Senior Director, Assistant General Counsel

TouchTunes - Schaumburg, IL (currently 50% onsite, up to 50% remote)

At TouchTunes, the world’s largest in-venue interactive music and entertainment platform, we’re all about sparking joy and human connection. That moment in a bar where someone at the next table cues the jukebox to play your favorite song? That’s what we do – our platform plays millions of songs daily – but we’re also so much more! We bought the largest soft-tipped darts business in the United States, we reinvented our mobile jukebox app just last year, and we’re operating nearly 100,000 connected devices across North America and Europe. We’re innovators, strategic thinkers, people making the future possible today – and what a great time to join our team.

We’re looking to expand our legal department with a rockstar Senior Director, Assistant General Counsel . You’ll work directly with our General Counsel and Deputy General Counsel, and partner with our vendor services, finance, technology, and business teams, on a variety of commercial contract deal negotiations and drafting, including vendor service agreements, SaaS licensing deals, and other legal matters. You’ll be a high-impact player on your first day and have the opportunity to grow with our business.

The ideal candidate will: (1) have exceptional contract negotiation and drafting skills and be capable on day one of sitting first-chair on commercial deals critical to the company’s business; (2) provide strategic, creative and effective legal and business advice; (3) use sound judgment in balancing legal risk against business needs and goals; (4) be an excellent communicator at all levels of an organization; and (5) thrive tackling complex challenges in a fast-paced environment.

What your day-to-day will look like:

• Lead a cross functional team in crafting commercial deals critical to the company’s business, including drafting and negotiating commercial agreements and other legal documents with technology partners, service providers, vendors, and licensors
• Support and provide strategic legal advice on a variety of commercial transactions and other corporate initiatives
• Serve as a trusted advisor and partner for the company’s business teams
• Contribute to the company as a solutions-oriented legal advisor and risk manager

Your profile:

• J.D. from a top law school with a strong academic record and bar admission in good standing (preferably in Illinois)
• 8-12 years of high-volume contract work, with at least 3-5 of those years in one or more in-house roles. Work should include progressive responsibility. Major law firm work is a plus, but is not required
• Extensive experience drafting and negotiating agreements and organizing a high volume of legal work
• Strong understanding of data protection laws and data privacy
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including active listening, necessary for effective negotiations and collaboration at all levels of an organization
• Rigorous and thorough legal analytical skills, including the ability to generate elegant solutions that enable business goals while mitigating risk
• Self-motivated, adaptable, and excited to work as part of an accomplished, dynamic legal and risk organization
• A desire to learn, to be challenged, and to grow in a fast-paced environment of innovators and strategic thinkers

What is in it for you:

• Hybrid Work Environment: Current hybrid schedule with 50% work-from-home and in-office time, and the ability to work almost anywhere in the world for up to 2 months per year
• Financial Wellness: Annual performance bonus, long-term company bonus, 401k matching, life insurance.
• Comprehensive Benefits: Competitive health insurance and disability coverage, a Lifestyle Spending Account, access to telemedicine, and an unlimited sick days policy.
• Professional Development: Continuous hands‑on learning with access to e‑learning platform, tuition reimbursement, and peer mentorship.
• Accessibility: An inclusive workplace designed to accommodate people with disabilities.

Work Requirements:

• Must be authorized to work in the United States
• Ability to perform primarily sedentary work, frequently using a computer (visual acuity, fine motor skills) and telephone (talking/hearing).
• Ability to listen, to understand, and to follow verbal and written directions
• Ability to exchange information in written format
• Ability to learn the procedures, function, and limitations of assigned duties
• Ability to recognize when there is a problem (when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong)
• Ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense
• Flexibility to work outside of normal hours, including evenings, weekends, and holidays, as needed

TouchTunes is an Equal Employment Opportunity / Affimitive Action employer. TouchTunes provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, gender identity or expression, age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, veteran status, membership in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.