Product Counsel - AdTech - US East Coast / EU / Remote

Get to know us

At eyeo, we transform the internet into a trusted, sustainable and accessible place where users regain control over their experience, content creators and publishers are rewarded for their content, and advertisers and consumers can connect on mutually agreed terms.

eyeo’s market-leading ad-filtering technology powers products like Adblock Plus and AdBlock as well as technical integrations for popular browsers. Our solutions empower users to control their online experience and privacy, while providing monetization for content creators, publishers and advertisers.

In combining our partnerships and our subsidiary products, our technology reaches 350 million monthly active users worldwide.

eyeo is a global employer of over 300 people working remotely in more than 30 countries (predominantly North America and Europe) with our HQ in Berlin and small offices in Cologne, Toronto and NYC (planned soon).

How we work

eyeo has colleagues based all over the world. We love our diversity and take great pride in our company culture. We practice an independent, remote workstyle with work distributed in cross-functional matrix teams that span predominantly EST and CET time zones. If working remotely isn’t for you, we also have a large office in Berlin and soon in NYC that you can choose to work from. We meet twice a year as a team and host once a year an all-company retreat, our Summer Week. By enabling remote work and in-person sessions, we have built a culture that provides a unique dynamic of flexibility and belonging.

What you'll do

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Product Counsel to join our Legal Team. The ideal candidate will provide comprehensive legal support and strategic guidance to our product development teams and will work closely with our General Counsel based in Cologne/Germany and our CPO based in New York City. You will play a critical role in ensuring our products comply with applicable laws and regulations, including data privacy, consumer protection and advertising standards.

Your day-to-day activities: 

• Legal guidance: Provide proactive legal advice and support to product, engineering and business teams throughout the product development lifecycle
• Compliance: Ensure that products comply with applicable laws and regulations, including the areas of IP, privacy, competition, consumer protection and advertising laws
• Risk management: Work with product and engineering to identify and mitigate legal risks associated with new and existing products, features, and initiatives
• Documentation: Draft, review and negotiate a variety of agreements, including terms of service, privacy policies and product-specific contracts
• Policy development: Develop and implement internal policies and procedures related to products to ensure legal and regulatory compliance
• Cross-functional collaboration: Work closely with cross-functional teams, including product management, engineering, marketing, public relations, policy and sales to integrate legal considerations into product design and strategy
• Monitoring: Stay current with changes in relevant laws and regulations and advise the company on necessary adjustments to policies and practices
• External liaison: Coordinate with external legal counsel and regulatory bodies as necessary

What you bring to the table

• Education: Juris Doctor (JD), UK LLB degree or equivalent from an accredited law school and active membership in good standing with at least one state bar
• Experience: Minimum of 5 years of legal experience, with a focus on product counseling, preferably in AdTech 
• Knowledge: Deep understanding of data privacy laws (GDPR, CCPA), consumer protection laws, advertising and related legal frameworks
• Skills: Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to think strategically and provide practical solutions
• Communication: Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to clearly articulate complex legal concepts to non-legal stakeholders
• Interpersonal: Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work effectively in a collaborative, fast-paced environment

What we offer

• Work remotely or from one of our offices —we trust you to find what works best for you 
• Full package of benefits (health insurance, choice of hardware, paid vacation days, professional development and relocation budget, sabbatical leave, etc.)
• Biannual in-person team days in Berlin and annual summer company retreat

* Some benefits vary subject to the hiring location

Helpful links

• Monetization:https://eyeo.com/blog/acceptable-ads-evolution-feature-ecosystem
• eyeo in the news: https://eyeo.com/press/
• Blog updates: https://eyeo.com/blog/
• Life at eyeo: https://eyeo.com/careers/working-at-eyeo
• The team at eyeo: https://eyeo.com/team
• Open Source repository: https://github.com/adblockplus,https://gitlab.com/eyeo

Privacy Notice

eyeo is an equal opportunity employer and encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, or religion or belief. When you apply, you’ll be automatically forwarded to our recruitment platform operated by an external service provider called Greenhouse (seated in the US). Greenhouse collects some information on its website, such as anonymous usage statistics, by using cookies, server logs, and other similar technology. For more information, please refer to Greenhouse’s Privacy Policy. All documents and information provided by you are stored with Greenhouse. In order to ensure an adequate level of data protection, eyeo and Greenhouse have entered into the EU Standard Contractual Clauses (“processors”) - Commission Decision C(2010)593. You can request a copy of this by contacting us at privacy[at]eyeo.com. If you don’t want your data forwarded to Greenhouse, please do not apply. For detailed and further information, please refer to our Privacy Policy at https://eyeo.com/en/privacy.