Deputy General Counsel, SeatGeek
Commercial and Product
$300-365k
Ticketing platform for live events
Job no longer available
Ticketing platform for live events
501-1000 employees
Job no longer available
$300-365k
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To power a new, open entertainment industry where fans have effortless access to experiences, and team, venues, and shows have seamless access to their audiences.
Role
Who you are
- J.D. degree from U.S. accredited institution
- 15+ years of post-J.D. experience, including a law firm and prior leadership of an in-house legal team
- Experience negotiating large scale, multi-year SaaS partnerships
- Demonstrated ability to handle a broad range of responsibilities and prioritize in a fast-paced environment
- Experience improving workflows and implementing best practices
- Ability to develop innovative solutions in support of strategic business initiatives and objectives
- Outstanding drafting, communication and analytical skills with impeccable attention to detail and a strong sense of ownership and accountability
- Substantial experience drafting and negotiating complex commercial agreements involving technology, including licensing agreements (data licensing, SaaS agreements, etc.)
- Working knowledge of privacy laws as they relate to commercial contracts
- Ability to balance legal risk mitigation against key business objectives and risks
- Growth mindset with a strong desire to grow professionally, upskill, learn about new products, technologies and processes, and remain agile and adaptable
- Experience in the live events industry and working with sales teams a plus
What the job involves
- As Deputy General Counsel reporting to the General Counsel, you will help to accelerate the momentum of SeatGeek’s growth by overseeing all commercial agreements, including strategic league partnerships, long-term enterprise agreements and a broad range of technology partnerships
- Oversee, mentor, develop and support a growing team of attorneys
- Draft, negotiate and structure complex SaaS and sponsorship agreements with major sports franchises and other strategic partners
- Review, draft, and negotiate a wide variety of other commercial agreements and amendments, including analytics, product integration, licensing, professional services, and other general vendor and operations agreements
- Create or update contract templates as our business evolves and grows
- Stay apprised of ever-changing laws affecting the SeatGeek business, and ensure contractual terms comply with state and federal law
- Work closely with teams across product, finance, data, marketing and client support to ensure terms align with company objectives and priorities
- Help develop processes to ensure ongoing compliance with contractual commitments and provide practical, solutions-oriented advice to help client teams navigate issues that may arise
- Develop and maintain forms for key agreements and a contract playbook related to material terms
- Work closely on new products that require creative legal guidance and balance risk versus reward
- Ensure compliance with data security and privacy laws and help support the adoption of best practices
Our take
For many fans, buying tickets online can be a time-consuming and frustrating process. SeatGeek is setting out to ease this problem by powering an open entertainment industry that provides fans with greater access to experiences, while enabling teams, venues, and shows to have seamless access to their audiences.
SeatGeek launched with a laser-sharp focus on creating a customer-oriented ticketing marketplace for sports and live events. Its commitment to optimizing fan experience has helped distinguish the company from rivals, such as Ticketmaster and Live Nation, with its expanding suite of simple features that have made it the highest-rated and most trusted ticketer.
SeatGeek has secured integration partnerships with Facebook, Spotify and Snapchat, and has an impressive client list that includes the Dallas Cowboys, Manchester City FC, and the Brooklyn Nets. It continues to onboard enterprise clients, expand its international presence and release new products such as "Next Fan Up", positioning it well for future success.
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Insights
21% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 10 rounds)
Aug 2022
$238m
SERIES E
Apr 2017
$76.5m
SERIES D
Total funding: $417.6m
Company benefits
- Benefits: We provide access to high-quality health insurance coverage, ample paid time off, and a matching 401k program.
- Parental leave: Congrats on welcoming a bundle of joy into your life! We offer 16 weeks of leave in a 12-month period.
- Subscriptions: Health and wellness are incredibly important so we cover employee subscriptions to services like One Medical, Ginger.io and Headspace.
- Team events: Regular virtual team hangs & happy hours are essential, especially while we’re all working remotely. We also put our typical day-to-day work aside for company-wide hackathons 3-4 times per year.
- Ticket perk: SeatGeek employees receive a monthly ticket-purchase stipend for live events!
- Flexible work environment: Flexible work environment, allowing you to work as many days a week in the office as you’d like or 100% remotely. A WFH stipend to support your home office setup.
Company HQ
Flatiron District, New York, NY
Leadership
Jack Groetzinger
(Co-Founder & CEO)Jack is also a Founding Partner at Founder Creative. Previously, he founded Scribnia and worked as an Associate Consultant at Bain & Company.
Russell D'Souza
(Co-Founder)Previously, Russell co-founded Scribnia and worked as an Analyst at Monitor Group.
Eric Waller
(Co-Founder & CTO)Eric previously co-founded Niqos where he worked as a Web Developer for 3 years. He also served as a Web Developer at Tickerhound and as a User Experience Engineer at Amie Street.
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