Senior Director, Associate General Counsel, Ads & AI

Unity is shipping AI products into the hands of millions of creators, and the data infrastructure behind Unity’s Grow business is being rebuilt at the same time. This role is the lawyer at the center of both. You will be the legal owner for Unity’s AI product portfolio — in-editor and desktop AI agents, generative tooling, our agent plugin ecosystem, and the ML systems powering ad monetization — and for the identity and data-rights frameworks those products depend on. The questions are genuinely unsettled. Who owns the output of a generative tool a developer directs? What can a platform train on when 90% of games embed third-party marketplace assets? When does a telemetry default cross from convenience into a consent problem? You will not be applying a playbook. You will be writing it, and your written positions will govern how products get built. Short-term success (first two quarters): the uncovered matters have a clear owner and a documented position; product teams route AI and data questions to you by default rather than escalating; the highest-risk open items have decisions attached to them. Longer-term success: Unity’s AI and data-use positions are coherent across the portfolio rather than negotiated product by product; the frameworks scale without you personally reviewing every request; you are a trusted voice with product and engineering leadership on what Unity should and should not do. Impact. This is a small legal team where each lawyer owns their swimlanes outright. There is no layer between you and the product decisions. What you write becomes the company’s position.
 

What you'll be doing

• Serve as primary legal counsel for Unity’s AI product portfolio — desktop and in-editor AI agents, generative tooling, the agent plugin ecosystem, and AI-driven marketing and monetization products — from concept through launch and iteration.

• Own the data-rights and identity frameworks underpinning Unity’s Grow business, including developer data-use architecture, training-data eligibility, device identifiers and cross-product data flows.

• Counsel product, engineering and data-science teams in the room where features are designed, converting privacy, IP and regulatory constraints into requirements engineers can build to.

• Draft and negotiate the agreements that make the roadmap possible — model and technology provider licenses, partnership and referral agreements, research collaborations and data-sharing arrangements.

• Set and defend Unity’s positions on emerging AI and data questions in writing, and build the templates, playbooks and guidance that let those positions scale across teams

What we're looking for

• Licensed to practice law, with in-house or law-firm experience counseling technology product teams directly.

• Demonstrated ownership of legal counseling for AI or machine-learning products, covering training-data rights, model licensing, output ownership and user-facing disclosures.

• Working command of global privacy law — GDPR, CCPA/CPRA, COPPA — applied to SDKs, telemetry and advertising data flows, not just policy documentation.

• Ability to draft and negotiate commercial technology agreements independently, from first redline to signature.

• A track record of issuing clear written legal positions on unprecedented questions and defending them with senior stakeholders.

You might also have (optional) 

• Experience in games, interactive entertainment, or a developer-platform business.

• Mobile advertising or ad tech background — mediation, attribution, programmatic, or measurement.

• Hands-on EU AI Act or comparable emerging-AI-regulation assessment work.

• Open-source licensing depth, especially license compatibility for datasets and embedded assets.

• Experience building legal self-service infrastructure for fast-moving product organizations.

• Comfort using AI tools in your own practice.

Additional information

• Reports to: VP, Deputy General Counsel

• Location: Remote Eligible, with periodic travel to key hubs and events

• Travel: Up to ~25%

• Relocation support is not available for this position

• Work visa/immigration sponsorship is not available for this position

Benefits

At Unity, we want our team members to thrive. We offer a wide range of benefits designed to support well-being and work-life balance.

Please note: Benefits eligibility, specific offerings, and coverage vary based on the country and employment status. While specific benefits vary, here are some of the ways we strive to take care of our eligible team members globally: Comprehensive health, life, and disability insurance | Commute subsidy | Employee stock ownership | Competitive retirement/pension plans | Generous vacation and personal days | Support for new parents through leave and family-care programs | Office food snacks | Mental Health and Wellbeing programs and support | Employee Resource Groups | Global Employee Assistance Program | Training and development programs | Volunteering and donation matching program
 

Life at Unity
 

Unity [NYSE: U] is the leading platform to create and grow games and interactive experiences. Creators, ranging from game developers to artists, architects, automotive designers, infrastructure experts, filmmakers, and more, use Unity to bring their imaginations to life across multiple platforms, from mobile, PC, and console, to spatial computing.

