Senior Counsel, Legal & Business Affairs - Ad Tech & Media Transactions

The role

You will negotiate and structure complex commercial agreements across the digital advertising ecosystem. You will advise on data privacy for live deals and serve as a legal partner to business stakeholders.

What you will do

• Draft, review, and negotiate agreements across the ad tech ecosystem
• Structure master services agreements, data integration arrangements, and vendor agreements
• Advise on data privacy considerations embedded in commercial transactions
• Stay current on developments in martech, ad tech, digital media, retail media, OTT/CTV, and applicable regulations
• Collaborate with ad sales, ad partnerships, ad ops, content & services, finance, tax, product, engineering, and marketing teams
• Translate legal requirements into clear, actionable business guidance
• Develop scalable, risk-calibrated processes
• Use AI-powered legal tools and large language models to accelerate contract review, drafting, and analysis

Required qualifications

• Adtech transactional expertise
• Deep experience negotiating supply-side agreements, demand-side agreements, data licensing agreements, and IOs
• Solid understanding of digital advertising technology, programmatic ecosystems, and the IAB terms and conditions landscape
• Excellent working knowledge of data privacy and marketing
• Significant experience drafting and negotiating advertising data and measurement licenses
• Ability to translate legal requirements into actionable business advice
• Proven ability to build relationships across departments and work in a matrixed environment
• Track record of handling complex business and legal issues in a fast-paced, agile, technology-driven company
• J.D. from a U.S. accredited law school
• Active bar membership in New York or California

Nice to have

• At least 5 years of combined transactional legal experience at a law firm and in-house, with meaningful time spent on internet, technology, and/or media companies in the ad tech or data space
• Familiarity with both B2B and B2C aspects of the digital advertising ecosystem
• Experience working with brands, advertising agencies, publishers, and other content providers
• Skills across the full range of digital advertising legal issues including intellectual property, data protection, consumer protection, cookie/beacon technologies, programmatic targeting, and audience

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Equity awards
• Life insurance
• Disability benefits
• Parental leave
• Wellness benefits
• Paid time off
• Mental health and financial wellness support and resources
• Healthcare (medical, dental, and vision)
• Commuter options
• Retirement options (401(k)/pension)

About the company

Roku is the #1 TV streaming platform in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico. The company connects consumers to content, enables publishers to monetize audiences, and provides advertisers with engagement capabilities.