Commercial Counsel, Snap
$202-303k
+ Equity (RSU's)
4+ days a week in office
Social media & camera company
Open for applications
Social media & camera company
1001+ employees
Open for applications
$202-303k
+ Equity (RSU's)
4+ days a week in office
1001+ employees
Company mission
To empower people to express themselves, live in the moment, learn about the world, and have fun together.
Role
Who you are
- J.D. degree from an accredited law school
- Active membership in a United States state bar, or otherwise qualified to be a registered in-house counsel under California’s multi-jurisdictional practice program
- 6+ years of practicing law in-house or at a law firm
- Excellent analytical, communication, organizational, negotiation, and drafting skills
- Excellent legal and business judgment, critical thinking, and the ability to manage multiple matters simultaneously
- Ability to drive collaboration and share knowledge and expertise
- Ability to communicate effectively across all levels of the organization
- Ability to accommodate tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment
- Ability to work both independently and collaboratively
- Ability to identify and resolve legal issues quickly
Desirable
- 4+ years of experience handling commercial transactions, ideally in-house at an internet, e-commerce, or technology company
What the job involves
- We’re looking for a Commercial Counsel to join Snap Inc
- As a member of the Legal team and working from our Los Angeles, CA headquarters, you’ll play a key role in Snap’s commercial transactions and advise teams throughout the company on legal issues spanning the breadth of Snap’s products and services
- Review, draft, and negotiate agreements covering a broad range of Snap’s commercial activities around the world, including for Snap’s platform products like commerce, AR, and monetization
- Analyze and advise on contracts related to technology development, SaaS, licensing, strategic sourcing, procurement, software integrations, payments processing and ecommerce, partnerships, and general commercial contracting
- Have a general understanding of data privacy, intellectual property, and how they impact Snap’s products and services
- Provide tactical and strategic advice to Snap business and product leaders related to commercial transactions
- Advise business clients on Snap policies, business strategy, and legal issues and risks
- Assist in creating and improving agreements, templates, and policies for Snap as we develop new products and enter new markets
- Exercise sound judgment when negotiating business and legal terms
- Occasionally collaborate with outside counsel
- Coordinate cross-functionally with colleagues from every part of the company
- Handle projects at the discretion of the leads of the Snap legal commercial team
Our take
Snap is the social media giant that owns Snapchat, a social media mobile app released in 2011. Created to serve as a more emotive communication form than texting, the app has gained mass popularity, reaching upwards of 400 million daily users worldwide.
After rejecting a billion dollar acquisition from Meta (then Facebook) in 2013, Snap has found itself in competition with the social media giant, particularly with Instagram. Despite this, the company has marked a place for itself in the ever competitive social media space through developing features like a Discover tab, augmented reality lenses, in-app games, ads and monetisation options, as well as launching its paid service, Snapchat+.
Snap has so far not earned an annual profit since going public in 2017, but as Snapchat's user base has continually increased it has nearly closed the gap. Like other tech companies it suffered in late 2022 due to a surprise drop in advertising revenue, but has been rebuilding to its former trajectory since then. Given Snapchat's lasting popularity amongst young people, further success appears likely.
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Company
Funding (last 2 of 7 rounds)
May 2016
$1.8bn
SERIES F
Mar 2015
$200m
SERIES E
Total funding: $2.6bn
Company benefits
- Paid maternity, paternity and family caregiver leave
- Adoption, surrogacy, infertility and fertility preservation benefits
- Backup child care coverage, caregiver assistance and digital maternity care support
- Short-term disability, long-term disability, life insurance and AD&D insurance
- Comprehensive medical coverage, including PPO, HSA and HMO options
- Dental coverage, including orthodontia benefits
- Vision coverage, including LASIK benefits
- Gym perks and discounts
- Team fitness classes, hikes and races
- Sports leagues
- Cooking and nutritional workshops
- Generous time off and leave programmes
- Meditation and yoga classes
- Emotional and mental health support programmes and apps
- Social gatherings, team outings and volunteering programmes
- Speaker series, classes and subscriptions to educational programmes
- Snap Inc. provides a 401(k) plan that allows you to save on a pre-tax, Roth and after-tax basis for your retirement (yes, we even have the Mega Backdoor option!)
- Rocket Lawyer memberships
- Financial education programmes
- Compensation packages that let you share in Snap's long-term success!
- Have a teammate going through a tough time? Lend them a hand through our internal Snap-a-wish programme! We'll work hard to make sure they get the support they need.
Company values
- We Are Kind - We solve problems through action, make high-quality decisions and think with a strategic mindset
- We Are Smart - We solve problems through action, make high-quality decisions and think with a strategic mindset
- We Are Creative - We gracefully manage ambiguity, cultivate innovation and demonstrate an insatiable desire to learn
Company HQ
Sunset Park, Santa Monica, CA
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Founders
Evan Spiegel
(CEO)Graduated from Standford with a BS in Product Design.
Bobby Murphy
(CTO)Studied Mathematical and Computational Science at Stanford.
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