As of the third quarter of 2024, more than 70% of the top 1,000 mobile games were made with Unity, and in 2024, Made with Unity applications had an average of 3.7 billion downloads per month. For more information, please visit Unity.

Unity is a proud equal opportunity employer. We are committed to fostering an inclusive, innovative environment and celebrate our employees across age, race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, disability, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, or any other protected status in accordance with applicable law. Our differences are strengths that enable us to support the growing and evolving needs of our customers, partners, and collaborators. If you have a disability that means there are preparations or accommodations we can make to help ensure you have a comfortable and positive interview experience, please fill out this form to let us know.

This position requires the incumbent to have a sufficient knowledge of English to have professional verbal and written exchanges in this language since the performance of the duties related to this position requires frequent and regular communication with colleagues and partners located worldwide and whose common language is English.

Headhunters and recruitment agencies may not submit resumes/CVs through this website or directly to managers. Unity does not accept unsolicited headhunter and agency resumes. Unity will not pay fees to any third-party agency or company that does not have a signed agreement with Unity.
 

Your privacy is important to us. Please take a moment to review our Prospect Privacy Policy and Applicant Privacy Policy. Should you have any concerns about your privacy, please contact us at [email protected].

*Note: Certain locations require a good faith disclosure of the base salary range for the role. The actual salary for the successful candidate may differ based on location, experience, and other job-related factors.
 

Base Salary Range: We determine the base salary range for this role based on your primary work location:
 

Zone A: $233,600 - $350,400 USD gross
Zone B: $264,000 - $396,000 USD gross
Zone C: $311,400 - $467,200 USD gross

This range reflects the anticipated base salary for this position. Beyond base salary, this role may be eligible for equity awards and participation in our company incentive plans (such as annual discretionary bonuses or sales commissions). The final offer amount will depend on several factors, including geographic location and the candidate’s relevant experience, professional background, and skill set.

Benefits

At Unity, we want our team members to thrive. We offer a wide range of benefits designed to support well-being and work-life balance.

Please note: Benefits eligibility, specific offerings, and coverage vary based on the country and employment status.

While specific benefits vary, here are some of the ways we strive to take care of our eligible team members globally: Comprehensive health, life, and disability insurance | Commute subsidy | Employee stock ownership | Competitive retirement/pension plans | Generous vacation and personal days | Support for new parents through leave and family-care programs | Office food snacks | Mental Health and Wellbeing programs and support | Employee Resource Groups | Global Employee Assistance Program | Training and development programs | Volunteering and donation matching program

Life at Unity

Unity [NYSE: U] is the world’s leading game engine, powering play for more than 3 billion consumers each month. The top mobile games in the world, the most played PC indie titles, the most innovative console games, and virtually all of the top XR and Web Games are developed, deployed, and grown in Unity. Unity also enables teams across industries like automotive, manufacturing, and healthcare to design, simulate, and collaborate in 3D — closing the gap between ideas and reality. For more information, please visit www.unity.com.

Unity is a proud equal opportunity employer. We are committed to fostering an inclusive, innovative environment and celebrate our employees across age, race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, disability, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, or any other protected status in accordance with applicable law. Our differences are strengths that enable us to support the growing and evolving needs of our customers, partners, and collaborators. If you have a disability that means there are preparations or accommodations we can make to help ensure you have a comfortable and positive interview experience, please fill out this form to let us know.

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

This position requires the incumbent to have a sufficient knowledge of English to have professional verbal and written exchanges in this language since the performance of the duties related to this position requires frequent and regular communication with colleagues and partners located worldwide and whose common language is English.

Headhunters and recruitment agencies may not submit resumes/CVs through this Web site or directly to managers. Unity does not accept unsolicited headhunter and agency resumes. Unity will not pay fees to any third-party agency or company that does not have a signed agreement with Unity.

Your privacy is important to us. Please take a moment to review our Prospect and Applicant Privacy Policies. Should you have any concerns about your privacy, please contact us at [email protected].