Vice President Legal

About MediaRadar
MediaRadar now including the data and capabilities of Vivvix powers the mission-critical marketing and sales decisions that drive competitive advantage. Our competitive advertising intelligence platform enables clients to achieve peak performance with always-on data and insights that span the media creative and business strategies of five million brands across 30 media channels. By bringing the advertising past present and future into focus our clients rapidly act on the competitive moves and emerging advertising trends impacting their business.

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced and strategic Vice President Legal to join our team. The ideal candidate will provide expert legal advice to the business ensure compliance with relevant laws and regulations manage legal risk and support corporate initiatives. This role requires strong negotiation communication and analytical skills with a proven ability to lead complex legal matters in a fast-paced environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and scale the Legal function defining the optimal team structure within the first 3060 days and establishing a clear vision for growth.
• Serve as a strategic advisor to executive leadership aligning legal strategy with business goals to balance risk management and agility.
• Provide counsel across a wide range of corporate commercial and compliance matters including contracts partnerships employment data privacy and regulatory issues.
• Draft review and negotiate complex agreements such as vendor licensing partnership and service contracts.
• Develop and implement legal frameworks including policies templates and a comprehensive commercial playbook to drive consistency and efficiency.
• Oversee the cleanup and centralization of the companys legal repository ensuring accuracy accessibility and compliance.
• Stay current on laws and regulations impacting the business including data privacy and ESG-related requirements.
• Foster a culture of clarity accountability and urgency within the Legal team ensuring near-term priorities are managed while enabling long-term strategy.
• Demonstrate decisive visible leadership and strong executive presence across the organization.

Qualifications:

• Juris Doctor (JD) from an accredited law school.
• 710 years of relevant legal experience ideally a blend of law firm and in-house counsel roles.
• Proven ability to advise senior leadership on complex commercial compliance and operational legal matters.
• Exceptional contract drafting negotiation and communication skills.
• Strong cross-functional influence and business judgment.
• Experience within Information Services Enterprise SaaS or high-growth/private-equity-backed companies preferred.
• Familiarity with data privacy laws (GDPR CCPA) and ESG frameworks.
• Active license to practice law in New York preferred but not required.

In addition to career progression training and development and an excellent work/life balance future Radarians can expect a great benefits package that includes:

• Medical Dental & Vision Insurance
• 401k with Company Match
• Flexible PTO
• Commuter Benefits
• Gym Discounts
• Summer Fridays

At MediaRadar we are committed to creating an inclusive and accessible workplace where everyone can thrive. We believe that diversity of backgrounds perspectives and experiences makes us stronger and more innovative. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and make employment decisions without regard to race color religion sex (including pregnancy sexual orientation or gender identity) national origin age disability genetic information or any other legally protected status.

In accordance with the EEO-1 reporting requirements we collect demographic data as part of our efforts to ensure fair and equitable hiring practices across all levels of our organization. This is a full-time exempt role.

We are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is accessible to all applicants. If you need a reasonable accommodation during the application or interview process please contact us at .

Were excited to meet people who share our values and want to build the future with us!

Required Experience:

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