Managing Corporate Counsel – T-Ads (Ad-Tech & Media Solutions)

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Are you looking for a work environment which encourages teamwork and where you are respected, supported, challenged, and can grow and advance your career? If your answer is “yes,” you should join T-Mobile’s All-Star Legal Team!
T-Mobile isn't just changing wireless—we're changing how brands connect with customers. Our T-Ads business is building innovative advertising technology and media solutions that help businesses engage audiences in smarter, more meaningful ways.
We're looking for a Managing Corporate Counsel – T-Ads to help lead the legal strategy behind that growth. This is a unique opportunity for an experienced commercial attorney who thrives in fast-moving environments, enjoys solving complex business challenges, and knows how to balance innovation with thoughtful risk management.
You'll lead legal support for our growing advertising technology business, partner closely with senior business leaders, and coach a talented legal team while helping scale legal processes that enable the business to move faster.

What you’ll do in your role.

• Lead legal support for T-Mobile's rapidly growing T-Ads business, serving as the primary strategic legal advisor for advertising technology and media solutions.
• Partner with senior business leaders to develop practical legal strategies that accelerate business growth while appropriately managing risk.
• Negotiate, structure, and advise on sophisticated commercial agreements involving advertising technology, media owners, publishers, DSPs, SSPs, advertisers, agencies, data providers, and strategic technology partners.
• Provide guidance on evolving legal issues impacting advertising technology, digital media, privacy, data use, AI-enabled advertising, measurement, and emerging marketing technologies.
• Lead, coach, and develop attorneys and legal professionals while fostering a collaborative, high-performing team culture.
• Create scalable legal solutions—including playbooks, templates, contracting standards, and negotiation frameworks—that improve efficiency and consistency across the business.
• Drive continuous improvement of legal processes to support a rapidly expanding global business.
• Collaborate with cross-functional partners across Product, Sales, Business Development, Privacy, Compliance, Marketing, Security, Finance, and executive leadership.
• Manage outside counsel strategically while balancing quality, responsiveness, and cost.

The experience you’ll bring.

• Juris Doctor from an accredited law school with outstanding academic credentials.
• Active bar membership in good standing and eligibility to practice in the applicable jurisdiction.
• 10+ years of transactional legal experience, including significant in-house and/or top law firm experience supporting sophisticated commercial transactions.
• 2+ years of leadership experience, including coaching, developing, and leading attorneys or other legal professionals.
• Deep experience negotiating complex commercial agreements.
• Experience supporting advertising technology, digital media, marketing technology, SaaS, data licensing, or other technology-driven businesses strongly preferred.
• Strong business judgment with the ability to translate legal complexity into practical, business-focused advice.
• Exceptional negotiation, drafting, and communication skills.
• Executive presence with the ability to influence stakeholders across all organizational levels.
• Proven ability to manage multiple high-priority matters in a fast-paced, evolving environment.
• Experience developing scalable legal processes, templates, and contracting frameworks preferred.
• International commercial experience is a plus.

You'll thrive here if you...

• Think like a business partner first and a lawyer second.
• Enjoy solving new problems where there isn't already a playbook.
• Know when to say "yes," when to say "not yet," and when to help the business find a better path.
• Can simplify complicated legal issues into practical business advice.
• Build trust quickly across technical, commercial, and executive teams.
• Like coaching others and helping teams grow.
• Get excited about emerging technologies and industries that are constantly evolving.

• At least 18 years of age
• Legally authorized to work in the United States

Travel:
Travel Required (Yes/No): No
DOT Regulated:
DOT Regulated Position (Yes/No): No
Safety Sensitive Position (Yes/No): No
 

Base Pay Range: $159,500 - $287,700

Corporate Bonus Target: 20%

The pay range above is the general base pay range for a successful candidate in the role. The successful candidate’s actual pay will be based on various factors, such as work location, qualifications, and experience, so the actual starting pay will vary within this range.

At T-Mobile, employees in regular, non-temporary roles are eligible for an annual bonus or periodic sales incentive or bonus, based on their role. Most Corporate employees are eligible for a year-end bonus based on company and/or individual performance and which is set at a percentage of the employee’s eligible earnings in the prior year. Certain positions in Customer Care are eligible for monthly bonuses based on individual and/or team performance. To find the pay range for this role based on hiring location, https://paylookup.t-mobile.com/paylookup?reqID=REQ362667¶dox=1

At T-Mobile, our benefits exemplify the spirit of One Team, Together! A big part of how we care for one another is working to ensure our benefits evolve to meet the needs of our team members. Full and part-time employees have access to the same benefits when eligible. We cover all of the bases, offering medical, dental and vision insurance, a flexible spending account, 401(k), employee stock grants, employee stock purchase plan, paid time off and up to 12 paid holidays - which total about 4 weeks for new full-time employees and about 2.5 weeks for new part-time employees annually - paid parental and family leave, family building benefits, back-up care, enhanced family support, childcare subsidy, tuition assistance, college coaching, short- and long-term disability, voluntary AD&D coverage, voluntary accident coverage, voluntary life insurance, voluntary disability insurance, and voluntary long-term care insurance. We don't stop there - eligible employees can also receive mobile service & home internet discounts, pet insurance, and access to commuter and transit programs! To learn about T-Mobile’s amazing benefits, check out www.t-mobilebenefits.com.

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