Corporate Counsel

Button is building the future of the commerce powered internet — enabling performance marketing and monetization at scale across marketplaces, brands, and creators. We’re creating products that unlock new value at the intersection of discovery, engagement, and conversion. Button’s Mission is to empower the companies shaping the creator and affiliate economy - fueling mobile growth with innovation and new paths to monetization.  Our vision is an internet where all marketing is performance-based, everyone wins, and our innovation in the creator and affiliate economy lays the foundation for a new era of growth.

Button is structured on a hybrid model with anchor days Tuesday-Thursday in our Bryant Park office.

As Button's sole legal function, you'll own commercial contracting, privacy and data protection, corporate governance, and day-to-day legal advice for every team.

Commercial contract lifecycle, end to end

• Draft, negotiate, and close commercial agreements, including MSAs, DPAs, and vendor and procurement paper
• Develop and revise our standard terms, create playbooks, and set our legal strategy
• Work directly with commercial and finance teams during negotiations

Privacy, data protection & platform compliance

• Own Button's privacy posture across domestic and international law, including data processing agreements
• Help run vendor and partner diligence on data handling, and turn legal and platform requirements into operational guidance for product and commercial teams

Other corporate matters

• Partner with People Operations on employment matters
• Support diligence on financing or corporate transactions as they arise
• Partner with product, engineering, and marketing to secure patents and trademarks

The system that lets the business move without you

• Build templates, fallback positions, and negotiation playbooks so the commercial team can self-serve on standard paper
• Help set approval thresholds and governance standards so only the decisions that need a lawyer reach one
• Stand up a contract repository that answers questions about signed agreements without anyone having to ask
• Built or materially rebuilt a contracting process (templates, playbooks, approval thresholds)
• Operated effectively in a lean, fast-changing, or unstructured environment

Preferred qualifications

• Served as the first or sole in-house counsel at a company of fewer than 200 people
• Experience in adtech, martech, affiliate or performance marketing, payments, or marketplaces
• Advised on creator, talent, or influencer agreements, including content rights and handle access
• Handled employment matters beyond the basics
• Trained at a firm with a substantive technology or commercial transactions practice

This role is for someone who

• Gives a clear answer under time pressure and owns it
• Treats a slow contract cycle as their problem to fix
• Has hands-on drafting experience and has personally negotiated agreements, not just supervised someone who did
• Knows the difference between risk worth flagging and risk worth blocking
• Builds their own templates, processes, and playbooks rather than waiting to inherit a system
• Is comfortable saying "I don't know" and calling outside counsel
• Wants to truly own a company's legal function

• Compensation: Expected base salary of $205,000–$250,000, competitive with similar companies in major U.S. markets. Final offer depends on skills and experience.
• Comprehensive Health Coverage: 100% company-paid premiums for employee base medical coverage, with ~80% coverage for spouse, partner, and dependent care. Options include both traditional plans and a High Deductible Health Plan (HDHP) paired with a Flexible Spending Account (FSA) or Health Savings Account (HSA).
• HSA Company Contribution: For employees enrolled in the HDHP, the company contributes up to $1,800/year for individuals ($150/month) and up to $3,000/year for families ($250/month).
• 401(k) Retirement Plan: Automatic 3% company contribution starting after 30 days, completely independent of employee contributions and 100% vested immediately (with both traditional pre-tax and Roth options).
• Annual "Treat Yourself" Stipend: A $500 annual wellness and personal stipend to spend on vacations, spa days, personal electronics, or home goods.
• Monthly Tech & Connectivity Stipend: $130 per month ($1,560 annually) to cover cell phone and home internet expenses.
• Home Office Setup Allowance: A one-time $400 stipend for new hires to customize their workstation, equipment, and ergonomic office setup.
• Wellness & Fitness Perks: Subsidized fitness benefits, including discounted Peloton memberships ($10/month) and covered NYC bike-share memberships.
• Concierge Healthcare: Complimentary One Medical membership providing 24/7 on-demand virtual care and prioritized in-person appointments.
• Time Off: Unlimited time off (including your birthday), plus summer and winter company breaks
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• WeWork All Access memberships in select markets, plus regular coworking days and social events

Button is committed to being a welcoming and inclusive workplace for everyone, and we are intentional about making sure people feel respected, supported and connected at work—regardless of who you are or where you come from. We value and celebrate our differences and we believe being open about who we are allows us to do the best work of our lives.

Button is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate against qualified applicants or employees on the basis of race, color, religion, gender identity, sex, sexual preference, sexual identity, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, marital status, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, military status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law, rule, or regulation.