Associate General Counsel, Ads Product

Ladders; United States; Remote; USD 266,000 - 372,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive healthcare benefits and

401k with employer match

Global benefit programs

Family planning support

Gender-affirming care

Mental health and coaching benefits

Flexible vacation and paid volunteer

Generous paid parental leave

Job summary

Ladders is seeking an Associate General Counsel, Ads Product to partner with product and engineering teams on advertising products and infrastructure. This remote role focuses on balancing growth with privacy obligations and regulatory expectations in a fast-moving digital environment.

You will advise on AI/ML initiatives, data protection, and global compliance while guiding product strategy and business objectives.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of legal experience focused on online advertising.
• Experience as ads product counsel at a user-generated content platform is a plus
• Deep knowledge of technical ads infrastructure and emerging trends
• Strong working knowledge of privacy laws and regulations, including GDPR and U.S. state privacy laws
• JD and active membership in at least one U.S. state bar, or ability to register as in-house counsel

Responsibilities

• Advise on technical product operations and business strategy to enable product growth
• Serve as principal legal advisor across multiple advertising product areas
• Develop legal and product principles for building products in a changing regulatory environment
• Advise on emerging technologies such as AI and machine learning
• Collaborate with product managers, engineers, and business partners across the organization
• Ensure compliance with global privacy and data protection laws

Skills

Advertising law

Privacy compliance

Cross-functional partnering

Regulatory awareness

Education

Juris Doctor (JD)

Bar admission in US

Job description

For our client, we are seeking a Associate General Counsel, Ads Product to join the team of a leader in the Media space.

This role will serve as a key legal partner to teams shaping advertising products and technical infrastructure in a fast-moving digital environment. You will help guide product growth while balancing business objectives, privacy obligations, and evolving regulatory expectations. The position requires close collaboration with product managers, engineers, and business stakeholders to support compliant innovation across ads-related initiatives.

Location: Remote

Compensation: $266,000 – $372,400 annually

Responsibilities

• Advise on technical product operations and business strategy to enable product growth
• Serve as principal legal advisor across multiple advertising product areas
• Develop legal and product principles for building products in a changing regulatory environment
• Advise on emerging technologies such as AI and machine learning
• Collaborate with product managers, engineers, and business partners across the organization
• Ensure compliance with global privacy and data protection laws

Qualifications

• 10+ years of legal experience focused on online advertising
• Experience as ads product counsel at a user-generated content platform is a plus
• Deep knowledge of technical ads infrastructure and emerging trends
• Strong working knowledge of privacy laws and regulations, including GDPR and U.S. state privacy laws
• JD and active membership in at least one U.S. state bar, or ability to register as in-house counsel

Benefits

• Comprehensive healthcare benefits and income replacement programs
• 401k with employer match
• Global benefit programs for lifestyle support
• Family planning support
• Gender-affirming care
• Mental health and coaching benefits
• Flexible vacation and paid volunteer time off
• Generous paid parental leave

Our client is an equal opportunity employer.