theknotworldwide
VP, Legal (Product, Privacy & Platform)
At a Glance
- Location
- New York City, New York, United States
- Posted
- 2026-02-25T09:50:04-05:00
Requirements
Commit to our customers
: You act as one team on behalf of our customers. You lead with head and heart, and build what matters for life's most meaningful moments.
Raise the bar:
You define "great" and work backwards. You don't just accept how it's been done, but boldly define how it should be. You are unafraid to innovate, learn, and keep moving forward toward our shared vision.
Be all in:
You believe in our mission and take ownership of your work. You debate openly to reach the best outcomes, speaking with clarity and care, embracing diverse perspectives, then commit fully.
Responsibilities
Our Global Legal team is a collaborative, solutions driven group supporting innovative work across multiple jurisdictions, including marketplaces, eCommerce, and AdTech. We anticipate risk, enable growth, and position the business for long term success. We are seeking an experienced, business-minded player coach to lead our Product, Privacy & Platform legal function, reporting to the Chief Legal Officer. You will manage a small team of attorneys and legal professionals while scaling impact through strong processes and operational discipline. This global role is the senior legal partner to Product, Engineering, Design, Data, and InfoSec, advising on product and privacy strategy, platform evolution, and international expansion. You will establish the global legal risk framework for product and privacy development and marketplace operations, partnering with executive and senior leadership to define risk thresholds that enable smart, responsible growth. You will serve as a trusted decision maker on complex launches and escalations, focused on solving hard problems in ways that unlock innovation while protecting the platform and our community.
This role is critical during a period of accelerated product innovation, AI adoption, and platform expansion. You will help the company move faster with confidence by embedding legal early in development, modernizing review processes, and enabling responsible experimentation at scale.
We are looking for a leader who leans in, works through complexity, and is energized by finding creative, practical solutions that both manage risk and advance business goals. This role is not about saying no. It is about helping the company move forward with clarity and conviction while elevating and empowering the talented subject matter experts across the team.
If you are motivated by building, problem solving, and helping a global marketplace grow responsibly at scale, we would love to meet you.
Serve as the product and privacy legal front door, partnering from PRD through launch to identify risk early and develop practical, creative solutions that enable product velocity while protecting the platform and community.
About the Company
We believe in a wide range of holistic offerings to support our employees so that they can live our values day in and day out. From mental wellbeing, physical health and financial planning, to engaging perks and discounts, we are in the business of celebrating and supporting the Moments that Matter, both in and out of the office.. We offer flexible vacation, generous parental leave, and prioritize initiatives that support the growth, development, and happiness of our people.
Together@TKWW is our approach to hybrid work.
It’s designed to support how we work best: combining the flexibility we value with meaningful opportunities to connect in person. Whether a role is Together@TKWW-eligible or not, we believe in purposeful moments to come together, build strong relationships, and drive bold ideas forward.
For Together@TKWW-eligible roles,
this includes regular in-office time to foster collaboration and connection.
For roles not eligible for in-office expectations