, media, or consumer technology businesses.