Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Tivity Health is a leading provider of healthy life-changing solutions, and they are seeking a Senior Counsel - Marketing & Commercial Contracts to join its legal department. This role will serve as a key legal advisor responsible for ensuring compliance with federal advertising laws and intellectual property requirements while drafting and negotiating commercial technology and vendor agreements.
Responsibilities
- Serve as the primary legal reviewer for sales, marketing and go-to-market collateral across the organization, ensuring compliance with FTC Truth in Advertising laws
- Advise marketing and go-to-market teams on substantiation requirements for product and service claims
- Review promotional materials for potential intellectual property issues including trademark clearance, copyright compliance, and proper use of third-party intellectual property
- Provide practical, business-oriented guidance that enables the marketing team to operate efficiently while managing legal risk
- Monitor developments in advertising law and regulatory enforcement trends and advise internal stakeholders on emerging compliance risks
- Draft, review, and negotiate a wide range of IT and vendor contracts, with a particular emphasis on SaaS agreements and software licensing agreements
- Manage the full contract lifecycle for technology procurement agreements, from initial drafting through execution
- Advise business stakeholders on key contractual provisions such as service level agreements, data security and privacy obligations, intellectual property ownership and licensing terms, limitation of liability and indemnification provisions, and termination and transition rights
- Review and negotiate general vendor and services agreements, statements of work, and master services agreements
- Develop and maintain standard contract templates and playbooks to promote consistency and efficiency across the contracting function
- Work closely with cross-functional teams including marketing, information technology, procurement, and compliance to provide timely and practical legal advice
- Collaborate with other members of the legal department to ensure alignment on legal positions and risk tolerance across the organization
- Serve as a strategic business partner to leaders across the enterprise, helping identify and advance practical paths to profitable, scalable growth
- Provide commercially minded legal guidance that supports strong business outcomes while maintaining appropriate safeguards and compliance considerations
- Navigate complex issues with agility, enabling the business to move forward efficiently, responsibly, and in alignment with the company's risk tolerance and long-term objectives
Skills
- Must hold a Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree from an accredited law school and be an active member in good standing of at least one state bar
- Five to seven years of legal experience, with substantive experience in advertising law compliance and commercial contract drafting and negotiation
- Demonstrated experience reviewing marketing materials for compliance with FTC regulations and intellectual property laws is required
- Hands-on experience drafting, reviewing, and negotiating SaaS agreements and software licensing agreements, along with a strong working knowledge of intellectual property principles as they relate to marketing and technology transactions
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, strong organizational abilities, and the capacity to manage multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced environment are essential
- Prior in-house legal experience, particularly in the healthcare, wellness, or technology sectors, is preferred
- Familiarity with data privacy laws and regulations applicable to healthcare related technology contracts, such as HIPAA and state consumer privacy laws and relevant data protection frameworks, is also desirable
- Experience developing and implementing contract management processes, templates, and playbooks is valued
Benefits
- Company bonus potential
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- 401k with match
- Generous paid time off
- Free gym membership to over 13,000 fitness locations in the US
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