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Sr. Director, Legal

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WHAT YOU’LL DO
The Sr. Director, Legal will play a key role in supporting the company’s commercial operations by drafting, negotiating, and advising on a wide range of complex agreements across Sales, Business Development, Finance, and Marketing. This role will also provide strategic guidance on day-to-day privacy, compliance, and operational matters in a fast-paced advertising technology environment.
THE DAY-TO-DAY
  • Draft, review, and negotiate a wide variety of commercial agreements relating to digital advertising, including MSAs, data protection agreements, data licenses, advertising supply agreements, insertion orders, SaaS agreements, and professional services contracts.
  • Advise on structuring transactions, contract and privacy compliance, and a variety of commercial and operational issues.
  • Lead the creation and implementation of commercial contracting policies and compliance practices.
  • Draft and review various marketing materials, including press releases, white papers, blogs, and video scripts.
  • Support other legal department activities, such as litigation, M&A, employment, and IP portfolio management, on an as-needed basis.
GREAT TO HAVE
  • 10+ years of legal experience, including substantial experience working in an in-house legal department, preferably with a focus in adtech, media, or advertising.
  • Significant experience negotiating agreements with Fortune 500 media companies and brands.
  • Proven ability to advise senior-level executives and form strong relationships with business counterparts.
  • Solid understanding of data privacy in an adtech context. Working knowledge of litigation, trademark/patent, employment, and other areas of law is a plus.
  • Ability to provide practical, solution-oriented counsel in a fast-paced environment.
  • Good business judgment and excellent communication and writing skills.
  • Ability to independently handle matters outside areas of expertise when required.
  • Experience building and improving legal processes and operations, including extensive use of AI and technology tools.
  • J.D. from a top-ranked ABA-accredited law school and active bar membership.
LIFE AT VIANT

Investing in our employee’s professional growth is important to us, but so is investing in their well-being. That’s why Viant was voted one of the best places to work and some of our favorite employee benefits include fully paid health insurancepaid parental leave and unlimited PTO and more. 

$230,000 - $250,000 a year
In accordance with California law, the range provided is Viant’s reasonable estimate of the compensation for this role.  Final title and compensation for the position will be based on several factors including work experience and education.

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About Viant
 

Viant Technology (NASDAQ: DSP) is an exclusively buy-side, AI-powered advertising platform purpose-built for CTV. Viant uniquely combines proprietary content intelligence, household-level identity resolution, and person-level attention signals to connect advertisers with real customers and drive measurable outcomes across the open internet. Through its award-winning AI solutions, Viant is building the future of autonomous advertising, where AI doesn't just assist the campaign, it delivers real results. Learn more at viantinc.com.

 
Viant is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions on the basis of merit.  Viant prohibits unlawful discrimination against employees or applicants based on race (including traits historically associated with race, such as hair texture and protective hairstyles), religion, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, reproductive health decision making, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, military status, veteran status, uniformed service member status, sexual orientation, transgender identity, citizenship status, pregnancy, or any other consideration made unlawful by federal, state, or local laws.  Viant also prohibits unlawful discrimination based on the perception that anyone has any of those characteristics, or is associated with a person who has or is perceived as having any of those characteristics.
 
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