Legal Counsel, Commercial

About Teads

Teads is the omnichannel outcomes platform for the open internet, driving full-funnel results for marketers across premium media. With a focus on meaningful business outcomes for branding and performance objectives, the combined company ensures value is driven with every media dollar by leveraging predictive AI technology to connect quality media, beautiful brand creative, and context-driven addressability and measurement. One of the most scaled advertising platforms on the open internet, Teads is directly partnered with more than 10,000 publishers and 20,000 advertisers globally. The company is headquartered in New York, with a global team of nearly 1,800 people in 30+ countries.

For more information, visit www.teads.com.

About the Teads Legal Commercial Team

The Teads Legal Commercial Team is a trusted legal partner to the global Teads business, providing high quality, business-centric advice and support. We are responsible for legal work supporting Teads’ revenue generating deals with our many clients and partners worldwide. We are a diverse team based out of various offices around the globe. 

About the Opportunity

The Teads Legal Commercial Team is seeking a highly motivated in-house commercial lawyer to join us in the role of Legal Counsel, Commercial.

This role is ideal for a lawyer with 3 to 5 years’ post qualification experience who enjoys being close to the business, solving real commercial problems, and building trusted relationships with stakeholders. You will work closely with our global business on various commercial and legal matters, including the full suite of Teads’ commercial agreements, legal operations and processes, and commercial data privacy, and be the primary point of contact for our Japan business teams. 

Reporting to the Head of Legal, Asia Pacific and Global Affairs, you should have strong collaborative and leadership skills to build credible business relationships with colleagues at all levels and champion a culture of growth, collaboration and accountability amongst fellow Teadsters that you work with.

What You Can Expect

As a Teadster, you will play a key role in enabling Teads’ future success in Japan and the world. You will be the trusted legal lead and business partner working closely and directly with business leaders and the Teads Legal Commercial Team on the following:

• Supporting Teads’ Japan and global commercial teams by managing, reviewing, drafting and negotiating all forms of commercial agreements, including but not limited to publisher, advertiser, agency and programmatic agreements, DPAs, NDAs and any other related agreements, work orders or questionnaires;
• Acting as a trusted legal adviser across a variety of legal matters in Japan and globally, including but not limited to matters relating to content compliance, commercial data privacy, sales and marketing enablement; 
• Supporting the global Legal Corporate team in areas of corporate governance, employment, intellectual property, employee enablement;
• Tracking legal, regulatory and industry body developments in Japan and key jurisdictions within your scope of responsibility, considering the impact on Teads’ business and advising accordingly;
• Supporting on establishing global and regional policies and guidelines in order to cultivate a scalable and risk/value-based approach, including but not limited to drafting, maintaining and updating contract templates, playbooks and other legal documents and policies;
• Supporting the management of contract life cycle processes and maintenance of records and related systems; and
• Contributing to internal training and knowledge sharing.

About You

Basic Qualifications

• LLB or JD from a reputable university
• Located in any of the following locations: Tokyo, Japan; Singapore; Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Hong Kong SAR; or Seoul, South Korea (ROK)
• 3-5 years of relevant in-house legal experience at a regional or global technology company, particularly in Japanese language commercial and technology transactions involving local business stakeholders. Previous or current in-house experience in one or more of the following industries is required: software, PaaS, SaaS, ICT or data-related services
• Familiarity with application of data privacy regulations to technology-related transactions in Japan. Similar knowledge in other Asia Pacific territories would be an advantage
• Native proficiency (written and spoken) in Japanese and English

Preferred Qualifications

• In-house experience in the following industries is ideal: Adtech, Media and Advertising, Digital Media
• Knowledge and experience in some or all of the following: advertising regulations, marketing regulations, information technology, corporate and finance law, corporate governance and compliance, intellectual property and/or employment law
• Excellent communication, influencing and negotiation skills, with the ability to drill into complex legal issues and make value-adding recommendations to senior management
• Adaptable and a master at prioritizing and time management
• Thrive in working as part of a dynamic global legal team
• Natural collaborator and a team player
• Proficiency in another language (written and spoken) within Asia Pacific

Life at Teads

At Teads, we don’t just offer new roles - we blend creativity, technology, and data to shape the future of media. You’ll work with smart humans, meaningful brands, and cool tools, all while helping redefine how advertising works in a world that demands more transparency, better insights, and smarter strategies.

As a Teadster, you’ll play a critical role in shaping our future success in the region. Here’s why Teads stands out:

• We've merged two open internet category leaders—Outbrain and Teads—to create the ‘new’ Teads, a unified omnichannel platform that drives results from branding to performance across all screens, including CTV, mobile, and web.
• As part of our team, you’ll thrive in a collaborative and forward-thinking environment that fosters innovation, creative problem-solving, and continuous learning.
• Teads is committed to your success, offering the support, tools, and development opportunities you need to excel in your role.

Our company culture is welcoming, dynamic, diverse, global, and built on top performance.

Teads is an equal employment opportunity employer and committed to diversity and inclusion at all stages of recruitment and employment.

Our team is made up of individuals who are approachable, resourceful, passionate, and proactive. We foster a sense of belonging through our Employee Resource Groups – employee-led groups in which we debate topics and drive change: environmental, women empowerment, charitable initiatives to diversity, equity, and inclusion, you’ll be able to share your passions with likeminded people.