Legal Counsel - Commercial, Marketing & IP

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Legal Counsel - Commercial, Marketing & IP based in Netherlands.

This role combines intellectual property, marketing, regulatory coordination, and commercial contracting within a fast-moving global technology environment. You will help protect and strengthen a high-profile international brand while enabling business and marketing teams to move confidently into new markets. Approximately half of the role will focus on IP and marketing matters, including trademarks, campaigns, sponsorships, advertising, and brand protection. The remaining focus will be on drafting and negotiating a broad range of commercial agreements. Working closely with Marketing, Product, Regulatory, and external legal partners, you will provide practical, business-oriented advice across multiple jurisdictions. The role offers significant ownership, international exposure, and the opportunity to shape scalable legal processes in a rapidly evolving industry.

Accountabilities

• Manage a global intellectual property portfolio covering trademarks, branding, graphics, and creative assets, including instructing and overseeing external counsel on registrations, renewals, enforcement, and related matters.
• Advise marketing and commercial teams on campaigns, content, sponsorships, advertising, and brand-related initiatives across multiple jurisdictions.
• Coordinate with regulatory specialists and external counsel on market-entry questions, including advertising restrictions, reverse solicitation, sponsorship structures, and requirements for entering new markets.
• Translate complex legal and regulatory advice into clear, practical guidance that business stakeholders can confidently apply.
• Draft, review, and negotiate a wide range of commercial agreements, including sponsorship, advertising, media, vendor, revenue partnership, distribution, subscription, and strategic partnership agreements.
• Partner closely with Regulatory, Product, Marketing, and other internal stakeholders to identify legal and commercial risks early and ensure matters are directed to the appropriate specialist when required.
• Develop and maintain legal playbooks, templates, and practical guidance that enable business teams to self-serve on routine legal questions while maintaining appropriate risk controls.
• Support brand-protection initiatives, including actions relating to trademark infringement, unauthorized use, and misuse of intellectual property.
• Build strong relationships with external legal advisers and coordinate legal support across multiple jurisdictions and time zones.
• Contribute to a commercially focused legal function by balancing risk management with business enablement and speed of execution.

Requirements:

• Qualified lawyer with 7-10+ years of post-qualification experience, gained either in-house or within a leading private practice environment.
• Demonstrated experience advising on marketing, advertising, branding, or related commercial matters, ideally within technology, fintech, payments, media, advertising, or consumer-facing businesses.
• Strong hands-on experience managing IP portfolios, particularly trademark registrations, brand protection, enforcement, and coordination of external counsel across jurisdictions.
• Significant commercial contracting experience, including drafting and negotiating complex sponsorship, advertising, vendor, revenue partnership, subscription, distribution, partnership, and technology-related agreements.
• Experience building effective stakeholder relationships and providing commercially practical legal advice to non-legal teams.
• Strong judgment and the ability to determine when an issue can be handled independently and when it should be escalated to regulatory specialists or external counsel.
• Comfortable understanding business performance, data, and marketing context rather than approaching matters solely from a legal-text perspective.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain complex legal concepts clearly and provide actionable recommendations.
• Strong commercial awareness, ownership, organization, and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced international environment.
• Experience in crypto, blockchain, technology, fintech, payments, marketing and advertising, or sports partnerships is advantageous.
• Experience supporting market entry or international expansion, as well as exposure to contentious or brand-protection matters, is a plus.
• Experience working within a global or matrix organization across multiple time zones is preferred.
• Familiarity with data protection considerations relevant to marketing, including consent, targeting, analytics, and related commercial arrangements, is beneficial.

Benefits:

• Competitive total compensation package.
• Learning and development programs designed to support professional growth.
• Education subsidy to support ongoing learning and career development.
• Team-building initiatives and company-wide events.
• Wellness and meal allowances.
• Comprehensive healthcare coverage for employees and eligible dependants.
• Opportunity to work in a highly international, technology-driven environment with exposure to complex commercial, IP, marketing, and regulatory matters.
• Collaboration with cross-functional teams and external legal advisers across multiple jurisdictions.
• Inclusive environment that welcomes professionals from diverse backgrounds and encourages applications even when candidates do not meet every listed requirement.