Associate General Counsel, Inventory & Data

Job Description

• Exercise strong judgment to provide legal leadership on global strategic initiatives involving cutting-edge areas such as advertising inventory, data, and monetization of content • Structure, draft, and negotiate deals with the largest platforms and publishers worldwide • Collaborate with key leaders on business development, inventory, product, and data partnerships teams to advise on complex legal matters and develop creative solutions for overall success • Continually improve templates, playbooks, and legal processes to help scale globally with a consistent but locally relevant approach • Work closely with cross-functional teams to streamline, automate, and scale global data processes • Mentor and lead other attorneys • Provide practical advice on legal issues and risks, complex agreement structures, and company policies in a risk-tolerant but compliance-oriented environment • Identify, research, analyze, and address potential risks related to a wide range of legal topics • Keep abreast of legislative changes that may affect the company globally • Distill and communicate complex legal concepts in layman's terms

Qualifications

• 8+ years in house or in combination with an internationally/nationally recognized law firm experience required • Admitted to practice in New York or California or ability to register as In-House Counsel in New York or California • Juris doctorate required • Experience in digital advertising and/or digital media strongly preferred • Significant experience leading legal negotiations with large global companies • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with ability to interact with internal and external constituents at all levels • Experience managing outside counsel • Excellent business judgement, superior leadership skills, and strong commitment to providing timely and top-quality client service with superior work product • Exceptional critical thinking skills and ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment, while juggling competing, time-sensitive demands • Excellent legal skills, including significant experience in structuring, drafting, reviewing, and negotiating a variety of commercial technology agreements • Strong business sense and ability to exercise good business judgement • Excellent interpersonal skills (sense of humor is a big plus)

Benefits

• comprehensive healthcare (medical, dental, and vision) with premiums paid in full for employees and dependents • retirement benefits such as a 401k plan and company match • short and long-term disability coverage • basic life insurance • well-being benefits • reimbursement for certain tuition expenses • parental leave • sick time of 1 hour per 30 hours worked • vacation time for full-time employees up to 120 hours thru the first year and 160 hours thereafter • around 13 paid holidays per year • The Trade Desk stock purchase discount through Employee Stock Purchase Plan