Corporate - Contract Law Attorney in San Jose, CA

In-House

San Jose, CA

Corporate - Contract Law Attorney in San Jose, CA

Attorney

No

Job Title: North America Product and Commercial Counsel - Emerging Products

Job Responsibilities:
The North America Emerging Products Counseling team at the company is looking for a highly experienced and capable product and commercial counseling professional to join their team. This role serves as a crucial resource for the company's emerging product and business teams. The primary responsibilities include:

- Collaborating with legal and product teams globally to review new and existing B2C and B2B applications, such as mobile games, education and learning apps, and virtual reality products. The aim is to provide legal risk mitigation strategies and ensure compliance from a US and Canadian legal perspective.
- Drafting, reviewing, and negotiating a variety of commercial agreements, reviewing marketing campaigns, and assisting with general transactions and other commercial matters for the North America market.
- Advising global product and business teams on the application of a wide range of laws and regulations in the US and Canada, focusing on intellectual property, consumer protection, data protection, content regulation, and online safety-related laws.
- Collaborating with product, product operations, enterprise and consumer sales, public policy, communications, privacy, trust & safety, and other cross-functional colleagues on product launches, commercial partnerships, and campaigns in the North America market.
- Coordinating with other regional counsel and various subject matter expert legal groups.

Education and Experience Information:
Minimum Qualifications:
- A Bachelor's degree and a Juris Doctorate from an ABA-accredited law school.
- Membership in good standing with the California state bar, or registered in-house counsel in California. Being dual qualified in Canada is a plus.
- Previous experience in counseling on product issues and/or negotiating commercial contracts at a technology company, ideally within a consumer-facing digital platform (UGC) or enterprise technology application.
- Experience working at a recognized law firm and/or in-house at a technology company.
- Ability to assess legal, practical, and business risks in a fast-paced environment and provide sound advice under tight deadlines.

Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience in areas such as consumer protection, marketing, contests, platform liability, technology, intellectual property, music and entertainment/content, media, online safety, data protection, and privacy.
- A proven track record of operating independently, with strong attention to detail, the ability to support a diverse workload across business functions, and managing multiple projects simultaneously.
- Experience and comfort working in a global environment with colleagues at all levels in various time zones in a fast-paced, cross-functional environment.
- The successful candidate will be inquisitive, enthusiastic about technology, humble, and possess a positive attitude.

Salary Information:
For Pay Transparency: The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $170,666 - $319,200 annually. Compensation may vary outside of this range depending on a number of factors, including a candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies, experience, and location. Base pay is one part of the total package that is provided to compensate and recognize employees for their work. This role may also be eligible for additional discretionary bonuses/incentives and restricted stock units.

Benefits may vary depending on the nature of employment and the country work location. Employees have day-one access to medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) savings plan with company match, paid parental leave, short-term and long-term disability coverage, life insurance, wellbeing benefits, among others. Employees also receive 10 paid holidays per year, 10 paid sick days per year, and 17 days of Paid Personal Time (prorated upon hire with increasing accruals by tenure).

The company reserves the right to modify or change these benefits programs at any time, with or without notice.

For Los Angeles County (unincorporated) Candidates: Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state, and local laws including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. The company believes that criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship on the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of the conditional offer of employment:

1. Interacting and occasionally having unsupervised contact with internal/external clients and/or colleagues.
2. Appropriately handling and managing confidential information, including proprietary and trade secret information and access to information technology systems.
3. Exercising sound judgment.

About Us:
Founded in 2012, the company's mission is to inspire creativity and enrich life. With a suite of more than a dozen products, including TikTok, Lemon8, CapCut, and Pico, as well as platforms specific to the China market, the company has made it easier and more fun for people to connect with, consume, and create content.

Why Join the Company:

As part of the company, employees strive to do great things with great people. They lead with curiosity, humility, and a desire to make an impact in a rapidly growing tech company. By constantly iterating and fostering an "Always Day 1" mindset, they achieve meaningful breakthroughs for themselves, the company, and their users. When they create and grow together, the possibilities are limitless.

Diversity & Inclusion:
The company is committed to creating an inclusive space where employees are valued for their skills, experiences, and unique perspectives. Their platform connects people from across the globe, and so does their workplace. At the company, the mission is to inspire creativity and enrich life. To achieve that goal, they are committed to celebrating diverse voices and creating an environment that reflects the many communities they reach. They are passionate about this and hope candidates are too.

Reasonable Accommodation:
The company is committed to providing reasonable accommodations in their recruitment processes for candidates with disabilities, pregnancy, sincerely held religious beliefs, or other reasons protected by applicable laws. If assistance or reasonable accommodation is needed, candidates are encouraged to reach out to the company.