VP Legal, Commercial

What You'll Be Doing

• Lead, mentor and develop the Legal commercial team, currently consisting of three commercial lawyer reports, setting priorities, supporting their growth
• Build and scale the commercial legal function using automation and AI, including self-serve and automated resources that allow stakeholders to move quickly while managing risk
• Identify, implement and champion automation and AI-enabled tooling to improve the speed, quality and consistency of contracting, and to give the business better visibility across the contract lifecycle
• Optimize the team's balance between "high-touch" strategic enterprise deals and "low-touch" automated workflow pipelines
• Set long-term vision and oversee department hiring and development
• Partner with the executive and senior leadership teams from across the business on commercial strategy, risk tolerance and legal operations
• Structure, negotiate and draft a wide range of commercial agreements, including major customer and alliance agreements
• Provide legal advice to key stakeholders on commercial and legal matters within the business
• Provide thought leadership internally and externally
• Provide leadership, mentorship and training to StackAdapters

What You'll Bring to the Table

• Practical, business-minded lawyer with at least 10+ years’ relevant experience in an inhouse or reputable firm setting; US experience is preferred
• In house experience in advertising, technology, ad tech, data, or media company
• Extensive track record of leveraging strong negotiation skills to manage commercial and legal risks in the digital media/ad tech industry while driving significant revenue impact
• A strong foundation in commercial transactions and deep understanding of IP issues and data licensing concepts
• Demonstrated experience directly managing, mentoring and developing a team of lawyers
• Ability to collaborate effectively and with a sense of urgency with key stakeholders and other business teams
• A track record of building or scaling a commercial legal function, including process design, playbooks and templates, and a demonstrated appetite for adopting automation and AI tools to drive efficiency and consistency in legal workflows
• Able to “own” and manage projects from beginning to end, with an internally driven sense of follow through
• Excellent legal and business judgment and are comfortable balancing legal risks and business strategy
• Exceptional writing skills, strong attention to detail, and an ability to create original drafted documents
• A desire to mentor and educate non-legal team members in a constructive and motivational way, consistent with StackAdapt culture and values
• Possesses deep creativity, a day to day ability to think outside the box, and an ability to work exceptionally collaboratively with others in a remote setting
• Call to the Bar in one or more Canadian Provinces or one or more US states, with active license to practice law in such jurisdiction(s)