Senior Counsel, Marketing & Product

Depop is the community-powered circular fashion marketplace where anyone can buy, sell and discover desirable, affordable secondhand fashion. Together with its community of approximately 43.5 million registered users, Depop is on a mission to make fashion circular - encouraging more people to choose secondhand and extend the lives of their clothes, redefining fashion consumption. Founded in 2011, Depop is headquartered in London, with an office in New York, and has a team of approximately 400 employees. In 2021, Depop became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Etsy and continues to operate as a standalone company.

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 are 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.

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.

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.

Additional information

• Health & Mental Wellbeing: Choice of two medical plans covered by United Healthcare - HDHP/HSA or PPO + FSA, Dental & Vision Health Benefit Resources via Sequoia App, One Medical and Health Advocate Access to additional programs - Headspace Meditation, Legal Shield, and our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) where you have access to a confidential support network of expert advice 24/7.
• Disability and Critical Illness Insurance (UNUM).
• 401(k) Retirement Savings.
• Work/Life Balance: 22 days annual leave + public holidays; 1 company-wide day off per quarter, for you to take some time for yourself and decompress.
• Impact hours: At Depop, we offer all full-time employees up to the equivalent of 2 days additional paid leave per year to volunteer.
• Ability to work abroad for 4 weeks per year.
• Family Life: 18 weeks of paid parental leave for full-time regular employees. Shared parental leave, and paid emergency parent/carer leave.
• Learn + Grow: Twice yearly development chats and yearly performance reviews; Learning budget; Upskilling our employees with company-wide training workshops, materials and resources.
• Your Future: Life Insurance (financial compensation of 2x your salary); 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan.
• Depop Extras: Special milestones are celebrated with gifts and rewards!