Legal Counsel
$200k - $275k USD
Legal Counsel
About Vibe
At Vibe.co, we're reimagining how brands reach audiences in the age of streaming. We believe streaming TV is no longer just a brand awareness play — it's the next great performance marketing channel. We're building the infrastructure to unlock this $100B opportunity.
Vibe.co provides an Audience First Streaming TV Advertising solution for marketers to unlock TV as a growth channel. Our all-in-one solution combines hyper-targeted audience segmentation, AI-powered insights and recommendations, real-time campaign optimization, and incrementality measurement — giving brands of all sizes the precision and transparency they've come to expect from social and search, but on TV.
Trusted by over 10,000 brands, Vibe.co reaches more than 120 million households across 500+ apps and channels, delivering an average 250% return on ad spend and 20% sales lift. The company hit a $100 million revenue run rate in under two years, ranking among the ten fastest software companies to reach that milestone.
Vibe.co's investors include Hedosophia (an early backer of Spotify, Uber, and Airbnb), Elaia, Singular, QuantumLight (Revolut CEO Nik Storonsky's fund), and Illusian (Supercell CEO Ilkka Paananen's fund), as well as angel investors including Carolyn Everson, board member of The Walt Disney Company and Coca-Cola. Nirav Tolia, CEO of Nextdoor, sits on the company's board of directors.
Founded in 2022, Vibe.co is widely recognized as the category-defining platform in streaming TV advertising, bringing the power of Meta and Google-style performance marketing to the fastest-growing segment in media.
About the Role
You'll be Vibe's first dedicated Legal Director and Data Protection Officer — reporting directly to our CFO in NYC, and anchoring our legal and compliance strategy across the US and Europe.
This role exists because data is Vibe's core currency, and we're moving into complex, regulated verticals. Gambling, pharma, enterprise partnerships — we can only win these markets if we can enter them with absolute confidence. You're the person who makes that possible.
Three reasons a great candidate should care:
You build, not just advise. This isn't a review-and-sign role. You'll architect the legal frameworks, compliance programs, and contract infrastructure Vibe runs on.
Global scope from day one. You'll work directly with NYC leadership while owning European compliance — real cross-border complexity, not a regional brief.
The problems are genuinely hard. Cross-border data flows, emerging streaming TV regulations, privacy-safe partner integrations — this is the frontier of AdTech law.
What You'll Do
Commercial & contract strategy
Negotiate high-stakes MSAs and DPAs with global clients — structured to keep sales cycles fast and risk contained
Direct outside counsel on corporate and specialised legal matters, keeping external spend focused and efficient
Build automated contract workflows that scale with Vibe's growth across new markets and verticals
Data privacy & DPO mandate
Serve as Vibe's Data Protection Officer — own our GDPR, CCPA/CPRA, and SOC2 compliance programs end-to-end
Run privacy impact assessments for new product features, particularly around recommendation and creative engines
Handle complex data-sharing inquiries from enterprise partners with speed and precision
Regulated verticals & future markets
Build legal playbooks for Vibe to safely enter regulated verticals — gambling, pharma, and beyond
Maintain continuous compliance across SOC2 and regional standards; audit before regulators do
Track global regulatory shifts in streaming TV advertising and keep Vibe's infrastructure ahead of the curve
What You Need
10+ years of post-qualification experience in corporate law, with a heavy focus on data‑driven businesses where data privacy is core to the product (ideally AdTech, streaming TV advertising, MarTech, FinTech, large-scale consumer platforms)
Deep hands-on expertise in GDPR and US privacy law (CCPA/CPRA) — you've lived these frameworks, not just reviewed them
Proven track record negotiating commercial contracts with Tier 1 global brands and agencies
Experience leading a technology company through SOC2, ISO 27001, or equivalent certification
Nice to Haves
Experience supporting a company through an IPO or major M&A process
Technical understanding of CTV protocols, VAST/VPAID, and the programmatic ecosystem
Operating experience across European legal and data environments
Our Values
At Vibe, we run on three values: Impact, Ambition, and Urgency. We tie every goal to a real business outcome, think 10x rather than settling for good enough, and move daily rather than waiting for perfect conditions.
You'll thrive here if you own outcomes without needing direction, default to action, and hold yourself to results — not effort.
This is a high-performance environment with high-performance rewards: you'll work alongside people who push you, with real ownership over hard problems in a market that's moving fast.
If that sounds like the best version of your career, we want to meet you.
What We Offer
At Vibe, we want you to build something, own something, and grow fast. Here's how we back that up:
Base Compensation: $200K - $275K (Experience dependent)
Variable pay — based on objectives you hit. No arbitrary targets.
Hybrid flexibility — We're in NYC's Flatiron District and our team is in 3x a week!
Full health coverage — Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance.
401(k) with matching — We invest in your future, not just your output.
Unlimited PTO — Take the time you need. We measure results, not hours.
Parental leave — Paid leave for all parents
Annual offsite — The whole team, once a year, somewhere worth the trip.
Our Interview Process
We respect your time. Here's exactly what to expect — no surprises, no ghosting.
Recruiter screen — 30 min. We'll share context; you'll share yours.
Manager interview — Meet your CFO directly.
Live case study — A real problem, not a trick. We'll work through it together.
Calibration interview — A co-founder joins to ensure we're holding a consistent, high bar.
Offer — Fast. We don't let good decisions sit.
Reference checks — Two calls, handled with discretion.
Equal Opportunity
Vibe is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
We believe the best ideas come from teams with different backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences. If you need a reasonable accommodation during the application or interview process, please let us know.
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