Counsel, Roku
Business and Legal Affairs
Convenient and affordable TV streaming players
Posted today
Convenient and affordable TV streaming players
1001+ employees
Posted today
1001+ employees
Company mission
To provide its users with a more convenient and cost effective way of watching the programs they love.
Role
Who you are
- At least 4 years of experience structuring and negotiating SaaS and cloud services contracts, including in an in-house role
- A good understanding of how technology drives the structure, value and risks in transactions
- A proven ability to draft agreements using existing templates and playbooks or from scratch
- Experience drafting and negotiating data privacy and security terms
- Experience working in a cross-department, cross-functional role requiring good relationship building skills
- Strong written and verbal communication skills with proven ability to persuade, including the ability to effectively relay complex information in a clear and concise format
- A solid understanding of the different types of intellectual property and related issues in agreements
- A proven track record of learning quickly, taking initiative, working proactively, being resourceful, and identifying ways to drive efficiencies in the contract life cycle workflow
- Experience with business and legal operations systems such as IronClad
- A great sense of humor and a customer service mindset; and
- A Juris Doctorate degree from a U.S. accredited law school
- License to practice law in the State of California or Texas
What the job involves
- Roku is seeking a commercial transactions attorney with a passion for technology and innovation to be part of a high-performing and collaborative legal team
- In this role, you will partner with Roku’s engineering, product management, IT, finance, operations and procurement teams to negotiate complex technology agreements that support Roku’s business and technical operations, including the infrastructure that powers the Roku platform
- This is a fantastic opportunity for an attorney looking to further develop their legal skills
- Reports to the Assistant General Counsel, Business & Legal Affairs
- Review, draft, and negotiate contracts, including SaaS, professional services, software licensing and network services contracts, non-disclosure agreements, data privacy addendums
- Collaborate with and support business owners in negotiating business terms to achieve cost savings, manage risk and drive innovation
- Identify ways to make the contract review and tracking process more efficient, building upon the use of existing templates, playbooks, and CLM tools
- Collaborate with internal, cross-functional team members on a variety of issues, including privacy, security, compliance, and product issues
- Advise Roku’s internal stakeholders on a wide variety of contract-related issues, including contract interpretation, intellectual property, data privacy and confidentiality
- Support continuous improvement of forms, policies, and processes to help streamline, simplify, and automate relevant contracting processes
- Keep up to date on the latest developments in applicable laws, regulations, and industry trends
Application process
- We ask that you remove any photos from your resume or CV before submitting your application
Our take
According to Nielsen data, the average streamer spends over seven minutes searching for something to watch. Streaming services use customers' viewing history to make suggestions, but these are limited to programs licensed for that particular service.
Roku provides an integrated streaming service that offers TV channels, movies and third-party streaming services, resulting in an all-in-one streaming platform. The service can be accessed through a variety of customized subscription packages and fees.
Roku stands out in the streaming industry by bringing many competitors together in one package. The startup provides further innovative services such as a weekly TV series named 'Roku Recommends' which uses first-party data to recommend essential viewing to users. Alongside funding filmmakers through its "Change Makers Program", Roku also acquired its own original library of shows through its acquisition of now-defunct Quibi's library in 2021. After successful collaborations with TCL and Hisense, the first in-house "Roku Television" was released in 2023, further exemplifying the streaming company's wider ambitions in the media sector.
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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
-6% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 9 rounds)
Jan 2016
$45.5m
LATE VC
Nov 2015
$45.5m
SERIES H
Total funding: $247.8m
Company benefits
- Medical, wellness and financial benefits
- Unlimited paid time off policy
- Work from home opportunities
- Free snacks and access to the company fitness center
Company HQ
Newhall, San Jose, CA
Leadership
Anthony Wood
(CEO)Studied Engineering at Texas A&M before founding their first company in 1986. They held VP roles at both Adobe and Netflix.
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