Description
Peloton is seeking a strategic, collaborative, and commercially minded Associate General Counsel to lead legal support across Content, Music, Marketing, and Commercial functions. The successful candidate will advise senior leaders, personally lead complex matters, and manage a small team of legal professionals.
Daily Impact at Peloton
- Advise executives and business leaders across Content, Music, Marketing, Global Operations, and related functions.
- Translate complex legal and commercial issues into clear recommendations and practical paths forward.
- Counsel the business on content expansion, creative partnerships, and commercial initiatives designed to reach new Members and partners.
- Advise client stakeholders on the legal approach to the responsible use of AI across content, marketing, and commercial workflows.
- Balance legal and business risk with commercial objectives, agility, creativity, and a proactive focus on delivery.
Content, Music, and Business Affairs
- Lead transactions involving content development, production, distribution, music licensing, talent, creative partnerships, media, and sponsorships.
- Lead music licensing strategy and deal-making with record labels, music publishers, performing rights organizations, and other rights holders.
- Advise Content leaders on expanding Peloton's original content offerings and developing partnerships with new content partners.
- Develop and implement rights-management and exploitation strategies for Peloton and third-party content.
- Oversee rights clearance, content standards, approvals, risk escalation, deal tracking, royalty reporting, renewals, audits, compliance, and talent-rights administration.
Marketing, Advertising, and Brand
- Advise Marketing, Brand, and Creative teams on brand and product campaigns, customer acquisition, advertising and sales technologies, promotions, Member communications, and marketing collaborations.
- Counsel teams on advertising disclosures, influencer and endorsement arrangements, pricing and promotions, subscription and auto-renewal practices, product placements, and media buys.
- Manage advertising and consumer-protection risk, including FTC, NAD, and state-law matters.
- Help develop creative, commercially effective solutions that protect Peloton's brand and support responsible engagement with Members and consumers.
Commercial Transactions and Global Operations
- Lead and oversee complex third-party agreements supporting Peloton's global operations and commercial activities.
- Oversee direct and indirect procurement, including hardware, components, materials, services, facilities, professional services, strategic sourcing, supplier onboarding, master services agreements, statements of work, and purchase terms.
- Oversee vendor and apparel agreements covering design, sourcing, manufacturing, quality, distribution, fulfillment, sales, and rentals.
- Oversee manufacturing, transportation, logistics, warehousing, delivery, repair, service, distribution models, and other supply-chain relationships across relevant markets.
- Advise on SaaS, technology-enabled services, data, and other enterprise agreements in partnership with Technology, Privacy, Security, and Intellectual Property specialists.
Team Leadership and Performance
- Lead, coach, develop, and retain a small team of legal professionals.
- Set clear priorities and expectations; allocate resources; establish effective operating rhythms; and hold team members accountable for quality, judgment, responsiveness, and results.
- Drive excellence in written work, deal execution, and stakeholder partnership.
- Provide direct, strategic guidance on complex matters and ensure the right balance of delegation, oversight, and escalation.
- Build strong partnerships across Legal, Finance, Procurement, Supply Chain, Operations, Manufacturing, Logistics, Marketing, Content, Music, Brand, Product, and Technology.
Requirements
- 15+ years of relevant legal experience, including significant in-house experience or senior law firm experience supporting a global consumer, technology, media, entertainment, or other complex operating business.
- Significant experience negotiating sophisticated commercial agreements.
- Significant experience with content development, production, and distribution, including music licensing, talent agreements, creative partnerships, and sponsorships.
- Strong command of advertising and consumer-protection laws.
- Experience supporting a subscription, platform, digital media, retail, hardware, or other consumer-facing business; global experience strongly preferred.
- An engaged leader who directly handles complex matters while empowering and mentoring team members to deliver high-quality work.
- Proven experience building, managing, coaching, and motivating legal professionals, including setting expectations, giving candid feedback, and driving accountability.
- Excellent judgment, communication, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence from the individual-contributor level through the C-suite.
- Practical, solutions-oriented judgment and the ability to prioritize multiple high-impact matters in a fast-paced environment.
- Member in good standing of the New York State Bar or of another U.S. state bar and eligible to register as in-house counsel in New York.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Generous paid time off policy
- Short-term and long-term disability
- Access to mental health services
- 401k, tuition reimbursement, and student loan paydown plans
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- Fertility and adoption support and up to 18 weeks of paid parental leave
- Child care and family care discounts
- Free access to Peloton Digital App and apparel and product discounts
- Commuter benefits and Citi Bike Discount
- Pet insurance