Director, Counsel, Commercial

Scopely is seeking a highly experienced pragmatic and business-minded Counsel Commercial to join our legal team in Barcelona. This role will serve as a senior legal lead for commercial matters across EMEA operating with a high degree of independence while partnering closely with cross-functional stakeholders and collaborating with global Legal teammates.

This is a senior individual-contributor role for a lawyer who thrives in fast-moving environments exercises strong judgment and approaches legal work as a strategic business partner aligned with Scopelys global strategy.

What You Will Do

Commercial Contracting & Advisory

• Serve as the lead attorney for a broad range of commercial matters supporting Scopelys Barcelona-based teams and initiatives as well as various games in Scopelys portfolio.
  
  
• Draft review negotiate and advise on a wide variety of agreements including:
  
  
• AI automation and legal technology agreements including software licensing and service addenda
• Adtech and marketing technology agreements
• Marketing influencer sponsorship and co-marketing agreements
  
  
• SaaS and software licensing agreements
  
  
• Vendor and procurement agreements
  
  
• Data Processing Agreements (DPAs) and data-related commercial terms
  
  
• Confidentiality agreements and information-sharing arrangements
  
  
• Additional commercial arrangements common to the gaming technology and digital media ecosystem (e.g. analytics providers platform partnerships promotional campaigns event-related agreements)
  
  
• Act as the primary legal advisor to Scopelys in-house creative agency leading legal support for creative and marketing contracting including MSAs SOWs rate cards production vendor influencer and IP/usage-rights agreements
  
  
• Partner closely with Marketing Sales Product Procurement Finance and Business Operations teams to structure deals that balance speed risk and business objectives
  
  
• Act as a trusted advisor by engaging early with stakeholders understanding business goals and offering creative compliant solutions
• Identify legal and reputational risks and clearly communicate tradeoffs enabling stakeholders to make informed decisions
• Contribute to the development of and utilize playbooks templates checklists and drafting guidelines to drive efficiency consistency and predictable risk management
  
  

Technology AI & Automation

• Actively leverage legal technology AI tools and automation to improve contract review drafting issue-spotting and turnaround time
  
  
• Bring hands-on experience using AI-powered legal tools in day-to-day workflows (e.g. contract analysis redlining clause comparison risk identification)
  
  
• Partner with Legal Operations and global Legal teammates to test adopt and refine tools that scale legal support in a growing organization
  
  
• Demonstrate curiosity and judgment around emerging legal AI capabilities understanding both their benefits and limitations in a regulated risk-sensitive environment
  
  

Cross-Functional Legal Collaboration

• Work closely with colleagues across Legal including Privacy Product Employment and Corporate to ensure alignment on risk strategy and execution
  
  
• Collaborate on matters involving in-game assets IP partnerships marketing initiatives and consumer-facing features.
  
  
• Coordinate with outside counsel where appropriate while maintaining ownership and accountability for outcomes
  
  

What You Will Need

• • Fluent in Spanish and English
  • Law degree from an accredited institution and qualification to practice law in Spain or another EU jurisdiction and/or in-house qualification (additional qualifications a plus)
    
    
  • 58 years of legal experience with a strong focus on complex commercial transactions
    
    
  • Experience in technology gaming digital media adtech or SaaS-driven businesses preferred
    
    
  • Proven ability to operate independently as a senior legal advisor owning matters end-to-end with minimal oversight
    
    
  • Strong commercial judgment and the ability to translate legal concepts into practical business guidance
    
    
  • Experience working closely with marketing product sales and procurement teams in fast-paced environments
    
    
  • Demonstrated hands-on experience using AI tools automation or legal technology in legal workflows
    
    
  • Excellent communication skills with the confidence to advise senior stakeholders and influence outcomes
    
    
  • Comfort working in a global organization across time zones and cultures
  • This is a Barcelona based role with a hybrid working model. Qualified candidates currently based in other jurisdictions with the ability to relocate are welcome to apply.
    
    

Please ensure that the résumé/CV you attach is written in English.

About Us

Scopely is a global interactive entertainment and mobile-first video game company home to many top award-winning experiences such as MONOPOLY GO! Star Trek Fleet Command Stumble Guys MARVEL Strike Force and Yahtzee With Buddies among others.

Scopely creates publishes and live-operates immersive games that empower a directed-by-consumer experience across multiple platforms--from mobile web PC and beyond.

Founded in 2011 Scopely is fueled by a world-class team and a proprietary technology platform Playgami that supports one of the most diversified portfolios in the games industry.

Recognized multiple times as one of Fast Companys Worlds Most Innovative Companies Scopely is a multi-billion-dollar business due to its ability to create long-lasting game experiences that players enjoy for years.

Scopely has global operations in more than a dozen markets across Asia EMEA and North America and is home to many internal game development teams referred to as Scopely Studios with additional game studio partners across four continents.

Scopely was acquired by Savvy Games Group in July 2023 for $4.9 billion and is now an independent subsidiary of Savvy.

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