Viant

Sr. Director, Legal

Viant$230K — $250K *
Legal & Accounting
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 10+ years of legal experience, preferably in-house with a focus on adtech or media.
  • Experience negotiating agreements with Fortune 500 companies and brands.
  • Strong advisory skills for senior executives and ability to forge business relationships.
  • Understanding of data privacy in an adtech context; familiarity with litigation and IP law is a plus.
  • Proven ability to provide practical, solution-oriented legal counsel.
  • Excellent communication and writing skills; ability to handle matters outside expertise when necessary.
  • Experience in building and improving legal processes leveraging technology tools.

Responsibilities

  • Draft, review, and negotiate a variety of commercial agreements in digital advertising.
  • Advise on transaction structuring, compliance, and operational legal issues.
  • Lead commercial contracting policies and develop compliance practices.
  • Draft and review marketing materials including press releases and blogs.
  • Support litigation, M&A, employment, and IP management as needed.

Benefits

  • Fully paid health insurance coverage.
  • Generous paid parental leave policy.
  • Unlimited PTO for work-life balance.
Full Job Description
WHAT YOU'LL DO

The Sr. Director, Legal will play a key role in supporting the company's commercial operations by drafting, negotiating, and advising on a wide range of complex agreements across Sales, Business Development, Finance, and Marketing. This role will also provide strategic guidance on day-to-day privacy, compliance, and operational matters in a fast-paced advertising technology environment.

THE DAY-TO-DAY
  • Draft, review, and negotiate a wide variety of commercial agreements relating to digital advertising, including MSAs, data protection agreements, data licenses, advertising supply agreements, insertion orders, SaaS agreements, and professional services contracts.
  • Advise on structuring transactions, contract and privacy compliance, and a variety of commercial and operational issues.
  • Lead the creation and implementation of commercial contracting policies and compliance practices.
  • Draft and review various marketing materials, including press releases, white papers, blogs, and video scripts.
  • Support other legal department activities, such as litigation, M&A, employment, and IP portfolio management, on an as-needed basis.
GREAT TO HAVE
  • 10+ years of legal experience, including substantial experience working in an in-house legal department, preferably with a focus in adtech, media, or advertising.
  • Significant experience negotiating agreements with Fortune 500 media companies and brands.
  • Proven ability to advise senior-level executives and form strong relationships with business counterparts.
  • Solid understanding of data privacy in an adtech context. Working knowledge of litigation, trademark/patent, employment, and other areas of law is a plus.
  • Ability to provide practical, solution-oriented counsel in a fast-paced environment.
  • Good business judgment and excellent communication and writing skills.
  • Ability to independently handle matters outside areas of expertise when required.
  • Experience building and improving legal processes and operations, including extensive use of AI and technology tools.
  • J.D. from a top-ranked ABA-accredited law school and active bar membership.


LIFE AT VIANT

Investing in our employee's professional growth is important to us, but so is investing in their well-being. That's why Viant was voted one of the best places to work and some of our favorite employee benefits include fully paid health insurance, paid parental leave and unlimited PTO and more.

$230,000 - $250,000 a year

In accordance with California law, the range provided is Viant's reasonable estimate of the compensation for this role. Final title and compensation for the position will be based on several factors including work experience and education.

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About Viant

Viant is a marketing consulting firm that provides data-driven solutions for brands and agencies. The company was founded in 1999 by Tim Vanderhook and Chris Vanderhook and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California. Viant's services include audience targeting, programmatic advertising, and measurement and analytics. The company has been recognized as one of the fastest-growing private companies in America by Inc. Magazine and has won numerous awards for its work, including Cannes Lions and Effies.
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Size
100 employees
Market Cap
$228.7 million
Industry
Net Income
$13.1 million
Revenue
$160.7 million
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