Job Description
ABOUT THE ROLE AND OUR TEAM:
We are a collaborative global legal team that enjoys working on fun and challenging projects together. We are looking for an experienced, business-minded, and motivated attorney to serve as a trusted business partner for our Sales, Operations, and Marketing teams. This role is ideal for an in-house commercial attorney with experience managing all legal and contract matters for revenue and sales, sales operations, and marketing teams. The successful candidate will also collaborate with cross-functional teams like Accounting and Enterprise to ensure compliance and efficient contract and sales processes. This position will report to our Commercial Counsel based in Spain on our Global Legal Affairs team.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Manage and provide legal advice on revenue-related agreements for global business lines, including drafting, reviewing, and negotiating:
- Terms of purchase, terms of use, and other contract forms for our local sales teams and business lines.
- Insertion Orders (IOs) and advertising, adtech service, and other related agreements for programmatic exchanges and media campaigns for our digital media advertising teams.
- Contracts related to eCommerce registry and paper business lines, including registry partnerships, paper partnerships, and supplier contracts.
- Co-marketing agreements, large campaign contracts, event contracts, and release forms related to campaign assets and initiatives.
- Sweepstakes, contests, and promotional marketing campaigns and related materials.
- Collaborate with the Customer Experience (CX), Operations, and Policy teams to provide legal assistance on customer and vendor-related issues, including non-litigation vendor escalations and disputes.
- Conduct regulatory reviews of digital media advertising content products, eCommerce initiatives, and marketing campaigns.
- Collaborate with legal subject matter experts to provide legal guidance and support to Revenue and Policy teams on compliance and regulatory issues.
- Develop and maintain legal contract templates and playbooks and policy guidelines and ensure the consistency of templates and application across the global Revenue and Operations teams.
- Provide general legal support and advice as a primary point-of-contact for Revenue, Operations, and Marketing teams.
SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATES HAVE:
- JD from an accredited US law school (or international equivalent) and member of the bar in any US jurisdiction with the ability to practice in-house for the company in your jurisdiction.
- 8-10 years of legal experience post-qualification, which includes at least 2 years of experience in an in-house role.
- Demonstrable experience handling the Key Responsibilities listed above, including significant experience drafting and negotiating sales and revenue-related agreements and providing legal guidance and review for all aspects of company sales, operations, and marketing matters.
- Exceptionally organized and detail-oriented with an ability to manage multiple projects on aggressive deadlines.
- Strong and effective document drafting and negotiating skills with excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Demonstrated ability to effectively and clearly communicate complex legal issues to business partners with a business-oriented approach.
- Strong collaboration skills both within and across teams.
- Experience with a marketplace, ecommerce, adtech, and/or digital advertising business is a plus.
- Experience with complex litigation and enterprise-wide dispute management is a plus.
- Fluency in Spanish is a strong plus.
About Us
At The Knot Worldwide, we believe you are more than a resume and invite you to go for it, take the leap of faith, and apply for this job if it sparks your passion to join TKWW and make a difference!
WHAT WE LOVE ABOUT YOU:
- You Dream Big. You iterate and experiment to drive innovation.
- You Love Our Users. You keep our global community at the center of everything you do.
- You Do the Right Thing. You strengthen your team through respect, fairness, and inclusion.
- You Hustle Every Day. You favor urgency and own your outcomes.
- You Win Together. People are at the heart of our success and you play as a team.
WHAT YOU LOVE ABOUT US:
We believe in a wide range of holistic offerings to support our employees so that they can live our values day in and day out. From mental wellbeing, physical health and financial planning, to engaging perks and discounts, we are in the business of celebrating and supporting the Moments that Matter. We offer flexible vacation, generous parental leave and prioritize initiatives that support the growth, development, and happiness of our people.
To facilitate in-person collaboration, we have office spaces in Barcelona, Spain; Boston, MA; Delhi, India; Galway, Ireland; London, England; Madrid, Spain; New York, NY; Omaha, NE; Portland, OR; and Washington, D.C.
We are seeking applicants residing in the Central or Eastern US time zones to facilitate effective communication with the company’s headquarters in Chevy Chase, MD.
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US Notice: The Knot Worldwide provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, or disability. In addition to federal law requirements, The Knot Worldwide complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. The Knot Worldwide expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status.
About The Team
WHAT WE DO MATTERS:
Here at The Knot Worldwide, we believe in doing work that matters. In more than 16 countries around the world, The Knot Worldwide’s leading family of brands—including The Knot, WeddingWire, Bodas, The Bash, The Bump, and more—help people take celebration planning from inspiration to action. When you join our global team, you’ll be a part of a diverse group of individuals passionate about serving and enabling our communities to celebrate the moments that make us.
