Director, Associate General Counsel

Mistplay is seeking a Director, Associate General Counsel to lead its Legal and Regulatory Affairs team. This senior leadership role involves architecting and leading scalable legal operations across product & privacy, marketing & advertising, commercial, and corporate affairs. The successful candidate will provide strategic business and legal advice, manage contracts, establish regulatory frameworks, and support key business initiatives like M&A and global expansion. They will also build and develop a high-performing legal team, fostering a culture of inclusion and collaboration.

Must Have

• Juris Doctor (J.D.) or Baccalauréat en Droit (LL.B.) from an accredited law school
• Admission to practice where you reside
• 10+ years of progressive legal experience in technology
• Experience in both law firm and in-house roles
• Demonstrated progression to senior leadership
• Proven ability to operate as a strategic business partner at senior levels
• Expert-level legal research, writing, and analysis skills
• Subject matter expertise in marketing, advertising, consumer protection, intellectual, and privacy laws
• Experience applicable to adtech and mobile gaming
• Exceptional collaboration and communication skills
• An educator mindset
• Willingness to travel up to 10-20% of time

Good to Have

• Strong preference for advising adtech and rewarded advertising experience

Perks & Benefits

• Inviting and fun work environment
• Team lunches
• Game nights
• Company-wide events
• Culture deeply rooted in growth
• Team of smart, dynamic, and enthusiastic people
• Environment encouraging sharing ideas, pushing boundaries, taking calculated risks

At Mistplay, we’re revolutionizing how millions of users discover mobile games and how advertisers reach them. We move fast, ship often, and thrive on momentum. Here, legal isn’t a bottleneck—it’s a strategic accelerator that empowers innovation while managing risk intelligently. If you thrive in high energy environments where your work directly impacts growth, keep reading.

Mistplay is hiring a Director, Associate General Counsel to lead its Legal and Regulatory Affairs team as a strategic business partner and hands-on legal leader. One of only two direct reports to the General Counsel & Chief Privacy Officer, you will be a key member of Mistplay’s Extended Management Team. The ideal candidate brings deep ad-tech industry experience, proven people leadership capabilities, strategic thinking, and a “can-do” or “I will figure it out” attitude. You don’t just identify problems, you architect and implement solutions with a good sense of humour and in plain English.

What You'll Do at Mistplay:

• Architect and lead scalable legal operations across four domains: Product & Privacy, Marketing & Advertising, Commercial, and Corporate Affairs.
• Provide strategic business and legal advice to the Extended Management Team.
• Lead a contracts management program, balancing strategic oversight with hands-on execution.
• Establish a product and marketing regulatory framework and train business teams to operate within this framework, empowering rapid decision making.
• Support special projects as needed, including M&A, global expansion, litigation, new product launches and other key business initiatives.
• Manage outside counsel relationships and budgets, ensuring optimal resource allocation and value delivery.
• Build, manage and grow a high performing team, fostering a culture defined by inclusion, creativity, collaboration, and constant learning.

What You'll Bring to Mistplay:

• J.D. or LL.B. from an accredited law school and admission to practice where you reside.
• 10+ years of progressive legal experience in technology, including both law firm and in-house roles, with demonstrated progression to senior leadership. Strong preference for advising adtech and rewarded advertising experience.
• Proven ability to operate as a strategic business partner at senior levels, influencing business strategy, driving commercial outcomes, and making risk-based judgments that balance compliance with business velocity.
• Expert-level legal research, writing, and analysis skills – meaning you can quickly assess, analyze, and apply to solve problems.
• Subject matter expertise in marketing, advertising, consumer protection, intellectual, and privacy laws as applicable to adtech and mobile gaming.
• Exceptional collaboration and communication skills, with ability to work effectively with peers across the organization to translate legal concepts into plain English, build consensus and foster cross-functional partnerships.
• An educator mindset, prepared to train and grow direct reports and clients.
• Willingness to travel up to 10-20% of time.

Join Mistplay as Director, Associate General Counsel, and step into a high-impact senior leadership role where you’ll be at the forefront of legal and strategic decision-making in one of the most exciting spaces in mobile gaming and rewarded advertising. If you’re ready to make your mark as a legal and business leader who gets it done and has fun doing it, we want to hear from you.

Why Mistplay?

We strive to make our work environment as inviting and fun as possible! Working at Mistplay is coupled with a whole array of perks that we've adopted virtually and in-person: Team Lunches, game nights, company-wide events, and so much more. Our culture is deeply rooted in growth and upheld by a team of smart, dynamic, and enthusiastic people. We utilize data to constantly learn, improve, and adapt. We foster an environment where everyone is encouraged to share their ideas, push boundaries, take calculated risks, and witness their visions come to life.