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Commercial Counsel

At Kabam, we’re constantly raising the bar of excellence in free-to-play mobile gaming. We hire for passion and diversity so that we can triumph in our collective skill. Our teams are made up of a fusion of personalities and interests bound together by a collaborative nature, fun-loving culture, and a drive to do what it takes to make great games. And this is where you come in…

You are someone who can ask the right questions before providing sound advice to others. You have a track record of exceptional business acumen combined with the ability to think critically. You enjoy collaborating with others across different disciplines to create solutions that will best support the business.

Sounds like you? Read on!

In this role, you can expect to:

• Review, draft and negotiate a diverse range of commercial agreements, including technology and cloud services, professional services, marketing or advertising services, and other business agreements.
• Develop, implement, and maintain training for internal business partners on key aspects of contract lifecycle management and related business governance processes.
• Be the main point of contact for a wide variety of legal questions: analyze issues, propose and communicate solutions to help business partners to mitigate risks.
• Stay up to date on relevant international compliance regimes like GDPR and potential regulations on in-game loot boxes, assess their impact on business and products, and advise internal business partners on the same.
• Facilitate and provide guidance on cross-functional initiatives like SOX-readiness.
• Support legal operations, including contract lifecycle management, related technology integration of relevant processes and workflows, and enforcing compliance with governance policies and guidelines.

Adding to the ingredient of success, you will bring:

• A qualified lawyer and member in good standing with a provincial and/or state bar.
• 3-5 years of corporate and commercial experience as a generalist effectively supporting business in an in-house role.
• Exceptional integrity and the ability to work on a wide range of legal matters with a wide variety of internal clients.
• Highly collaborative, intellectually curious, to learn from and grow with the business.
• Detail-oriented with excellent judgment, to provide business-oriented advice while mitigating risks.
• Strong prioritization skills with the ability to manage multiple projects with complex and demanding deadlines, and comfortable working without administrative support.
• Exceptional communications skills, both verbal and written, concisely and professionally with all levels of the organization

To take it up a notch, you will also have:

• Additional language abilities
• Understanding of gaming or entertainment industry

Our success is due to the hard work of our people. We share our success with our people through flexible benefits and reward programs, sweet swag, snacks, and more. Here’s a look at some of the support we provide our people:

• We know that one size doesn’t fit all - every team has the flexibility to find the right balance between in-studio, remote, and hybrid in-studio/remote.
• We offer extended health coverage effective day one, with no waiting period! We also have an employee assistance program to ensure our people’s mental and emotional well-being.
• Everyone retires eventually, and we help our people save for their futures with a contribution matching program for their RRSP (Canada) or 401K (USA).
• We offer paid parental leave, flexible paid time off (no worrying about how much time has been earned), as well as paid time off for volunteering.
• We encourage development through educational support, training sessions, skill development, knowledge sharing, and more!
• We encourage our team to help us hire the best talent through our referral program where they can earn up to $5,000 for a successful referral hire.

Excited by this opportunity? We invite you to apply and start the conversation with us.

Excited by this opportunity? We invite you to apply now and start the conversation with us. Together, we can create and support some of the best games ever made and entertain the world!

Kabam is a world leader in developing entertaining, immersive, and highly social multiplayer games, bringing high-quality graphics, next-generation technology, and revolutionary gameplay to players around the world.

Founded in 2006, Kabam has studios and offices in North America, including Vancouver and Montreal in Canada, and Los Angeles and San Francisco in the United States. Kabam is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Netmarble Games.

Kabam is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer committed to building a diverse and equitable workplace, and inclusive environment for all existing and potential employees. Employment decisions are based on candidate qualifications and business need, not race, color, ancestry, place of origin, age, sex (including pregnancy), gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, political belief, religion, creed, marital or family status, medical condition, genetic information, physical or mental disability, military or veteran status, prior criminal conviction or any other protected class in accordance with federal, state or provincial and local laws and ordinances. Accommodations will be provided as requested by candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.