Counsel, Ad Tech & Partnerships

Join our NBCUniversal EPIC Legal Team! EPIC symbolizes key foundational principles as we strive to be extraordinary partners to our businesses in an evolving environment. Here at NBCU Legal, we are Expert Partners who provide Inspiring and Creative solutions to our clients. We are subject-matter experts who collaborate with our legal colleagues and clients to guide, solve and push for our collective success. We inspire by bringing optimism and positivity to our work, and apply strategic and innovative thinking to support our businesses. Role Purpose The Counsel, Ad Tech & Partnerships will report to the VP, Ad Tech & Partnerships and help support the development, distribution and monetization of data-driven advertising products and services. This role primarily involves drafting and negotiating a variety of commercial agreements and counseling on complex and novel legal issues in a fast-paced environment and requires a self-starter with a curiosity and enthusiasm for learning about NBCU’s ad technology stack and staying current on developments in caselaw and regulations impacting the digital advertising industry. Here you can: Provide legal support across the Ad Sales division, including Identity and Data Collaboration, Data Measurement & Insights (DM&I), Sourcing, Sales Enablement, Programmatic, Strategy, Commerce, and Partnerships, on the development of new ad technologies, products, partnerships, and other Ad Sales initiatives. Draft, review, and negotiate a wide range of commercial agreements, including vendor contracts with research and measurement companies, data licensors, programmatic partners, and other ad tech vendors and platforms, as well as partnerships with social media, streaming, gaming and other ad-supported digital platforms. Partner with the Privacy and Information Security teams to advise on data privacy considerations in advertising deals and initiatives, and ensure personal data and confidential information is collected, used, and secured in accordance with privacy laws and company requirements. Lead team initiatives, such as scaling and optimizing use of AI in the team’s workflows, improving the contract intake and tracking process, updating contract templates, supporting corporate transactions, and coordinating information for compliance reviews. Work collaboratively with stakeholders teams across legal and business functions, and propose practical, responsive solutions. Stay updated and counsel clients on the latest developments in the legal and regulatory framework impacting digital advertising, including data privacy and technology-related laws.