Senior Legal Counsel at Linktree

The Role:

We’re looking for a first-class product and privacy lawyer, based in Australia, to join the Linktree Legal Team. This role would be suited to someone who is passionate about joining a rocket ship start-up in the technology and creator space, and who thrives on acting as a true business partner, advising on a diverse range of cutting edge legal issues.

You’ll need to have experience advising on innovative products and legal issues for an international technology company, with a detailed understanding of privacy laws (particularly GDPR). You’ll also ideally have generalist legal skills, such as commercial drafting and negotiation, intellectual property, marketing and advertising, incident response, etc. 

What You’ll Do:

• Reviewing new products, and advising on necessary changes;

• Advising on privacy laws, notably GDPR and potentially CCPA;

• Drafting, reviewing, and negotiating commercial agreements;

• Advising on marketing and brand campaigns and collaborations;

• Working with other functions to support Linktree’s business, including on new policies for internal and public-facing initiatives;

• Assisting our Support Team to resolve disputes and escalations; and

• Providing real-time advice to various teams and squads across Linktree, including Product, Growth, and Brand.

Who We’re Looking For:

• Be qualified to practise law in Australia – any other additional jurisdictions (UK, USA) would be highly beneficial;

• Have at least 8 years of strong experience, with an emphasis on product and privacy law (including ideally some consumer law experience);

• Be able to overlap some working hours with the United States west coast (Pacific Standard Time);

• Have great attention to detail and organisational skills to manage numerous initiatives at once;

• Be a self-starter,

• Have strong business acumen - this is an entrepreneurial start-up, where you’ll be expected to weigh risks and come at problems from a commercial angle;

• Have great communication skills - your job is to make the complex simple; and

• Be comfortable with ambiguity, a fast-paced culture, and have a practical, solutions-oriented focus

Bonus points for:

• Experience in other jurisdictions internationally (UK, USA)

• Experience in payments, e-commerce, and the creator ecosystem

• Experience drafting, reviewing, and negotiating commercial contracts, including MSAs, NDAs, licensing and other agreements.

P.S. If you don’t tick every box in this ad, please don’t rule yourself out. We take pride in inclusion and hiring incredible human beings with great potential over ticking boxes – so if this role resonates with you, hit that apply button!

We are a global and diverse group offering a truly flexible and family friendly work environment. Kids, pets, and the occasional delivery person are all actively encouraged to appear on our Zoom screens. All of us at Linktree work either fully remote or a flex hybrid approach.

We offer autonomy and flexibility in how you structure your days and weeks. There will be the need for some collaboration outside of your usual 9-5 being a global company, but we aim to work asynchronously where possible.

Our approach to benefits considers the whole person and the unique contributions they bring to Linktree. We want the experience at Linktree to be one that enables people to truly thrive so we can Go Further Together. Some ways we support you:

• An annual wellbeing allowance to use on things like (but not limited to) fitness memberships, development courses, childcare, travel, charitable donations, pet insurance, home office set up - the choice is yours!

• 100% coverage (and 80% for your dependents) of your monthly premiums for medical, dental, vision, disability and life insurance for US-based employees.

• Employer contribution towards your retirement.

• Generous time off for vacation, holidays, parental leave, volunteer time and other categories.

• Employee Stock Option Program - we want each and every employee to share in the company’s success as we go further together.

To learn more about our benefits, including our parental leave program, volunteering leave, DE&I initiatives, and more, click here!

We're on a mission to empower anyone to curate, grow and monetize their digital universe. We created the "link in bio" category and are trusted by some of the world's biggest brands and celebrities including TikTok, The UN Environmental Program, The White House, F1, Manchester United, Olivia Rodrigo and Selena Gomez. With over 50M+ users and 40,000 new accounts created everyday, Linktree is the fastest growing leader in our category. Linktree has partnered with some of today’s biggest names like Amazon, TikTok, Snap, YouTube, GoFundMe, Spotify, Google, Stripe, Reddit and more to help unify users’ digital spaces—  and we’re just getting started. Join us in empowering everyone from businesses to creatives in building their online presence.

At Linktree, we celebrate and support everyone’s perspective and background, and we’re proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We aim to foster a diverse and inclusive environment where all team members have a sense of belonging, because we believe in going further together. Linktree welcomes all people regardless of sex, gender identity, race, ethnicity, disability, pregnancy, age, or other lived experience. If you require accommodations to fully participate in our opportunities, please don't hesitate to reach us at talent@linktr.ee – your needs are important to us.