Etsy
Etsy
Etsy is a global eCommerce marketplace where creative entrepreneurs sell unique goods, including handmade, vintage, and craft items, to buyers around the world. Founded in 2005, the company builds the marketplace tools and technology that support its community of sellers and shoppers while working to keep commerce human. Etsy emphasizes sustainability, diversity, equity, and inclusion, and offers flexible work modes as it grows its teams across marketplace, retail, and technology functions.

Counsel, Marketing and Commercial

Advise Etsy’s marketing teams on commercial agreements, marketing technology, and legal risk. Support a global marketplace for distinctive, creative goods.

Description

  • Advise Etsy’s marketing team on legal matters.
  • Provide practical transactional legal support across Etsy’s global business.
  • Draft and negotiate marketing agreements in the United States and internationally.
  • Manage agreements for performance and growth marketing, affiliates, social media, public relations, publicity, personnel, brands, media, agencies, and creative partners.
  • Guide marketing technology work throughout the vendor lifecycle.
  • Develop SaaS, data analytics, and ad tech agreements, covering indemnities, liability limits, intellectual property rights, and data protection.
  • Manage high-volume, lower-complexity agreements and support requests for information and complex deals with Sourcing colleagues.
  • Work with marketing, brand, creative, and engineering teams on campaigns and new tools.
  • Balance commercial, compliance, and privacy considerations.
  • Collaborate with business partners, Legal colleagues, and external counsel.
  • Identify, communicate, and mitigate legal and commercial risks.
  • Report to the Director, Assistant General Counsel, M&A and Commercial.

Requirements

  • Juris Doctor degree.
  • Admission to a state bar; New York or California admission is preferred.
  • Eligible to work in-house in New York.
  • At least three years of law firm and in-house experience with marketing and commercial contracts for technology and e-commerce companies.
  • Experience serving as the primary point of contact for clients.
  • Ability to guide the legal aspects of a project.
  • Ability to explain legal concepts clearly to technical and business partners.
  • Business, negotiation, and communication skills.
  • Ability to interpret spreadsheets, analyze details, and create presentation decks.

Benefits

  • Equity package.
  • Annual performance bonus.
  • Competitive benefits for employees and their families.
  • Hybrid work, with office attendance once or twice weekly depending on proximity.
  • Candidates outside commuting distance may be considered for remote work with occasional office travel.
  • Visa sponsorship support may be available for certain roles and skill sets.

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