Corporate Counsel

Match Group (NASDAQ: MTCH) is seeking a motivated and talented inhouse legal counsel to join the Match Group Asia Legal team. This role will provide legal support for our fast-evolving suite of apps and services, many of which stand at the forefront of the AI-revolution, as well as the international expansion of our flagship global platform designed to spark new connections across cultures and borders (Azar).

This position will be based in Seoul, Korea and will provide day-to-day legal support to our global brands, from Azar and other novel Hyperconnect services, to supporting our portfolio of dating and social discovery apps under the Match Group umbrella (Tinder®, Match®, Meetic®, OkCupid®, Hinge®, Pairs™, PlentyOfFish®, Slide, The League to name a few (www.mtch.com ), each designed to help our users find meaningful connections.

How you'll make an impact

• You will be part of a team to draft and negotiate various commercial agreements with and for our business partners across a global footprint (primarily focused on North Asia and the Middle East), including marketing, media buying and advertising, content creation and production, brand partnerships, distribution and business development, consulting and other operational and vendor agreements.
• You will work closely with global teams to support the localization and roll-out of product features and initiatives, whilst ensuring compliance with laws, political, cultural sensitivities and relevant regulations and practices.
• You will work closely and collaboratively with internal teams, including product, engineering, and other strategic functions (such as tax, accounting, privacy, security, and litigation) to identify and achieve desired business outcomes while minimizing legal risk.
• You will assist in administration of corporate policies and procedures, such as vendor security, privacy compliance and contract approval.

We could be a Match if

• You have a law degree from an accredited law school and admission (or in-house eligibility) to practice law in South Korea, and/or US, or other notable Commonwealth jurisdictions
• Minimum 2-3 years’ PQE (post-qualifying experience), with top law firm and in-house legal department experience preferred
• You’re adept at advising on data/privacy protection, IP, digital media and consumer-facing and internet industries
• You’re effectively bilingual: in both Korean and English (business-level, both written and spoken)
• You show attention to detail and strong sense of ownership and accountability
• You’re strategic, and have a naturally business-friendly approach to legal problem-solving and are able to effectively provide clear, concise and practical advice, as well as creative solutions. (essentially, you want to find every possible way to get-to-a-Yes!)
• You’re naturally curious and possess a strong desire to learn the business and new areas of the law
• You thrive in novel and potentially uncomfortable situations and are able to simultaneously manage multiple demands and shifting priorities within a fast-paced, and rapidly evolving environment
• You bring a can-do attitude, and find it easy working collaboratively with others beyond legal: particularly, with our business and product stakeholders

What’s the team like?

• Our global team is highly collaborative and you will work with cross-functional teams to inspire confidence among business clients in a high growth business with an approachable, friendly and patient demeanor.
• Successful individuals on this team are strategic, creative thinkers and problem solvers with the ability to work independently with minimal supervision. They are self-motivated team players and possess strong fact-finding, drafting, negotiating, writing, and research skills.

Others

• Employment Type: Full-time
• Individual notification will be sent only to successful candidates during the document screening stage.
• Application Documents: Detailed experience-based English resume in free format (PDF).