Principal Strategic Partnerships Counsel

Every day tens of millions of people come to Roblox to explore create play learn and connect with friends in 3D immersive digital experiences all created by our global community of developers and creators.

At Roblox were building the tools and platform that empower our community to bring any experience that they can imagine to life. Our vision is to reimagine the way people come together from anywhere in the world and on any device. Were on a mission to connect a billion people with optimism and civility and looking for amazing talent to help us get there.

A career at Roblox means youll be working to shape the future of human interaction solving unique technical challenges at scale and helping to create safer more civil shared experiences for everyone.

As Robloxs Principal Strategic Partnerships Counsel you will be responsible for supporting the companys business development and partnerships teams. You will help draft and negotiate strategic partnership agreements guide strategic discussions with partners and advise on other related contracting and legal matters as needed. You will have in-depth experience negotiating strategic deals and a passion for dealmaking and business-focused counseling. Were looking for candidates who are highly collaborative work optimally with teammates internal clients and cross functional partners including Business Development Partnerships Product Privacy MarComms and other groups on the legal team.

Role reports to Senior Director Global Product & Partnerships Counsel and based in our San Mateo CA headquarters from Tuesday-Thursday and remote Monday and Friday.

You will:

• Be responsible for contract drafting negotiation and advisory responsibilities for Robloxs partnership and business development teams
• Provide legal and strategic business advice to help develop a comprehensive long-term approach to our relationships with key partners and the commercial aspects of our key products and programs
• Provide commercial transaction support for other departments as the need arises
• Administration and resolution of legal issues and contract interpretation matters that arise in existing commercial relationships
• Willingness and ability to manage numerous deals meet tight deadlines and work extended hours when necessary to complete projects

You have:

• 12 years of proven experience as a lawyer including in support of business development teams strategic partnerships
• Entertainment / platform experience
• Skilled at commercial contracting and negotiating; strategic oversight of deal terms across partners
• Ability to work autonomously and optimally within tight timeframes in a fast-paced high-performance environment.
• Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills (both oral and written).
• Strong analytical capabilities and ability to exercise good judgment with available information.
• Ability to take initiative to identify and solve problems in a business-friendly and solutions-oriented manner.
• Ability to think strategically commercially and practically.
• Excellent interpersonal and time management skills with an ability to multitask prioritize and meet deadlines.
• High degree of professional ethics and integrity.
• Flexibility to work across various projects and teams.
• A license to practice law in a US jurisdiction