Lead In‑House Legal Counsel

The role

The Lead In-House Legal Counsel will serve as a strategic legal partner for an advertising technology company. This person will support commercial, product, privacy, data governance, and regulatory matters with an emphasis on adtech ecosystem compliance and IAB frameworks.

What you will do

• Lead negotiation, drafting, and review of complex commercial agreements.
• Advise internal stakeholders on commercial risk and scalable contracting strategies.
• Develop standardized contract templates and negotiation playbooks.
• Serve as lead legal advisor for global privacy and data governance matters.
• Advise on compliance with GDPR, UK GDPR, CCPA/CPRA, and other privacy laws.
• Provide legal guidance on programmatic advertising, mobile advertising identifiers, and attribution technologies.
• Advise on compliance with IAB and advertising ecosystem standards.
• Partner with Product and Engineering teams during product development and launches.
• Support corporate governance, policy development, and internal compliance initiatives.
• Manage outside counsel and develop internal legal and privacy training programs.

Required qualifications

• J.D. degree from an accredited law school
• Active membership in at least one U.S. state bar
• 8+ years of legal experience, including substantial in-house experience supporting technology or AdTech companies
• Deep familiarity with digital advertising ecosystems, including programmatic advertising, mobile advertising, identity and attribution frameworks, and data licensing and monetization
• Strong working knowledge of global privacy and data protection laws
• Experience negotiating sophisticated commercial and technology agreements
• Demonstrated experience advising on IAB frameworks and adtech industry standards
• Ability to balance legal risk with business objectives in a fast-paced commercial environment

Nice to have

• Prior experience at an adtech, martech, mobile gaming, media, data platform, or AI-driven advertising company
• Experience supporting international operations and cross-border data transfers
• Familiarity with AI governance
• Familiarity with data security frameworks
• Familiarity with consumer protection and advertising regulations
• Familiarity with platform ecosystem issues (Google, Apple, Android, ATT, SDK integrations)
• Experience supporting M&A, strategic partnerships, or international commercial expansion
• CIPP/US, CIPP/E, CIPM, or similar privacy certifications

About the company

Appodeal is a US-based product company in the mobile app monetization space with a global presence and offices in Warsaw, Barcelona and Parkland (FL).