Director, Legal - Data and Content
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Flexible remote work arrangement within the United StatesFull-TimeDirector
Salary220,000 - 240,000 USD per year
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Job Details
- Experience
- 8+ years
- Required Skills
- LeadershipStakeholder management
Requirements
- Juris Doctor (J.D.) from an ABA-accredited law school and active bar membership in good standing.
- 8+ years of experience in drafting, negotiating, and advising on data/content licensing agreements, ideally within a broker-dealer, investment bank, financial data provider, or similar environment.
- Strong expertise in commercial contracts, including MSAs, data licensing agreements, SLAs, SOWs, order forms, NDAs, and related structures.
- Deep understanding of legal and regulatory frameworks related to intellectual property, financial data, securities, privacy, and content rights.
- Proven ability to advise senior stakeholders and translate legal risk into clear, business-oriented guidance.
- Strong negotiation skills with experience handling complex, high-value commercial agreements.
- Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
- Ability to operate in a fast-paced, high-growth environment with a pragmatic, solutions-oriented mindset.
- Leadership experience or strong potential to manage and develop a small legal team.
Responsibilities
- Lead the drafting, review, and negotiation of complex commercial agreements related to data and content licensing, including sell-side research, market data, distribution, aggregation, and vendor contracts.
- Serve as a primary legal advisor to internal stakeholders and executive leadership on data rights, content usage, regulatory considerations, and commercial strategy.
- Build, refine, and scale legal frameworks, playbooks, and policies to support efficient and compliant growth of data and content operations.
- Partner closely with Content, Product, Sales, and other cross-functional teams to support acquisition, distribution, and strategic use of licensed content.
- Manage post-agreement obligations, ensuring compliance with contractual terms, governance structures, and business objectives.
- Monitor evolving legal and regulatory developments in intellectual property, privacy, financial data, and related areas to ensure ongoing compliance.
- Develop and manage a small legal team to increase operational capacity and support business growth.
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