Corporate Counsel
Job Summary
Job Description
Hinge is seeking a motivated and talented Corporate Counsel to provide day-to-day legal support to the company. This role involves drafting, revising, and negotiating various commercial agreements such as SaaS, technology, payments, and vendor agreements. The Corporate Counsel will build cross-functional relationships and offer practical legal advice to Hinge's finance, accounting, product, engineering, and people teams. Responsibilities include supporting vendor engagements, managing workflow process improvements, developing playbooks, training business teams, and assisting with corporate policies like vendor security and privacy compliance. The ideal candidate will have at least 4 years of experience, preferably with both law firm and in-house legal experience, and a law degree from a top accredited law school admitted to practice in New York, Texas, or California. Experience with AI tools for efficiency is a plus. The role is based in the New York City office with a hybrid attendance policy.
Must have:
- 4+ years experience
- Law degree from top accredited law school
- Admitted to practice law in NY, TX, or CA
- Drafting/negotiating commercial contracts
- Excellent business communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Sense of ownership/accountability
- Comfortable using AI tools
- Collaborative team player
Good to have:
- Top law firm experience
- In-house legal department experience
- Experience with SaaS and tech contracts
- Strategic thinker
- Manage multiple demands and shifting priorities
Perks:
- 401(k) Matching (up to $10,000/year)
- Professional Growth: $3,000 annual L&D stipend
- Free access to Udemy
- 100% paid parental leave (20 weeks)
- Fertility support ($10,000 toward fertility preservation)
- Date Stipend: $100/month
- Free Hinge Premium for employees and loved ones
- Employee Resource Groups (ERGs)
7 skills required
Job Details
Hinge is the dating app designed to be deleted
In today's digital world, finding genuine relationships is tougher than ever. At Hinge, we’re on a mission to inspire intimate connection to create a less lonely world. We’re obsessed with understanding our users’ behaviors to help them find love, and our success is defined by one simple metric– setting up great dates. With millions of users across the globe, we’ve become the most trusted way to find a relationship, for all.
About the Role
This role is part of the Match Group Legal organization. Match Group, through its portfolio companies, including Hinge, is a leading provider of dating products available globally designed to increase our users' likelihood of finding a meaningful connection. We are seeking a motivated and talented Corporate Counsel, Hinge to provide day-to-day legal support to Hinge. This role will report to the Senior Corporate Counsel, Hinge and will be located in our New York City office where we observe a 3 day per week in office hybrid attendance policy.
Responsibilities
- Draft, revise and negotiate various commercial agreements, including SaaS, technology, payments, analytics, research, licensing, development, product integration, data processing, events, production, recruiting, independent contractor, consulting, and other general vendor and operations agreements.
- Build trusted cross-functional relationships with and provide practical and solution-oriented day-to-day commercial legal advice to Hinge finance, accounting, product, engineering and people teams.
- Support the engagement and implementation of key vendors related to Hinge Engineering, Product and People team operations.
- Advise and manage workflow process improvement, playbook development, business team training, and template use to address the evolving needs of a growing organization.
- Assist in administration of corporate policies and procedures, such as vendor security, privacy compliance, and contract approval, along with helping to implement compliance obligations.
What We're Looking For
- 4+ years’ experience, with both top law firm and in-house legal department experience preferred.
- Law degree from a top accredited law school and admission (or in-house eligibility) to practice law in New York, Texas or California.
- Experience drafting and negotiating a range of commercial contracts with domestic and international counterparties, including SaaS and other tech contracts using a “getting to yes” mentality.
- Excellent business communication and analytical skills, as well as an impeccable attention to detail and strong sense of ownership and accountability.
- Comfortable with and interested in using AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT, Gemini, Zoom AI Companion) to enhance drafting, research, and workflow efficiency.
- Curious and practical-minded legal partner skilled in helping business teams to identify and balance risks against business priorities.
- Professional ease in working collaboratively with Hinge employees as well as cross-functionally with Match Group’s Legal and other shared services functions.
- A collaborative team player who not only excels in their individual role, but also proactively looks for opportunities to support colleagues, share helpful information, and make processes easier.
What's the Team Like?
- You will be an integral part of a highly collaborative Hinge legal team and broader Match Group legal team. While individual autonomy is valued, team members are encouraged to work together, leveraging shared knowledge and experience.
- The Corporate Counsels who succeed on this team are strategic thinkers who thrive in new situations and can simultaneously manage multiple demands and shifting priorities within a fast-paced, and rapidly evolving environment.
- The global legal team includes members with backgrounds across a range of consumer-facing industries, including software, gaming, social networking, travel, hospitality, sports, entertainment, retail and music.
As a member of our team, you’ll enjoy:
401(k) Matching: We match 100% of the first 10% of pre-tax 401(k) contributions you make, up to a maximum of $10,000 per year.
Professional Growth: Get a $3,000 annual Learning & Development stipend once you’ve been with us for three months. You also get free access to Udemy, an online learning and teaching marketplace with over 6000 courses, starting your first day.
Parental Leave & Planning: When you become a new parent, you’re eligible for 100% paid parental leave (20 paid weeks for both birth and non-birth parents.)
Fertility Support: You’ll get easy access to fertility care through Carrot, from basic treatments to fertility preservation. We also provide $10,000 toward fertility preservation. You and your spouse/domestic partner are both eligible.
Date Stipend: All Hinge employees receive a $100 monthly stipend for epic dates– Romantic or otherwise. Hinge Premium is also free for employees and their loved ones.
ERGs: We have eight Employee Resource Groups (ERGs)—Asian, Unapologetic, Disability, LGBTQIA+, Vibras, Women/Nonbinary, Parents, and Remote—that hold regular meetings, host events, and provide dedicated support to the organization & its community.
At Hinge, our core values are…
Authenticity: We share, never hide, our words, actions and intentions.
Courage: We embrace lofty goals and tough challenges.
Empathy: We deeply consider the perspective of others.
Diversity inspires innovation
Hinge is an equal-opportunity employer. We value diversity at our company and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We believe success is created by a diverse workforce of individuals with different ideas, strengths, interests, and cultural backgrounds.
If you require reasonable accommodation to complete a job application, pre-employment testing, or a job interview or to otherwise participate in the hiring process, please let your Talent Acquisition partner know.
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