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Opportunity to work as Vice President with The Athletic, a globally renowned sports media company, acting as a key legal counselor and team leader.
Overview
Salary
£230 - £260
Location
New York, New York
Expires
Join The Athletic, one of the largest global newsrooms in sports media, and contribute to the in-depth coverage of sports teams and athletes around the world. As the Vice President, you will fill an essential hybrid role, acting as the deputy to the General Counsel and managing a team including a transactional lawyer and a legal professional.
Role Summary:
- Act as a senior legal leader, assessing risks and making executive recommendations on a wide range of legal matters.
- Support The Athletic’s digital product organization, providing legal insights on compliance with laws and balancing risk-based solutions and business objectives.
- Advise on major legal and regulatory matters, handling special projects, and developing and implementing team operations and budgeting improvements.
- Oversee commercial transactions and manage the team providing commercial legal support and operations for the business.
Role Requirements:
- You must have an undergraduate and J.D. degrees, and you must be a member in good standing of the New York bar or its equivalent.
- A minimum of 10 years of relevant work experience, including product counseling and handling a range of intellectual property, technology, data privacy and commercial transactions.
- Experience advising and managing teams through complex matters and pressure environments.
- An ability to analyze complex legal matters, communicate implications in clear language and provide guidance on an appropriate course of action.
- Have pertinent experience in generative AI and AI counselling and compliance.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience in a senior leadership role.
- Experience working in a fast-paced in-house legal team.
- Experience advising technical teams.
- Experience in news, media and/or journalism.
About Us
Powered by one of the largest global newsrooms in sports media, The Athletic brings sports fans the most comprehensive stories about the teams, sports and athletes they love. The Athletic’s newsroom of 500+ full-time staff delivers in-depth coverage of hundreds of professional and college teams across more than 47 North American markets and all 20 football clubs in the English Premier League, as well as many Championship clubs.
About This Role
The Vice President role requires an experienced attorney who will act as a deputy for the General Counsel of The Athletic, provide expert legal and business-forward counsel and manage a team that includes a transactional lawyer and a legal professional. This is a hybrid role based in New York City, reporting to the General Counsel for The Athletic and supporting The Athletic’s leadership team while working alongside members of The New York Times Company legal team.
Responsibilities
Serve as a senior legal leader for The Athletic, assessing risk on a broad range of business and legal matters, making executive recommendations and driving matters to resolution, escalating to the General Counsel as appropriate.
Provide legal support to The Athletic’s digital product organization, including teams across product, design, data and engineering, on compliance with laws, assessing issues and crafting risk-based solutions that balance legal requirements with business objectives.
Act as the primary legal partner for the product development team on AI and generative AI legal issues offering risk mitigation strategies across multiple jurisdictions, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to align technology use with company strategy.
Work closely with The Athletic leadership in coordinating and advising on major legal and regulatory matters, handling special projects and initiatives, developing and implementing team operations and budgeting improvements, identifying efficiency opportunities, helping coordinate on compliance activities, policy development, risk assessment processes and training programs.
Collaborate with subject matter experts across technical and non-technical teams, New York Times Company lawyers and stakeholders to consolidate multiple legal and business considerations into clear guidance in service of company strategy and product goals.
Provide oversight on commercial transactions and directly manage the team that provides commercial legal support and legal operations for The Athletic’s business.
Stay informed about legal decisions, statutory changes, and market and industry trends, and, in coordination with the team, advise clients and recommend proactive action when necessary.
Requirements
Undergraduate and J.D. degrees, and a member of good standing of the New York bar or the equivalent.
10+ years of relevant work experience that includes experience with product counseling and the handling of a broad range of intellectual property, technology, data privacy and commercial transactions, with increasing levels of responsibility.
Experience advising product and other teams through complex matters, with diverse stakeholders and competing interests.
Experience managing a team and achieving results in a high pressure environment.
Ability to contribute to discussions of general business issues, to work well with a wide range of clients from senior management to operating personnel, and to work independently as well as to lead a project from conception to completion.
Ability to analyze complex legal material and communicate implications in clear and simple language, along with a clear recommendation for an appropriate course of action.
Strong organizational skills and ability to balance competing demands.
Experience in generative AI and AI counseling and compliance
Preferred Qualifications
Experience acting as a member of a senior leadership teamExperience working on a fast-paced in-house legal team
Experience advising engineering, design or other technical teams
Experience in news, media and/or journalism
The annual base salary range for this role is $230,000 - $260,000 USD. The total compensation offered for this position may vary based on factors such as education, experience, skills, and location.
For roles in the U.S., dependent on your role, you may be eligible for variable pay, such as an annual bonus and restricted stock. Benefits may include medical, dental and vision benefits, Flexible Spending Accounts (F.S.A.s), a company-matching 401(k) plan, paid vacation, paid sick days, paid parental leave, tuition reimbursement and professional development programs.
For roles outside of the U.S., information on benefits will be provided during the interview process.
The Athletic Media Company is an equal opportunity employer and enthusiastically encourages people from all backgrounds and experiences to apply. The Athletic will consider all applicants without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, physical and/or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, age, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.
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