Associate General Counsel

We're quickly growing and super excited for you to join us!

About Topsort

Topsort is the #1 Retail Media Infrastructure company, powering omni-channel retailers, marketplaces, and delivery apps worldwide in 40+ different countries to scale and optimize their retail media with AI and ML technology that’s privacy-first in the ad industry. We are customer-centric, product-led, and committed to a privacy-by-design ad monetization framework, powered by cutting edge AI and ML tech, democratizing silicon valley big tech’s adtech secrets with joyful, simple, performative products.

At Topsort, we're reshaping the e-commerce landscape with our cutting-edge growth media infrastructure and tools. We believe in making advertising intuitive, intelligent, and genuinely cool, without any of the creepy ads or cookie-obsession (well, maybe just the chocolate ones). In a rapidly changing industry, we're on a mission to democratize monetization access for all and ensure that advertising doesn't leave any brand or seller feeling confused or overwhelmed.

About the Role

We’re looking for a driven, tactical, and lightning-fast In-house counsel to join our dynamic and growing team in the US! You will be the key to unlocking Topsort's next stage of growth, building strong, flexible foundation of best practices and supporting complex negotiations while working with the best retailers, marketplaces, and delivery apps across US and Canada.

You will:

• Embrace the “sports team” mentality of Topsort - work with product, engineering, and sales teams across geography to deepen knowledge of sales, exchange learnings, and earn deals.  
• Be a subject matter expert: know everything about the ad industry, Topsort’s products, retail media market landscape, and stay on top of constantly evolving regulatory requirements in ecommerce
• Demonstrate relentless focus and sound judgment around client negotiations and agreements
• Collaborate with team leadership to creatively evaluate, mitigate, and manage risk with internal and external stakeholders
• Work cross functionally with operations, commercial, and finance teams to establish best practices for compliance and contracting

Qualifications

• Juris Doctor from accredited law school; licensed to practice law in the US
• Demonstrated skill in legal writing and commercial negotiation
• MA an CA employment law expertise a huge plus
• Startup hustle and speed. You’re able to work hard, move fast, can adjust to a dynamic environment
• Self-starter and puzzle solver. You know how to find the right answers before you ask the questions.
• Strong curiosity for the industry and a desire to self-educate to become the expert on auction engines, retail media, and marketplace monetization.
• Team Player: Lone-wolf style tech is from the past; at Topsort, it’s about being a sports team that achieves goals together.
• Work onsite from Boston office 4 days a week, ability to travel domestically and internationally for industry events and client visits

Topsort Culture

Our team is all about straightforward communication, embracing feedback without taking it personally, and fostering a super collaborative environment. We thrive on working together, lifting each other up, and getting things done with a sense of urgency. We're the kind of team that loves making bold choices, sharing extraordinary opinions, and maintaining a 100 mph pace. No endless meetings here – if it can be done today, we're all about getting it done today.

• Direct and Speedy: We work hard, set aggressive goals and execute flawlessly to accomplish them. We give candid feedback, push each other to set higher goals and produce more impact by always thinking “how do we do this faster and better”
• Constant Improvement: The best way to grow is by doing. Topsort team is made of action-driven, intelligent, and curious individuals who are constantly seeking improvements and reinventions that lead to a better output and never content with the status quo.
• Embrace a Sports Team Mentality: We are all helpful and collaborative internally. You are ultimately surrounded by just different people that are all here to help you get the job done and shine as a team. 
• Silicon Valley to the World: We were born in the pandemic by Stanford and Harvard alum cofounders who offer remote-working options with coworking memberships and (at least) once a year in person offsite gathering. You’ll be welcomed by coworkers in 11 countries that all bring a unique perspective to the company from day 1.
• Valued for Your Individuality: From personalized birthday gifts to work anniversaries, and management training program or in-person gatherings or career talks and mentorships, part-time DJs and tik-tok vloggers are also commercial leaders and technical staff at Topsort. We don’t take management with a cookie cutter approach - but rather we cherish your quarks and think it makes us stronger. 

Topsort is an equal-opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

Do you sound like the right fit? Let's dive right in!