Nielsen is seeking a Senior Legal Counsel, Product and Digital to support its Audience Measurement business by providing legal guidance on product development, data privacy, AI, and regulatory compliance. The role involves close collaboration with product, engineering, and data science teams and requires drafting and negotiating complex commercial agreements in the digital media space.
What You'll Do
- Provide legal support for product development, distribution and sales using an ability to understand, interpret and translate legal, business and technical concepts to provide practical and business-oriented opinions on legal risks and ensure appropriate contractual terms.
- Assess product features, functionalities, and designs, data processing proposals, and other product-related initiatives to identify potential legal issues, protect intellectual property rights, evaluate issues related to the use of AI, and ensure compliance with contractual commitments and regulatory requirements.
- Draft, review, negotiate and manage commercial contracts, including data supplier and integration agreements, inbound and outbound licenses, technology services agreements, alliance agreements, and supplier agreements.
- Work closely with development and engineering teams in a collaborative culture to provide advice and direction regarding compliance with contracts, internal policies and regulatory requirements (including AI and data privacy).
- Draft and negotiate agreements with networks, streaming services, digital/social media companies, data suppliers, and service/equipment providers.
What We're Looking For
- Skilled, business-oriented lawyer
- Dependable, solution-oriented attorney
- Thrives in a fast-paced environment
- Takes a rigorous, detail-oriented approach to matters
- Offers practical solutions that accommodate business needs and legal risks
- Good communicator comfortable engaging with internal and external clients to identify key issues and resolve matters
Team & Environment
- Part of the Legal Department’s Product & Digital Support team
Work Mode
- Hybrid role with options to work in-office in New York, New York or remotely.
Nielsen is committed to equal opportunity employment and values diversity and inclusion. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status.
