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About the Role

Penguin Random House is seeking an experienced, business-minded Legal Counsel to join its Legal Department. This role serves as a trusted legal advisor to the company’s technology, digital, marketing, corporate, and operational teams, providing practical, strategic, and solution-oriented counsel across a broad range of commercial transactions, technology initiatives, AI, privacy, cybersecurity, compliance, and corporate governance matters. This position is ideal for an attorney who enjoys partnering with business stakeholders to enable innovation while effectively managing legal and regulatory risk.

Responsibilities

Draft, review, negotiate, and manage a broad range of commercial agreements, including SaaS and software licensing agreements, cloud services agreements, technology procurement and implementation agreements, AI and machine learning vendor agreements, data processing agreements, professional services and consulting agreements, digital platform and marketplace agreements, marketing, advertising, advertising technology, sponsorship, licensing, and partnership agreements, and vendor, distribution, production, and confidentiality agreements.
Develop and maintain scalable contract templates, playbooks, and negotiation guidance to improve efficiency and consistency across the business.
Partner with procurement, IT, information security, marketing, finance, HR, and business teams on strategic technology initiatives.
Advise business stakeholders on the responsible procurement, deployment, and governance of generative AI and other emerging technologies.
Draft and negotiate AI-related contractual provisions addressing intellectual property, confidentiality, data usage, model training, bias, transparency, security, and regulatory compliance.
Help develop and maintain enterprise AI governance policies, standards, and internal guidance.
Monitor evolving domestic and international AI laws and regulations and translate legal developments into practical business guidance.
Advise on privacy, data governance, cybersecurity, and information management matters affecting the company’s operations.
Counsel business teams on compliance with applicable privacy laws and regulations, including GDPR, CCPA/CPRA, state privacy laws, and other emerging data protection requirements.
Review data collection, sharing, retention, marketing, and digital product practices for legal compliance.
Support incident response activities and advise on contractual obligations relating to cybersecurity and data breaches.
Partner with compliance, information security, procurement, finance, and business leadership to strengthen governance frameworks and enterprise risk management.
Develop, implement, and update company policies relating to technology use, AI, privacy, records management, and regulatory compliance.
Conduct legal risk assessments for new products, digital initiatives, and strategic partnerships.
Deliver legal training and educational programs on technology, AI, privacy, ethics, and compliance topics.
Assist with internal investigations and compliance initiatives as needed.

Requirements

Juris Doctor (JD) from an accredited law school.
Member in good standing of at least one U.S. State Bar.
3–5 years of legal experience in a law firm and/or in-house legal department.
Significant experience negotiating complex commercial and technology agreements.
Demonstrated experience advising on SaaS, software licensing, cloud services, technology procurement, and IT transactions.
Strong knowledge of commercial contracting, intellectual property, privacy, and technology law.
Working knowledge of privacy and data protection laws, including GDPR, CCPA/CPRA, state privacy laws, and cybersecurity-related contractual requirements.
Excellent drafting, negotiation, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
Strong analytical ability and sound legal judgment with a practical, business-oriented approach to problem solving.
Ability to manage multiple priorities independently in a fast-paced environment.
In-house experience supporting technology, digital media, publishing, entertainment, or consumer-facing businesses.
Experience advising on AI governance, responsible AI deployment, and emerging technology regulation.
Familiarity with software development, cloud infrastructure, information security, and procurement processes.
Experience supporting enterprise compliance programs, governance initiatives, and regulatory risk management.
Experience with marketing technology, ad tech, digital platforms, and consumer-facing products.
Experience leading strategic legal projects and developing scalable legal operations tools and processes.

Skills

Commercial contracting
Intellectual property
Privacy law
Technology law
GDPR
CCPA/CPRA
State privacy laws
Cybersecurity
Drafting
Negotiation
Communication
Stakeholder management
Analytical ability
Legal judgment
Business-oriented problem solving
AI governance
Responsible AI deployment
Emerging technology regulation
Software development
Cloud infrastructure
Information security
Procurement processes
Enterprise compliance programs
Governance initiatives
Regulatory risk management
Marketing technology
Ad tech
Digital platforms
Consumer-facing products
Strategic legal projects
Legal operations tools and processes

Location

New York City

Work Type

Full-time

Experience Level

3-5 years

Education Level

Juris Doctor (JD)

Salary/Compensations

$140,000 - $160,000

Benefits

Medical/Prescription drug insurance
Dental
Vision
Health Care/Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account
Health Savings Account
Pre-Tax and Roth 401(k)
Short and Long-Term Disability Insurance
Life/AD&D Insurance
Commuter Benefits
Student Loan Repayment Program
Educational Assistance
Generous paid time off
Annual profit award or bonus

About the Company

Penguin Random House is the leading adult and children's publishing house in North America, the United Kingdom and many other regions around the world.
In publishing the best books in every genre and subject for all ages, we are committed to quality, excellence in execution, and innovation throughout the entire publishing process: editorial, design, marketing, publicity, sales, production, and distribution.
Our vibrant and diverse international community of nearly 300 publishing brands and imprints include Ballantine Bantam Dell, Berkley, Clarkson Potter, Crown, DK, Doubleday, Dutton, Grosset & Dunlap, Little Golden Books, Knopf, Modern Library, Pantheon, Penguin Books, Penguin Press, Penguin Random House Audio, Penguin Young Readers, Portfolio, Puffin, Putnam, Random House, Random House Children's Books, Riverhead, Ten Speed Press, Viking, and Vintage, among others.
More information can be found at http://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/.

Equal Opportunity

Penguin Random House values the array of talents and perspectives that a diverse workforce brings. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status.
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
We value the array of talents and perspectives that a diverse workforce brings. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, genetic information, or pregnancy.
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.