Legal Counsel

Legal Counsel LEGAL COUNSEL ABOUT VIBE At http://vibe.co/Vibe.co http://Vibe.co, we're reimagining how brands reach audiences in the age of streaming. We believe streaming TV is no longer just a brand awareness play — it's the next great performance marketing channel. We're building the infrastructure to unlock this $100B opportunity. Vibe.co http://Vibe.co provides an Audience First Streaming TV Advertising solution for marketers to unlock TV as a growth channel. Our all-in-one solution combines hyper-targeted audience segmentation, AI-powered insights and recommendations, real-time campaign optimization, and incrementality measurement — giving brands of all sizes the precision and transparency they've come to expect from social and search, but on TV. Trusted by over 10,000 brands, http://vibe.co/Vibe.co http://Vibe.co reaches more than 120 million households across 500+ apps and channels, delivering an average 250% return on ad spend and 20% sales lift. The company hit a $100 million revenue run rate in under two years, ranking among the ten fastest software companies to reach that milestone. Vibe.co http://Vibe.co's investors include Hedosophia (an early backer of Spotify, Uber, and Airbnb), Elaia, Singular, QuantumLight (Revolut CEO Nik Storonsky's fund), and Illusian (Supercell CEO Ilkka Paananen's fund), as well as angel investors including Carolyn Everson, board member of The Walt Disney Company and Coca-Cola. Nirav Tolia, CEO of Nextdoor, sits on the company's board of directors. Founded in 2022, http://vibe.co/Vibe.co http://Vibe.co is widely recognized as the category-defining platform in streaming TV advertising, bringing the power of Meta and Google-style performance marketing to the fastest-growing segment in media. ABOUT THE ROLE You'll be Vibe's first dedicated Legal Director and Data Protection Officer — reporting directly to our CFO in NYC, and anchoring our legal and compliance strategy across the US and Europe. This role exists because data is Vibe's core currency, and we're moving into complex, regulated verticals. Gambling, pharma, enterprise partnerships — we can only win these markets if we can enter them with absolute confidence. You're the person who makes that possible. Three reasons a great candidate should care: - You build, not just advise. This isn't a review-and-sign role. You'll architect the legal frameworks, compliance programs, and contract infrastructure Vibe runs on. - Global scope from day one. You'll work directly with NYC leadership while owning European compliance — real cross-border complexity, not a regional brief. - The problems are genuinely hard. Cross-border data flows, emerging streaming TV regulations, privacy-safe partner integrations — this is the frontier of AdTech law. WHAT YOU'LL DO Commercial & contract strategy - Negotiate high-stakes MSAs and DPAs with global clients — structured to keep sales cycles fast and risk contained - Direct outside counsel on corporate and specialised legal matters, keeping external spend focused and efficient - Build automated contract workflows that scale with Vibe's growth across new markets and verticals Data privacy & DPO mandate - Serve as Vibe's Data Protection Officer — own our GDPR, CCPA/CPRA, and SOC2 compliance programs end-to-end - Run privacy impact assessments for new product features, particularly around recommendation and creative engines - Handle complex data-sharing inquiries from enterprise partners with speed and precision Regulated verticals & future markets - Build legal playbooks for Vibe to safely enter regulated verticals — gambling, pharma, and beyond - Maintain continuous compliance across SOC2 and regional standards; audit before regulators do - Track global regulatory shifts in streaming TV advertising and keep Vibe's infrastructure ahead of the curve WHAT YOU NEED - 10+ years of post-qualification experience in corporate law, with a heavy focus on data‑driven businesses where data privac ... (truncated, view full listing at source)