Senior Counsel, Legal & Business Affairs - Ad Tech & Media Transactions
Roku · New York, New York
Posted about 3 months ago
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 80 days Roku's roles stay open a median of 81 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 50% of Roku's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Roku
- high 252 stale, 19 reposted of 254 open
- Hiring momentum
- 328 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-10-23
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Roku's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Roku.
About this role
In this role, you will be a key legal partner within Roku's advertising business, focusing on negotiating and structuring complex commercial agreements in the ad tech ecosystem. You'll provide legal advice on data privacy, collaborate with various business teams, and help develop scalable processes to support rapid growth while ensuring legal compliance. Additionally, you'll leverage AI tools to enhance the efficiency of legal operations.
- benefits
- 4/5
- freshness
- 1/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 5/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Roku as an employer.
What you need
- Deep experience negotiating supply-side agreements, demand-side agreements, data licensing agreements, and insertion orders with advertisers, agencies, and publishers
- Solid understanding of digital advertising technology, programmatic ecosystems, and IAB terms and conditions
- Excellent working knowledge of data privacy and marketing
- Significant experience drafting and negotiating advertising data and measurement licenses, including privacy and data security provisions
- Demonstrated ability to translate legal requirements into actionable business advice for fast-moving teams
- Proven ability to build relationships across departments and work effectively in a matrixed environment
Nice to have
- At least 5 years of combined transactional legal experience at a law firm and in-house, with meaningful time spent on internet, technology, and/or media companies in the ad tech or data space
- Familiarity with both B2B and B2C aspects of the digital advertising ecosystem
- Experience working with brands, advertising agencies, publishers, and other content providers
- Skills across the full range of digital advertising legal issues, including intellectual property, data protection, consumer protection, cookie/beacon technologies, programmatic targeting, and audience data management
- A track record of quickly understanding complex products and services and offering creative solutions for business enablement
What you get
- Estimated annual base salary between $230,000 and $260,000 with additional equity
- Health insurance
- Equity awards
- Life insurance
- Disability benefits
- Parental leave
Worth weighing
- Role involves high visibility and requires a strong understanding of both technology and deal dynamics in advertising
- Position is based in New York with a hybrid work model, requiring in-office attendance Monday to Thursday
- No specific mention of opportunities for professional development or training programs
Summarised from Roku's posting. Read the full original.
Listed by Roku on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-23. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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