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About the Role
Nielsen seeks a talented, enthusiastic, and business-oriented lawyer to join the Legal Department’s Product & Digital Support team as Legal Counsel, Product & Digital, supporting Nielsen’s Audience Measurement business. The successful candidate will play an important role in supporting Nielsen's product development and deployment efforts and will work closely with product, partnerships, engineering, and data science teams to identify and manage contractual, regulatory, privacy, and other legal risks.
Responsibilities
- Provide legal support for partnerships, product development, distribution and sales, with 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, 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.
- Draft and negotiate product, alliance, supplier and commercial sales agreements relating to data and information, licensing, technology, and market research.
- Advise teams regarding compliance with contracts, internal policies and regulatory requirements (including AI and data privacy).
Requirements
- 3 or more years of experience including experience in a digital media, digital advertising, ad tech, data analytics or technology practice at a law firm and/or in-house.
- Working knowledge of online, internet and mobile communications and connected devices (e.g., IP protocol/addresses, device identifiers, cookies, content/ad delivery, APIs, SDKs).
- Experience supporting data processing teams that work with identity graphs/spines, data matching, data modeling and algorithms, identity resolution and data clean rooms.
- Experience drafting and negotiating complex contracts involving online media, consumer data, digital advertising technology, market research, and/or data products, and experience with commercial sales agreements involving various compensation structures.
- Knowledge of current, relevant laws and regulations in the areas of contracts, computer/technology, licensing, intellectual property and privacy.
- Working knowledge of intellectual property law and data privacy law as it relates to consumer data.
- A Computer Science, Engineering or Mathematics background is a plus.
Skills
- Problem-solving
- Detail-oriented approach
- Communication
- Contract drafting and negotiation
Location
- New York
Work Type
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- 3 or more years of experience
Education Level
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
- Juris Doctor degree
Salary/Compensations
- $97,700 - $162,800
Benefits
- Comprehensive health and wellness plans
- 401(k) with a Nielsen company match
- Generous paid time off policy
- Company-provided vehicle (potential)
- Discretionary incentive/bonus eligibility (potential)
About the Company
- At Nielsen, we are passionate about our work to power a better media future for all people by providing powerful insights that drive client decisions and deliver extraordinary results.
- Our talented, global workforce is dedicated to capturing audience engagement with content - wherever and whenever it’s consumed.
- Together, we are proudly rooted in our deep legacy as we stand at the forefront of the media revolution.
- When you join Nielsen, you will join a dynamic team committed to excellence, perseverance, and the ambition to make an impact together.
- We champion you, because when you succeed, we do too.
- We enable your best to power our future.
Equal Opportunity
- Nielsen makes hiring decisions without regard to disability status, protected veteran status, or membership in any other protected class.