Legal Counsel, mgid
$100-130k
Native performance & programmatic advertising platform
Open for applications
Native performance & programmatic advertising platform
501-1000 employees
Open for applications
$100-130k
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To empower advertisers and publishers with technology, yielding outstanding advertising experiences, for both product and consumer.
Role
Who you are
- We’re looking for a senior lawyer with strong commercial judgment, ownership, and the ability to turn complex legal issues into practical business solutions
- Law degree and authorization to provide legal advice in the candidate’s jurisdiction. A separate license or qualification to represent the company in court is not required
- 3+ years of relevant legal experience, including commercial contracts, technology, digital advertising, privacy, data protection, or other work with technology-driven businesses
- Hands-on experience drafting, reviewing, and negotiating commercial agreements, such as MSAs, insertion orders, publisher or advertiser agreements, vendor/SaaS contracts, data processing terms, and confidentiality agreements or partnership agreements
- Working knowledge of privacy and data protection principles and an interest in how they apply to online advertising, tracking technologies, data use and digital products
- Ability to review new products and business initiatives, spot the most important legal risks and suggest practical, proportionate solutions
- Strong legal writing, attention to detail and negotiation skills
- Clear communication and ability to explain legal issues to non-lawyers
- Commercial, solution-oriented mindset; ownership and sound judgment; ability to prioritize and work independently in a fast-paced international environment
Desirable
- Experience in AdTech, MarTech, digital media, programmatic advertising, online publishing, SaaS or another technology business
- Experience supporting product launches or working closely with Product, Commercial, Privacy or Compliance teams
- Experience with US state privacy laws, CCPA/CPRA, FTC advertising principles or IAB/industry standards
- Experience with cross-border commercial contracts and negotiations with advertisers, agencies, publishers, technology vendors or other partners
- Experience with contract templates, legal playbooks, approval processes or contract lifecycle management tools
- Experience coordinating specialist external counsel on disputes, employment, corporate or regulatory matters
- CIPP/US, CIPM or another relevant privacy qualification
What the job involves
- Join a global AdTech company as a US-qualified Senior Lawyer and become a strategic legal partner to the business
- You’ll advise on AdTech, commercial contracts, privacy, data protection, product, regulatory compliance, and disputes, while leading key negotiations and managing US legal matters
- Product and business support:
- Advise Product, Commercial, Publisher, Marketing and Operations teams on launching and commercializing advertising products and features
- Review product concepts, data flows, tracking technologies, partner integrations and marketing claims, and give clear recommendations that help teams move forward
- Commercial contracts and negotiations:
- Draft, review and negotiate agreements with advertisers, agencies, publishers, vendors, technology providers and other partners
- Maintain practical contract templates, fallback positions and guidance for recurring negotiations
- Identify key risks relating to liability, privacy, data use, intellectual property, confidentiality, compliance, payment and termination, and recommend workable positions
- Privacy and regulatory support:
- Support compliance with applicable privacy, data protection, digital advertising and consumer-protection requirements
- Monitor material legal developments and help convert them into concise guidance and practical actions for the business
- Business partnering and risk management:
- Provide concise, commercially balanced advice and escalate material or unusual risks to the Chief Legal Officer
- Work with the global Legal team and coordinate specialist external counsel when local expertise is required
- Contribute to legal templates, playbooks, training and process improvements that make legal support faster and more consistent
Our take
MGID is a global advertising platform that serves publishers worldwide, delivering marketing solutions for advertisers that cater to consumers' individual interests.
With over 10 years in the global arena, MGID has been dedicated to upholding brand safety, providing quality ad content, and prioritizing user experience. It has continually addressed challenges in security by developing solutions and working closely with advertisers.
To ensure advertisers and publishers are operating within the safest possible digital environment, MGID partnered with GeoEdge, an ad security provider, highlighting its growing footprint in the market. MGID continues to release new products, and in 2023 incorporated DALL-E AI into its portfolio. In that year MGID was acquired by Navigation Acquisition Corp, bolstering its standing in a rich media ad market predicted to have a US spend of $160 billion by the end of 2026.
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Insights
9% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company HQ
Wilshire Montana, Santa Monica, CA
Leadership
Ivan Doruda
(Group CEO)Ivan has worked at MGID since 2011 in various roles. They briefly stepped away from the company in 2021 before returning in 2025 as Group CEO.
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