Senior Legal Counsel - Product

Ubisoft; Paris; On-site; EUR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Profit Sharing

Paid time off

Transport subsidies

Lunch vouchers

Healthcare for you and family

Maternity/paternity leave

Gym in building

Job summary

Ubisoft's Legal Department is organized around dedicated legal counsels for each business area. As Senior Legal Counsel, you will be the dedicated day-to-day legal partner for Creative House 4 (CH4), while remaining embedded in the centralized HQ Legal Department.

Creative House 4 builds epic and imaginative myths where players confront timeless truths and discover something about themselves along the way. You will enable CH4 teams to move fast with clear, business-oriented legal guidance,

Qualifications

• At least 5 years of legal experience with strong grounding in IP, media/marketing and commercial contracting
• Entertainment, gaming, tech or digital content experience preferred
• Comfortable communicating with senior stakeholders across a multicultural portfolio

Responsibilities

• Serve as primary legal contact for Creative House 4, managing CH4’s legal intake end-to-end
• Provide day-to-day advice on IP use, brand enforcement, marketing, talent deals, licensing and brand partnerships
• Attend CH4 leadership meetings to involve legal early in initiatives across multiple franchises
• Develop expertise in CH4’s franchises, branding and roadmap; anticipate legal needs across lifecycle
• Identify recurring issues and propose templates, playbooks, and process improvements
• Coordinate specialist support (privacy, regulatory, competition, employment) as needed
• Translate HQ policies into practical guidance for CH4 and drive adoption of best practices

Skills

IP rights & trademarks

Marketing compliance

Commercial contracting

Stakeholder communication

English fluency

Job description

Company Description

Ubisoft is a global leader in gaming with teams across the world creating original and memorable gaming experiences, from Assassin’s Creed, Rainbow Six to Just Dance and more. We believe diverse perspectives help both players and teams thrive. If you’re passionate about innovation and pushing entertainment boundaries, join our journey and help us create the unknown!

Job Description

Ubisoft’s Legal Department is organized around dedicated legal counsels for each business area, working hand in hand with every team across the company. As Senior Legal Counsel, you will be the dedicated day-to-day legal partner for Creative House 4 (CH4), while remaining fully embedded in the centralized HQ Legal Department.

Creative House 4 builds epic and imaginative myths where players confront timeless truths and discover something about themselves along the way. Bringing together some of Ubisoft’s most iconic and diverse franchises - Anno, Beyond Good & Evil, Might & Magic, Prince of Persia, Rayman and Trackmania amongst other - CH4 crafts meaningful, immersive universes and character-driven journeys guided by emotion and wonder.

In this role, you will enable CH4 teams to move fast with clear, business-oriented legal guidance, identify legal and brand risks early, and act as the primary two-way liaison between CH4 and HQ Legal - combining business proximity with central governance discipline.

What You'll Do

• Serve as the primary legal point of contact for Creative House 4, owning and prioritizing CH4’s legal intake end-to-end or through specialists
• Provide day-to-day advice across IP use, protection and enforcement coordination; marketing, promotional and community campaigns; talent/influencer deals and endorsements; licensing and brand partnerships; music, image rights and content clearances; and advertising
• Attend CH4 leadership and operating meetings, ensuring early legal involvement in key initiatives across the Anno, Beyond Good & Evil, Might & Magic, Prince of Persia, Rayman and Trackmania franchises
• Develop deep expertise in CH4’s franchises, brand positioning and commercial roadmap; anticipate legal needs across the full lifecycle, from announcement and development through launch and live operations
• Identify recurring issues and propose structural fixes - templates, playbooks, training, process updates - and support global consistency across regions and partners, in line with HQ policies
• Keep your Legal colleagues informed of upcoming campaigns, product beats, new business models and emerging risks; elevate complex, sensitive, cross-functional or precedent-setting matters
• Trigger and coordinate specialist support (privacy, regulatory, competition, employment, etc.) as needed
• Translate HQ policies and risk into practical guidance for CH4 teams; cascade regulatory and legal developments; drive adoption of best practices, templates and process improvements

Qualifications

Relevant experience

• At least 5 years of legal experience, with strong grounding in IP, media/marketing and commercial contracting
• Industry experience and personal interest in entertainment, gaming, tech or digital content strongly preferred
• Comfortable communicating with high-seniority stakeholders across a diverse, multicultural franchise portfolio

Skills And Knowledge

• IP: copyright, trademarks, licensing, brand governance
• Marketing/advertising and promotional compliance
• Talent, influencer, image rights
• Commercial agreements, partnerships and licensing structures
• Coordinating advice worldwide with internal and external stakeholders
• Fluent English is a must and French would be strongly appreciated.

Additional Information

Ubisoft's perks

• Profit Sharing, yearly company saving plan.
• 25 paid time off + 12 additional paid days off.
• 50% of your transportation pass is paid by the company, lunch vouchers (9€/day), healthcare for you and your family, and lots of Ubisoft additional perks.
• Maternity leaves of 20 weeks, paternity/co-parental leaves of 7 weeks.
• Our office is located in Saint Mandé, (Metro line 1, Saint Mandé station). Gym available in the building.

Recruitment process

• [30 minutes] : phone call with a recruiter
• [60 minutes] : interview with the manager of the role and a recruiter
• [45 minutes] : interview with our Chief Legal Officer

Equality and Inclusion

Ubisoft offers the same job opportunities to all, without any distinction of gender, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, social status, disability, or age. Ubisoft ensures the development of an inclusive work environment which mirrors the diversity of our gamers’ community.