Legal Counsel, Commercial - EMEA

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 36 countries.

For more information, visit www.teads.com.

About the opportunity:

Teads is seeking a highly motivated in-house commercial lawyer in the role of Legal Counsel, Commercial - EMEA, with ideally 2 to 7 years post qualification experience, to join the Commercial Legal Team.

As our Legal Counsel, Commercial - EMEA, you will support the UK and EMEA business on the various commercial related legal issues that arise (including drafting, reviewing and negotiating of the full suite of Teads commercial agreements; commercial data protection/privacy; compliance, intellectual property and legal operations and processes). You will contribute to all legal commercial tasks, providing excellent support to the business’ needs and participating in creating a culture of growth, collaboration and accountability. You will be responsible for managing your own matters and driving them to completion, while also working collaboratively with your Legal team colleagues and key business stakeholders. 

Commercial Legal Team:

The Commercial Legal Team forms part of a wider Legal Team, working alongside the Corporate and Privacy teams. Teads Commercial Legal Team is a trusted partner to the Teads business globally, providing high quality, business-focused advice and support. It is responsible for the legal work associated with supporting Tead’s revenue generating agreements with publishers, advertisers, agencies and other partners. The team is based out of various offices around the globe.

The legal team’s mission is to provide proactive, responsive, high quality, result-oriented and creative services, as well as handle multiple legal and compliance challenges inline with Tead’s risk tolerance. 

What you can expect to work on:

• Support the UK and EMEA commercial teams by managing, reviewing, drafting and negotiating all forms of commercial contracts, with a focus on digital advertising, including, but not limited to publisher, advertiser, agency and programmatic contracts, data processing agreements, NDA’s and other customer and supplier commercial agreements;
• Act as a trusted legal adviser to the company, balancing risks and providing sound, proactive and solution oriented advice to commercial teams, resolving material legal and contractual risks alongside other legal team members;
• Establish and embed contracting policies to ensure timely legal assessment prior to contractual engagement, and cultivate a scalable and risk/value based approach;
• Assist to draft, maintain and update contract templates, playbooks and other legal documents and policies;
• Managing contract life cycle processes and maintaining records and contract management systems; 
• Supporting on matters relating to commercial data privacy, content compliance and intellectual property;
• Keeping abreast of legal, regulatory and industry body developments in the UK and EMEA, considering the impact on the Teads business and advising accordingly;
• Manage certain legal team members workloads, allocation of responsibilities of commercial contracting, and represent the legal function to the Teads internal stakeholders;
• Contribute to internal training and knowledge sharing on legal and compliance topics.

What will you bring to the team?

• Have 2-7 years post qualification experience gained at a leading law firm and/or as in-house counsel;
• Ideally have in-house commercial legal experience in adtech, digital media, or technology;
• Experience with EEA privacy regulations (GDPR etc.) is a plus;
• Have strong English drafting and negotiation skills. Ideally also in another EU language (e.g. French, German, Italian or Spanish);
• Have experience in matters across multiple EMEA countries;
• Practical, business minded lawyer;
• A positive, highly motivated, collaborative spirit, and a learning mindset;
• Thrive in working as part of a dynamic global legal team;
• Adaptable, comfortable with ambiguity and enjoy working in a fast-paced environment;
• Have the ability to build credibility with very experienced internal and external stakeholders;  
• An appetite for being a key player in a rapidly growing environment and ability to move quickly; and
• Have a high degree of professional ethics and integrity.

More than snacks

We care deeply and invest heavily into our team, setting everybody up for growth and success. We offer:

• Office and home hybrid working;
• Wellbeing benefits such as Medical, Life & Income Protection Insurance, enhanced pension programme;
• Expand your toolbox with our internal learning tools;
• Happy hours & office lunch once a week;
• …and of course a fully stocked kitchen!

Please submit your CV in English.

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.