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About the Role
Momentum is a fast-growing, mid-sized, digital commerce company seeking an experienced Senior Counsel to join its Legal team in New York City or Dallas, TX. This senior commercial legal role will serve as the lead legal advisor on complex commercial transactions, primarily supporting PMG, a leading digital marketing and technology company. The role combines sophisticated commercial contracting with strategic legal counseling, partnering closely with the Contracts Team and business leaders to scale the Legal Department’s commercial contracting function.
Responsibilities
- Lead end-to-end negotiation, drafting, and execution of complex and high-value agreements, owning deal strategy and execution.
- Serve as the lead legal advisor on complex commercial transactions, partnering directly with senior business leaders to develop deal structures, negotiation strategy, and risk assessments.
- Act as the escalation point for complex contractual issues and provide practical, business-oriented solutions.
- Establish and refine contract playbooks, templates, fallback positions, and negotiation frameworks.
- Partner with the Contracts Team to enhance Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) processes, reporting, and technology-enabled workflows.
- Identify opportunities to streamline contracting processes while maintaining appropriate legal controls.
- Analyze recurring negotiation trends and risk patterns to implement operational improvements.
- Collaborate effectively across business, operational, tax, IT, security, privacy, and legal stakeholders in the U.S. and internationally.
- Build trusted relationships with teams across the organization and serve as a strategic advisor on commercial contracting matters.
Requirements
- 7+ years of experience negotiating and managing complex commercial contracts.
- Significant experience negotiating enterprise-level client agreements, including Master Services Agreements (MSAs) and Statements of Work (SOWs).
- Experience negotiating with Fortune 500 clients and other sophisticated enterprise organizations.
- Strong commercial judgment and demonstrated ability to balance business objectives with legal and contractual risk.
- Exceptional stakeholder management, negotiation, and communication skills.
- Highly collaborative, process-oriented, and solutions-focused approach.
- Willingness to collaborate effectively with stakeholders across multiple offices, regions, and time zones in a highly cross-functional environment.
- Juris Doctor (J.D.) from an accredited law school and active bar membership in at least one U.S. jurisdiction (or eligibility to register as an in-house counsel in New York) strongly preferred.
- Candidates with equivalent commercial contracting experience will also be considered.
- Experience in advertising, social media, digital media, or related industries is strongly preferred.
- Experience supporting commercial agreements in both U.S. and international markets, particularly the U.K.
- Experience with Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) platforms, preferably Ironclad.
- Experience in high-growth or rapidly scaling organizations.
Skills
- Commercial Contracting
- Negotiation
- Drafting
- Legal Advisory
- Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM)
- Stakeholder Management
- Communication
Location
- New York City, NY
- Dallas, TX
Work Type
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- Senior
Education Level
- Juris Doctor (J.D.)
Salary/Compensations
- Base salary may vary based on location. Actual compensation determined by role, level, and location, considering job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.
- Discretionary annual bonus may be eligible based on company and individual performance.
Benefits
- Healthcare benefits
- 401(k) plan with employer match
- Short-term and long-term disability coverage
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Parental leave
- Paid holidays
About the Company
- Momentum is a respected collection of independent companies, including PMG, Koddi, Further, serving as a premier global business transformation partner for over 125 Fortune 500 brands.
- With 1,400 global employees and $5B in media spend under management, Momentum fosters a fast-growing, values-driven, people-first environment.
- The company's portfolio partners with iconic and ambitious brands, combining scalability with a solutions-oriented approach to deliver innovative results and create growth opportunities.
- Momentum is dedicated to building responsible, data-driven platforms and solutions that power the future of digital commerce.
- Momentum believes that a culture of belonging, inclusion, and diversity is key to empowering team members to thrive personally and professionally.
Equal Opportunity
- Momentum is an equal opportunity employer, considering all qualified applicants regardless of characteristics protected by law, including race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, color, ancestry, and Veteran status.
- Actively seeks qualified applicants from diverse backgrounds, with no consideration of criminal histories, in alignment with applicable legal requirements.
- Provides reasonable accommodations for the application process and beyond as needed, in compliance with applicable laws.