Director of Legal & Privacy

About Sovrn

Every interesting company solves essential problems for other people. Sovrn is a Software and Data business that helps Open Web businesses remain independent. We help them understand their business better operate more efficiently and make and keep more money.

• We believe in the freedom and free flow of information.
• We believe the Open Web is the largest source of this information.
• We believe in helping Open Web businesses remain Independent.

Through Software products and Data solutions we help our customers:

• Understand their business better so they can make better decisions.
• Operate their business more efficiently so they can invest in what matters most.
• Make (and Keep) more money so they control their own destiny.

About the Role

The Director of Legal & Privacy will lead Sovrns legal function including commercial contracting privacy and data protection intellectual property dispute management corporate governance support and legal operations infrastructure. The role operates in an environment where AI tooling is central to how legal work gets done and where AI governance is increasingly central to what the legal function delivers to the business. The Director reports to the Chief Financial Officer and partners with the CFO on legal strategy resourcing and risk. The role works cross-functionally with sales product engineering and finance oversees Sovrns outside privacy contractor and manages relationships with external counsel.

What youll be doing:

• Draft review negotiate and manage commercial agreements including publisher advertiser vendor partner and platform contracts.
• Support sales and business development on a high-volume basis balancing transaction speed with appropriate risk management.
• Oversee the companys privacy program including direct management of the outside privacy contractors scope deliverables and work product.
• Maintain compliance with applicable privacy laws and frameworks including GDPR CCPA/CPRA other U.S. state privacy laws and adtech industry frameworks (IAB TCF GPP and related standards).
• Collaborate with Product leaders on new Privacy requirements to ensure compliance.
• Advise internal stakeholders on contract terms obligations and business implications.
• Advise on data processing agreements vendor diligence sub-processor management consent mechanisms and transparency obligations.
• Implement and manage core legal infrastructure including contract lifecycle management document management intake and triage and reporting.
• Manage outside counsel engagements scope and spend.
• Own the procurement process for new and renewing spend.
• Manage the companys IP portfolio including trademarks patents and trade secrets in coordination with outside counsel.
• Support disputes demand letters pre-litigation matters and handle insurance and litigation processes.
• Assist with corporate transactions board materials and governance documentation.
• Advise executives and functional leaders on legal regulatory and risk matters.
• Train the broader organization on legal processes contract procedures and privacy obligations.
• Experience with Software including: Contracts Lifecycle Management platform (such as Concord IronClad Evisort) Jira Salesforce Procurement platform (such as Spendflo Tropic Vendr) Google Suite.

A successful candidate will have:

• 10 years of legal experience supporting technology companies.
• 5 years of in-house experience. Ideally in a small legal team where your exposure was broad across all areas of legal.
• 5 years of commercial contract negotiation experience including complex master agreements.
• Demonstrated knowledge of adtech privacy regulation including GDPR CCPA/CPRA U.S. state privacy laws and IAB frameworks.
• Working knowledge of AI governance frameworks (NIST AI RMF or ISO/IEC 42001) and emerging AI regulation including the Colorado AI Act and EU AI Act.
• Experience drafting and negotiating AI-related contract terms including provisions on training data model licensing output ownership and AI-specific representations and indemnities.
• Hands-on experience using AI-enabled legal tools (e.g. AI-assisted contract review and drafting AI-augmented contract lifecycle management AI-powered legal research) and a track record of integrating them into legal workflows.
• Experience managing outside counsel and external legal or privacy contractors.
• Experience designing and implementing legal operations processes and tooling.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to advise senior executives and translate legal risk into business terms.
• Sound judgment and the ability to make decisions with incomplete information.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines in a fast-paced environment with composure and consistency.
• J.D. from an accredited law school with active bar membership in good standing preferred.
• CIPP/E or CIPP/US certification preferred.
• AIGP (Artificial Intelligence Governance Professional) certification or equivalent preferred.

We understand that no candidate is perfectly qualified for any job. Experience comes in different forms many skills are transferable and passion goes a long way. Even more important than your resume is a clear demonstration of accountability and the ability to thrive in a fluid and collaborative environment. We expect you to learn new things in this role and encourage you to apply if your experience is close to what were looking for.

Location: This role is for our Boulder CO office. We believe collaboration and shared purpose lead to deeper relationships more creative problem-solving and more learning faster. For employees located near one of our offices working in-person is our default. We trust people to use personal agency when focused work or life circumstances call for flexibility.. #LI-Hybrid

Application Deadline:Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.

Compensation and Benefits: The base salary for this position is $190000 to $230000 annually. Actual base salary will depend on the candidates education experience skills and addition to salary the total compensation package includes bonus and equity. Sovrn offers a full slate of benefits from medical dental and vision coverage short and long-term disability life insurance paid parental leave 401(k) plan and match 11 paid holidays flexible vacation and commuter benefits.

How to Apply: Submit your application through If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in any part of the application or interview process please contact .

Equal Opportunity Employer: Sovrn is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants regardless of race color religion gender gender identity age national origin disability parental or pregnancy status marriage and civil partnership sexual orientation veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law. Reasonable accommodations will be made to meet the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Recruitment Agencies: Sovrn does not accept agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to our jobs alias or Sovrn employees. Sovrn is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.