Sr. Legal Counsel & Corporate Risk Manager

Merge Storytelling and Technology

We bring together the minds and passions of creative pioneers, tech innovators, and data explorers to help ambitious clients solve business challenges and rise to the top. MERGE has enduring client partnerships with American Express, T-Mobile, LG, Subway, Kate Spade NY, Coach, The North Face, Meta, Adobe, BlueCross BlueShield, Abbott, Astellas, Supernus, CSL, GE Healthcare, Broward Health, Indiana University Health, Nationwide, and Morgan Stanley. With offices in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Denver, Kansas City, Montreal, New York City and Los Angeles. MERGE uses a talent-to-task process that enables clients to think higher and feel deeper about their customers. 

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We are committed to promoting health, wellness and happiness in the world by partnering with purpose-driven clients in purpose-driven industries in healthcare, life science, and consumer products. Our deep vertical expertise and category insights stem from decade-long partnerships with our top clients.

Emerge to the Top of Your Career

At MERGE, we strive to create a superior work experience where talented and ambitious people grow. An experience that encourages people to think higher and feel deeper. An experience where people engage their minds and hearts to do the best work of their careers.

As our Sr. Legal Counsel & Corporate Risk Manager you will...

You’ll be both the guardian of our legal interests and the architect of our enterprise-wide risk framework. From negotiating contracts to embedding compliance and shaping risk strategies, you’ll partner across the business to protect MERGE’s momentum while enabling bold growth.

This is a high-impact role for a sharp, strategic thinker who thrives in dynamic environments—and knows how to balance legal rigor, risk control, and business agility.

Be Accountable and Responsible

Contracts & Legal Advisory

• Contract Leadership: Serve as the primary legal advisor for all commercial agreements, from client MSAs and SOWs to vendor, licensing, technology, and partnership contracts. Lead negotiations to ensure favorable terms while enabling business growth
• Templates & Playbooks: Create, update, and maintain contract templates, negotiation playbooks, and approval workflows to drive efficiency, consistency, and scalability
• Risk & Liability Management: Identify, assess, and mitigate contractual risks—including indemnities, limitations of liability, confidentiality, IP ownership, data protection, and regulatory compliance (e.g., HIPAA, GDPR, CCPA)
• Business Partnering: Provide pragmatic, business-minded legal counsel to Sales, Procurement, HR, Finance, IT, and Product teams—enabling deals to close quickly without compromising legal or compliance safeguards
• Corporate Governance: Support entity management, corporate filings, and board governance. Partner with Finance and HR on equity administration, corporate structure, and internal controls
• Policy Development: Draft and maintain company policies (e.g., privacy, compliance, ethics, code of conduct) that align with legal requirements and industry standards
• Outside Counsel Management: Select, manage, and coordinate external counsel for specialized legal needs, ensuring cost-effective and high-quality support
• Regulatory Watch: Monitor changes in law and regulation affecting contracts, corporate governance, advertising/marketing practices, and data protection; advise leadership on impact and implementation
• Training & Enablement: Deliver contract training and legal awareness sessions to business teams to empower first-line review and escalate only material issues

Enterprise Risk Strategy & Framework

• Lead the development and implementation of MERGE’s enterprise risk management (ERM) framework, ensuring alignment with business strategy and operations
• Establish and evolve risk appetite and tolerance levels with input from executive leadership
• Embed risk intelligence into decision-making processes and planning cycles

Risk Identification & Assessment

• Proactively identify legal, regulatory, strategic, operational, financial, technological, cybersecurity, reputational, and compliance-related risks
• Conduct in-depth, data-driven risk assessments using both qualitative and quantitative methodologies
• Monitor internal and external trends—especially those relevant to a marketing and technology-driven organization
• Analyze privacy and