Corporate Counsel

About Rokt

Rokt is the global leader in ecommerce technology, helping companies seize the full potential of every transaction moment to grow revenue and acquire new customers at scale. Live Nation, Groupon, Staples, Lands' End, Fanatics, UrbanStems, GoDaddy, Vistaprint and HelloFresh are among the more than 2,500 leading global businesses and advertisers that are using Rokt's solutions to drive more value through every transaction by offering highly relevant messages to their customers at the moment they are most likely to convert.

With our December 2021 Series E raise of USD$325M, Rokt is expanding rapidly and globally – operating in 19 countries across North America, Europe and the Asia-Pacific region with the largest office in NYC and a major R&D hub in Sydney. With annual revenues of more than US$200M and vibrant company culture, Rokt has been listed in ‘Great Places to Work’ in the US and Australia. Our award-winning culture is guided by our five core values: Smart with Humility, Own the Outcomes, Force for Good, Conquer New Frontiers, and Enjoy the Ride. These values help us attract, engage, and develop the right talent around the globe and ensure we have the right conditions to do our best work. Keen to join a fast-growing company and a vibrant culture? Learn more at rokt.com.

Requirements

About the role

• Looking for an exceptional all-rounder with experience across mar-tech, ad-tech, or other data-rich commercial environments with at least 2-4 years of relevant legal experience.
• Be the fifth attorney on a legal team advising a high-growth international marketing tech company with a footprint spanning four continents.

• Draft, review and negotiate a wide variety of commercial agreements with customers and suppliers, including online advertising, mar-tech, SAAS, strategic partnerships, data processing, data transfer and other commercial agreements.
• Draft clear and concise disclosures, disclaimers, FAQs, terms of use, privacy and other policies, sweepstakes terms and conditions.
• Remain up-to-date on relevant consumer protection, commercial, advertising, IP, cyber-security and data protection laws and regulations to ensure an ongoing ability to provide excellent legal advice.
• Provide concise and commercially astute counsel to Rokt’s fast growing global sales and partnerships teams.
• Provide employment advice to the People team of a company with a rapidly growing international workforce.
• Identify potential legal risks, manage and advise on potentially contentious matters.
• Support the business with ongoing initiatives including compliance, corporate governance, process improvement, template development and training.

• At least 2-4 years of relevant legal experience at a top tier law firm and/or in house (preferably in a high growth startup technology company and/or online advertising/marketing).
• JD and a strong academic background.
• Working knowledge of laws relating to privacy and data protection (particularly CCPA and GDPR), advertising, consumer protection and deceptive trade and unfair marketing laws.
• Legal drafting and negotiation skills with previous experience negotiating complex commercial agreements related to the above laws -- insertion orders/services agreements, marketing agreements, partnership agreements, publisher agreements, affiliate agreements, data agreements, licensing agreements, IAB terms… etc.
• Exposure to employment law and experience drafting employment agreement templates ideally for an international company.
• Project management and organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and process a high volume of work in a timely and accurate manner with a high attention to detail.
• Ability to problem solve in an efficient, business-friendly, creative manner.
• Collaborative, team-oriented approach to working with colleagues.
• High degree of initiative, dependability and ability to work with little supervision in a fast-paced environment.
• A global perspective, and cross-cultural sensitivity.
• Strong work ethic and a good sense of humor a must!

Benefits

• Force for Good. We actively invest in the growth of our people and the strengthening of our communities. Our NYC office is 100% vaccinated to keep our employees and community safe and healthy. We require all Rokt’stars as well as anyone else who will be onsite at the Rokt NYC office – clients, contractors, vendors, and suppliers – to show proof of vaccination and their booster shot.
• Work with the greatest talent in town. Our recruiting process is tough. We hold a high bar because we have a high-performing, high-velocity culture - we only want the brightest and the best.
• Join a community. We believe the best things happen when we come together to solve complex problems and make meaningful connections with each other through interest groups, sports clubs, and social events.
• Accelerate your career. Develop through our global training events, ‘Level Up’ investment, online training courses, and our fantastic people leaders. Take your career to Rokt’speed - Grow your career in our rapidly growing company.
• Take a break. When you work hard, we know you also need to rest. We offer generous time off and parental leave policies, as well as mental health and wellness days for all employees. We also offer a paid Rokt’star Sabbatical for employees who have been with us for 3 years or more.
• Stay happy and healthy. Enjoy catered lunch 3 times a week and healthy snacks in the office. Plus join the gym on us! In the US, access generous retirement plans like a 4% dollar-for-dollar 401K matching plan and get fully funded premium health insurance for your whole family. And our NYC office is dog-friendly! [BEETROOT IS NY OFFICE ONLY]
• Become a shareholder. All Rokt’stars have stock options. If we succeed, everyone enjoys the upside.
• See the world! Along with our global all-staff events in amazing locations (Phuket, Thailand in January 2020, Hawaii in May 2022), we also offer generous relocation packages for those interested in moving to another Rokt office. We have cool offices in great cities - New York, Sydney, London, Singapore, Tokyo.
• Get the best of both worlds with a hybrid workplace. We currently work 3 days a week in office, allowing you to enjoy the best of both worlds (please note: this is subject to change based on the needs of the business and some support roles still require a full-time presence). One week per quarter, you also have the flexibility to work from anywhere.
• We believe in equality. Rokt is an Equal Opportunity Employer and recognizes that a diverse workforce is crucial to our success as a business. We would love you to apply for one of our open roles - irrespective of socio-economic status or background, age, gender identity, race, religion, sexual orientation, color, pregnancy, carer/family responsibilities, national and social origin, political opinion, marital, veteran, or disability status.

Salary Range: $175,000- $200,000/ year

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