Assistant General Counsel

As Assistant General Counsel, you will serve as the primary legal partner to our product, technology, and brand teams. In this role, you’ll provide day-to-day legal counsel on product launches, marketing campaigns, commercial partnerships, intellectual property matters, and technology agreements. You'll also work closely with others on the Legal team on privacy-related matters, helping the business move quickly while staying mindful of risk. Sound like the job for you? Read on! **What you’ll do:** - Serve as primary legal advisor to Warby Parker's product, technology, and brand teams, partnering from concept through launch on new product features and consumer-facing initiatives - Review and advise on marketing and advertising campaigns, influencer partnerships, and social media campaigns, including compliance with FTC guidelines, state consumer protection laws, CAN-SPAM, TCPA, and endorsement/testimonial requirements - Provide intellectual property counseling, including trademark, brand protection, content licensing, and copyright matters - Draft and maintain consumer-facing legal terms, including website and app terms of use and promotional terms - Draft, review, and negotiate a wide range of commercial agreements, including vendor contracts, SaaS and technology agreements, licensing deals, partnerships, and collaboration agreements - Advise on privacy and data practices related to marketing technology, ad tech, and consumer data, working closely with others in the Legal team on matters involving healthcare data. - Support new business initiatives and strategic partnerships that drive growth - Monitor legal developments in advertising, consumer protection, privacy, and e-commerce that affect the business - Develop and maintain templates, playbooks, and internal guidance documents to help business teams move quickly and compliantly **Who you are:** - Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree from an accredited U.S. law school and licensed to practice law in New York - Backed by 7+ years of relevant experience in product counseling, marketing/advertising law, privacy law, and commercial transactions, preferably including in-house experience at a consumer-facing company, or a combination of training and experience that demonstrates equivalent expertise - Strong working knowledge of FTC advertising and marketing guidelines, state consumer protection frameworks, and commercial contract structures - Experience advising product and marketing teams in a fast-paced environment, with the ability to provide practical, business-forward guidance - Highly organized with the ability to manage shifting priorities in a dynamic environment - Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across legal and business teams **Extra Credit:** - Familiarity with HIPAA and other laws governing the privacy of health information - Direct-to-consumer, e-commerce, or retail industry experience - Familiarity with artificial intelligence and emerging technology legal issues