YouGov has an exciting opportunity for a Legal Director to join our US business. Reporting directly to the company’s General Counsel in London, this is a new role in our Legal and Data team, which forms part of our dynamic Governance department.
The Purpose of the Legal & Data team is to help deliver long term shareholder value by:
- Supporting Growth
- Understanding our markets & product
- Developing our IP
- Protecting our people, assets & reputation; and
- Operating in an effective, ethical and lawful way in all ways, at all times and in all places.
The Purpose of this role is to ensure that our US Business has the Legal counsel it needs to support its sales and product development work in this market and to ensure that an effective and efficient legal service is available at all times.
What will I be delivering?
Advice
Support the leadership teams in our US market with such local legal advice as they may require, working closely with other relevant functions as necessary.
Provide commercial and IP advice to US colleagues on the scope, meaning and interpretation of laws, regulations and guidance that are relevant to these markets.
Working closely with our Global DPO, ensure our US data is protected, and US data rights are respected.
Develop a good awareness of how we use copyright assets in our business and ensure we have methodologies in place for protecting those we create and use ourselves and clearing those that belong to third parties before we use them.
Deal Negotiation and support
Provide a fully scoped commercial law advisory service to our Sales teams, including contract drafting and negotiation and, when necessary, dispute resolution. Ensure that all our sales agreements reflect the commercial parameters of each deal, including ensuring the scope of the license granted reflects (a) the law (b) the price and (c) our future use of any relevant IP. Further ensure that all sales and supplier contracts are concluded in a way that is consistent with all YouGov policies and approval thresholds.
Legal Ops
Work with the General Counsel and colleagues from other markets to ensure the provision of a smooth and efficient legal service, including good matter management and the collection and curation of all business documents and records, ensuring the ongoing and increasing integration of the way YouGov receives legal advice and support across all products and regions.
Team Management
Work with the General Counsel to lead, manage and develop a team of lawyers to support the delivery of the advice and support our US business. Take responsibility for the day-to-day supervision of in-house lawyers in your region, ensuring they discharge their duties in accordance with their regulatory responsibilities and that they receive appropriate ongoing professional development.
Ensure your work and that of your team is at all times conducted in accordance with YouGov values and our team Purpose.
Governance Support
Provide legal input and expertise to other members of the Governance department as requested on all matters relating to Company Secretarial, Compliance, Communications Information Security, and M&A activity. This may include reviewing and advising on due diligence for target companies and / or vendors, supporting post-acquisition integration work or providing specialist input into projects, audits or other work streams as requested.
Training
Develop, deliver and maintain an appropriate suite of training resources so that relevant colleagues in the organisation know and understand how to manage and protect our people, assets and revenue.
Outside Counsel
Support the General Counsel with the management of our US external advisors. This includes ensuring they know and understand our evolving business needs and strategy, that we know and understand the costs associated with their work at any one time and that there are good personal relationships between each firm and the members of the Legal & Data team. Proactively advise the General Counsel if there is a need to change or retain additional US counsel.
Other
- Provide reports and updates as may be required by the General Counsel or Chief Governance and Compliance Officer from time to time
- Continually monitor new legislation and regulatory trends and developments in markets and areas relevance to your role
- Be an ambassador for YouGov within the global legal and data communities, attending events and contributing to discussion in such fora as are approved by the General Counsel
What’s in it for me?
As a member of the YouGov Governance department you will be part of an international business, developing and applying legal expertise and commercial skills across the global group. You will:
- Champion all aspects of IP, data privacy and legal practice within the YouGov group globally
- Work on strategic legal, privacy, compliance and governance projects with the opportunity to input into emerging areas of strategy and product development in the space where traditional IP and Data laws met
- Support the department with the roll-out and adoption of policy and process
- Have opportunity to work closely with YouGov’s senior governance professionals, including the General Counsel, Group Data Protection Officer, and Chief Governance & Compliance Officer
- Be part of a fast-growing, data-driven business
- Ability to work remotely
Qualifications
What do I need to bring with me?
- Qualified attorney and licensed to practise in any US state.
- Must have significant knowledge and experience working in-house in an international team on commercial and IP matters.
- Experience in managing a legal team
- Experience of providing legal and contractual advice to senior management in a large global organisation.
- Must demonstrate passion and interest for IP and Data law and a willingness to continue to develop professional expertise in these areas to a high standard
- Excellent academics, including a law degree, j.d. or equivalent legal qualification
- Experience in an intellectual property or data centric business such as marketing, media, tech, advertising and/or publishing industry
- Some experience in drafting legal documents and reviewing commercial contracts to identify compliance risks
- A pragmatic and process driven approach to tasks and reporting
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
- A commitment to YouGov values.
For roles based in California, New York, Colorado or Washington State, the base salary hiring range for this position is $193,000 - 220,000 USD.
Compensation offered will be determined by multiple factors including location, job-related knowledge, skills and experience.
Certain roles may be eligible for incentive compensation and additional benefits. All US based full time employees are eligible for the following benefits:
- Paid vacation, holidays and sick days
- Flexible working arrangement available
- Group medical, dental and vision insurance
- Company-paid life and disability insurance
- Paid parental leave
- 401(k) with company match
Company Description and Culture
YouGov is a global online research company, offering insight into what the world thinks.
We speak daily to our panel of over 27 million registered members to understand opinion and behaviors around the world. We have a strong reputation as a source of accurate data and we’re trusted by the world’s biggest brands to get it right, making us the most quoted market research source in the world.
Why join YouGov?
Join our global team to help us achieve our social mission: to make millions of people’s opinions heard for the benefit of our local, national, and international communities.
Understanding diversity of opinion requires diversity of background. Although our global panel of millions of people worldwide powers our research, our biggest asset is our people. If our research is to be truly representative of what the world thinks, we need people from all walks of life to be part of the team to bring their perspective to the work we do.
Life at YouGov
We are driven by a set of shared values. We are fast, fearless, and innovative. We work diligently to get it right. We are guided by accuracy, ethics, and proven methodologies. We respect and trust each other, bringing these values into everything that we do.
We strive to provide YouGovers with best-in-class benefits to support their physical, financial, and emotional wellbeing. We want our employees to have a sense of belonging and uniqueness in a supportive workplace, so they can bring their full selves to work.
Equal Opportunity Employer
As an Equal Opportunity Employer, qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity or expression, and sexual orientation), parental status, national origin, marital status, age, disability, genetic information, HIV status, political affiliation, socioeconomic background, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law or in line with our responsibilities as a fair and ethic employer. All employment decisions are made based on occupational qualifications, merit, and business need.
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