Commercial Counsel, Marketing Solutions

LinkedIn•New York, NY

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

This role will be based in San Francisco Bay Area, Chicago, D.C. or New York City. At LinkedIn, our approach to flexible work is centered on trust and optimized for culture, connection, clarity, and the evolving needs of our business. The work location of this role is hybrid, meaning it will be performed both from home and from a LinkedIn office on select days, as determined by the business needs of the team. As an integral member of our fast-paced, well-rounded, collaborative, and fun commercial legal team, you will play an active role in fulfilling LinkedIn's mission of connecting the world's professionals to make them more productive and successful. In this role, you will focus on addressing the novel and complex legal and business issues that confront a fast-growing company committed to innovation. You will work primarily with our marketing business teams, negotiating revenue-generating advertising transactions and incentive deals. If you enjoy working with motivated, funny, and driven people who do not take themselves too seriously and love to serve their local communities through pro bono activities, you will fit in well with our team!

Requirements

JD from an ABA-accredited law school
3+ years' experience practicing as an attorney
2+ years of experience in online/digital advertising transactions (Ad-Tech)

Nice To Haves

Experience with negotiating the IAB standard terms and conditions
Demonstrated ability to manage various deals and stakeholders in a fast-paced environment
Ability to build strong relationships with teams across various disciplines and seniority levels
A proficient understanding of global data privacy and security frameworks
Provides exceptional customer service
Exercises sound business judgment and escalates material issues to senior attorneys as needed
Sense of humor and positive “can-do” attitude.

Responsibilities

Independently draft, review and negotiate ad sales-related agreements for LinkedIn’s Marketing Solutions team. Representative agreements include advertising insertion orders, media, strategic partnership, sponsorship, and non-disclosure agreements.
Lead negotiation calls with customers.
Collaborate with LinkedIn’s Deal Desk, Sales, Finance, Product, and other cross-functional teams on internal approvals and escalations to ensure sales transactions are consistent with internal corporate policies and processes.
Act as a business partner to the LinkedIn marketing sales teams throughout the customer lifecycle to ensure timely management and closure of sales opportunities.
Drive internal projects that create leverage and scalable processes to optimize contract negotiation and management services that drive business results.
Provide support to senior attorneys as needed.