Remote Senior Counsel: Data & Content Licensing

AlphaSense; Oregon; Hybrid; USD 160,000 - 203,000; Full time

Job summary

AlphaSense is seeking a Senior Corporate Counsel, Data & Content to join its growing legal team. The role focuses on drafting, reviewing, and negotiating complex data and content contracts, including licensing and distribution agreements, vendor contracts, and data rights matters.

The Data & Content Counsel will work remotely in the United States (East Coast preferred) and partner with Content, Sales, Marketing, Finance, and Product to enable growth while managing legal risk.

Qualifications

• J.D. from an ABA accredited law school and admission to a state bar.
• 7+ years' experience drafting, reviewing, and negotiating agreements relating to the procurement and distribution of content/data.
• Knowledge of IP, financial data/research, compliance, financial regulation, securities, privacy, and related laws.
• Experience with AI-related legal issues in data and content licensing is a plus.
• Ability to review and negotiate commercial contracts including Master Services Agreements, Services Agreements, SOWs, Service Level Agreements, Data Licensing Agreements, Content Distribution Agreements, NDAs, etc.
• Strong business acumen with a client-service mindset and pragmatic approach while balancing legal risk.
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills across internal and external stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Draft, negotiate, and review exchange and financial data agreements, content distribution agreements, content aggregation agreements, data licensing agreements, and vendor and supplier contracts.
• Conduct research and help develop proposals and project plans in the procurement and distribution of data and content.
• Advise internal stakeholders on data and content matters including use rights/restrictions, regulatory compliance, commercial disputes, privacy, etc.
• Partner closely with the Content team in acquisition and distribution of data and content, including developing applicable policies.
• Remain informed of the shifting legal landscape of applicable global laws, regulations, and industry guidance, particularly as they relate to AI and data.
• Help create and enhance playbooks to establish company parameters to scale the legal function as the company grows.
• Work effectively in a dynamic environment across different functional groups and time zones.
• Provide legal and strategic business advice to ensure agreements are consistent with playbooks, internal policies, and processes.
• Support the AlphaSense legal team on corporate and other general legal matters as needed.

Skills

Contract drafting

Negotiation

Legal advisory

Content licensing

Data rights

Education

J.D. ABA-accredited

Bar admission

Job description

AlphaSense is seeking a Senior Corporate Counsel, Data & Content to join its growing legal team. The role focuses on drafting, reviewing, and negotiating complex data and content contracts, including licensing and distribution agreements, vendor contracts, and data rights matters.

The Data & Content Counsel will work remotely in the United States (East Coast preferred) and partner with Content, Sales, Marketing, Finance, and Product to enable growth while managing legal risk.