Senior Counsel, Marketing & Product

What’s the role?

This is a fantastic opportunity for a hardworking, practical, and commercially minded lawyer to join the Depop Legal team. You will be instrumental in supporting Depop’s ambitious growth strategy in the US market, acting as a key legal partner to our marketing and product teams. We’re looking for a lawyer who is adaptable and able to drive change management in a business that is growing quickly in the US amid a rapidly changing regulatory environment.

What’s the team like?

As part of the Depop Legal team, you will report to the Head of Legal at Depop, who in turn reports to a senior leader in the Etsy Legal team and will benefit from being part of the wider Etsy Legal organization since Etsy’s acquisition of Depop in 2021. You will be closely embedded with the Etsy legal team as well as Depop’s teams based in Brooklyn out of the same office. In addition to salary, you will also be eligible for an equity package, an annual performance bonus, and our competitive benefits that support you and your family as part of your total rewards package.

What does the day-to-day look like?

• Work with product and marketing teams at Depop as they design groundbreaking products and tools, balancing commercial, marketing (both online and offline), compliance and privacy concerns.

• Advise and identify risks to marketing and creative teams as they promote and design exciting strategies, campaigns, and experiments.

• Balance commercial, marketing, compliance and privacy concerns, including advertising campaigns (US and internationally) with social media reviews, and consumer and business insights.

• Evaluate risks and opportunities related to a company’s media assets and priorities, including global and domestic marketing campaigns, influencer and affiliate programs, Above the Line (TV, radio and Out of Home), talent and SAG-AFTRA concerns, UGC, content clearance and production, technology partnerships, merchandise vetting, music licensing, and content distribution.

• Provide expert legal counsel on a wide range of US product-related matters, including product strategy, operations, and expansion, with a focus on product counseling.

• Counsel Depop’s business, product, engineering, and marketing teams on the application of US consumer protection laws, regulatory matters, privacy, and marketing regulations.

• Collaborate closely with product managers, engineers, designers, and other stakeholders to identify, evaluate, and mitigate legal risks in the development and launch of new products and features.

• Review and negotiate a wide range of general commercial agreements as needed, including marketing agreements in support of US operations.

• Contribute to the review and improvement of legal team processes, templates, and guidance to drive efficiencies in US compliance.

• Assist in managing responses to US regulatory inquiries, investigations, and litigation related to product and compliance issues.

• Of course, this is just a sample of the kinds of work this role will require! You should assume that your role will encompass other tasks, too, and that your job duties and responsibilities may change from time to time at Etsy's discretion, or otherwise applicable with local law.

Qualities that will help you thrive in this role are:

• JD and admitted to a state bar (preferably NY or CA) and qualified to work in-house in New York.

• 6+ years experience, ideally at both a law firm and in-house, dealing with issues related to consumer protection, marketing, product development, and US regulatory compliance for tech and e-commerce companies.

• Prior experience with online marketplaces, social media platforms, or high-growth technology businesses is highly desirable.

• Must be able to work autonomously and effectively prioritize an ongoing list of tasks with a solutions-driven approach.

• Excellent business, negotiation, and communication skills, with the ability to communicate complex legal advice clearly and commercially to the business.

• Executive presence and passionate about clearly articulating risk and strategies to mitigate risk to clients and executives.

• Ability to attend the Brooklyn Office once or twice per week.