US Legal Counsel

Perion is a global advertising technology company delivering solutions to the biggest brands and publishers around the globe across search, social media and display, video, CTV, and programmatic DOOH.

Home to an award-winning technology solution –– with our unique data-driven AI/ML based technologies, we deliver and optimize hundreds of terabytes of data and billions of events per day. We’re working with dozens of sources to provide a superior experience across screens and platforms, including mobile, video, social and native.

Our global legal team is handling some of the most complex and dynamic legal and commercial matters in the rapidly evolving Adtech and privacy regime. We are seeking an exceptional, passionate, proactive and business-savvy US Legal Counsel to join our team. You will support our business across all aspects of our commercial activity as well as various corporate matters. This is an outstanding opportunity to work on exciting initiatives with a highly talented team.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and manage legal matters across North America for multiple business units within the group 
• Provide legal analysis and strategic guidance for North American operations while ensuring compliance with the organization's policies and applicable regulations
• Drive, draft and negotiate a wide variety of commercial agreements, including master services, licensing, professional services, reseller, marketing, SaaS, and vendor agreements
• Ensure company-wide compliance with privacy and data protection laws and with self-regulatory organizations in the AdTech industry 
• Conduct legal research and partner with the executive team to assess new business initiatives
• Deliver practical, business-oriented, strategic legal advice to cross-functional teams on commercial and regulatory matters
• Apply complex privacy and data protection law concepts to challenging business processes.
• Manage various aspects of legal matters including corporate, employment, real estate, M&A, benefits, insurance and litigation
• Collaborate with teams across the organization to develop a deep understanding of the company's products and practices and advise on best practices for regulatory compliance
• Establish and maintain business processes and internal policies to scale the business and support corporate governance
• Manage and facilitate relationships with outside counsels and collaborate with global legal team members

Qualifications and Competencies:

• A Juris Doctor from an accredited US law school; a license to practice law in at least one U.S. jurisdiction 
• Minimum of 7 years of legal experience in-house and/or at a law firm; Experience in working within a global legal department is an advantage
• Experience in the AdTech/MarTech industry is required
• Demonstrated expertise in privacy and data protection laws and applicable self-regulatory organizations required 
• Strong knowledge of technology law and contract law, with demonstrated experience in an IP/technology contracts and licensing 
• Experience in regulatory and legal filings
• Pragmatic and business-focused, ability to resolve issues independently
• Excellent communication skills, both written and oral, with the ability to communicate effectively and persuasively with internal stakeholders and external partners
• Strong leadership instincts with enthusiasm for taking ownership of projects 
• Excellent interpersonal skills to interact effectively with various personalities and establish strong relationships at all levels of the organization

Perion US is committed to maintaining a company whose staff reflects the true diversity of our community. Our employees are hired, promoted, and rewarded based on talent, performance, dedication and results. We embrace our diversity and are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer that welcomes all candidates without regard to race, creed, color, religion, national origin, alienage or citizenship status, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, partnership status, ancestry, disability or veteran status.