Director, Ads Product Legal (AdTech)

TL;DR

Director, Ads Product Legal (AdTech): Leading the global ads product counsel function to advise Product and Engineering teams on new ads products within an evolving legal landscape with an accent on global privacy knowledge and strategic risk frameworks. Focus on driving mission-critical ads initiatives, designing scalable legal mechanisms, and ensuring regulatory compliance across global markets.

Location: Remote - United States

Salary: $299,200 - $418,800 USD

Company

hirify.global is a community-driven platform home to the most open and authentic conversations on the internet.

What you will do

• Lead a team of ads lawyers supporting hirify.global’s Ads Product, Ads Engineering, and Monetization organization.
• Provide strategic advice to business leadership and the C-Suite on mission-critical initiatives including hirify.global Max, search, identity, targeting, and brand safety products.
• Develop and drive a coherent global legal strategy and risk framework for ads products, aligning with Privacy and Regulatory teams.
• Advise Ads Policy teams on scaling operations across emerging verticals and global markets.
• Build scalable internal systems and external mechanisms, such as click-through terms and settings flows, to accelerate launch velocity.
• Collaborate on the prioritization of engineering resources for legal initiatives and compliance (e.g., DSA/VLOP).

Requirements

• Must be based in the United States.
• 12-15+ years of legal practice, including 7+ years in-house as an ads product counsel at a tech company.
• Proven experience leading an ads product counsel team.
• Deep familiarity with global privacy frameworks (GDPR, ePrivacy Directive, U.S. state privacy laws).
• Strong working knowledge of online advertising ecosystems (Pixels/CAPI, MMPs, data clean rooms).
• JD and active membership in at least one U.S. state bar.

Culture & Benefits

• Comprehensive healthcare benefits and income replacement programs.
• 401k with employer match.
• Flexible vacation and paid volunteer time off.
• Generous paid parental leave.
• Mental health, coaching, and gender-affirming care benefits.
• Global benefit programs supporting professional development and caregiving.