Director, Senior Counsel

Hinge is the dating app designed to be deleted

In today's digital world, finding genuine relationships is tougher than ever. At Hinge, we’re on a mission to inspire intimate connection to create a less lonely world. We’re obsessed with understanding our users’ behaviors to help them find love, and our success is defined by one simple metric– setting up great dates. With millions of users across the globe, we’ve become the most trusted way to find a relationship, for all.

About the Role

This role is part of the Match Group Legal organization. Match Group, through its portfolio companies, including Hinge, is a leading provider of dating products available globally designed to increase our users' likelihood of finding a meaningful connection. We are seeking a motivated and talented Director & Senior Counsel, Hinge to lead legal support to Hinge’s Marketing, Trust & Safety, and User Research teams and to oversee Hinge’s regulatory compliance efforts in partnership with Match Group.  This role will report to the Chief Counsel for Hinge and will be located in our New York City office where we observe a 3 day per week in office hybrid attendance policy.  

• Manage legal support to Hinge’s marketing organization with the support of two direct report paralegals. Oversee legal counsel for Hinge’s marketing and communications campaigns, promotions and partnerships from conception through execution, including providing advice on advertising laws, regulatory compliance, rights clearances and marketing claims. 
• Serve as a legal lead to Hinge’s trust & safety team providing legal counsel and transactional support for customer care and education, tooling and vendor, and QA programs and initiatives.
• Provide legal counsel to Hinge’s user research team,  including advising on the design and implementation of research programs.
• Support Hinge’s compliance and regulatory response work, in liaison with Match Group legal, privacy and trust & safety central teams, in connection with state and global regulations such as DSA, UK OSA, EU AI Act and the EU Accessibility Act.   
• Partner cross-functionally with Match Group’s privacy, government relations, trust and safety, and communications teams to ensure our internal and external efforts are aligned with Hinge and Match Group’s values.  
• Collaborate with internal Match Group (i) intellectual property counsel to support establishing and protecting Hinge’s global trademark and IP portfolio, and (ii) litigation counsel to support litigation and regulatory matters.  
• Draft and negotiate commercial agreements, including marketing, SAAS, technology, data processing, agency, content, production, social media, consumer insights, analytics, communications, consulting and other general vendor and operations agreements.  
• Advise and manage workflow process improvement, playbook development, business team training, and template use to address the evolving needs of a growing organization.
• Assist in the administration of corporate policies and procedures, such as vendor security, privacy compliance, and contract approval.
• Manage the evolution and implementation of Terms of Use, content policies, disclosures, FAQs, and other user-facing legal policies and information.

• 7+ years’ experience, with both top law firm and in-house legal department experience preferred.
• Law degree from a top accredited law school and admission (or in-house eligibility) to practice law in New York.
• Direct experience counseling technology company stakeholders on intellectual property, information security, privacy, biometric and AI regulations in B2C digital contexts such as social discovery platforms, marketplace businesses, user-generated content, and/or regulated products and/or consumer facing technology.
• Excellent business communication and analytical skills, as well as an impeccable attention to detail and strong sense of ownership and accountability.
• Comfortable with and interested in using AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT, Gemini, Zoom AI Companion) to enhance drafting, research, and workflow efficiency.
• Curious and practical-minded legal partner skilled in helping business teams to identify and balance risks against business priorities.
• Professional ease in working collaboratively with Hinge employees as well as cross-functionally with Match Group’s Legal and other shared services functions.  
• A collaborative team player who not only excels in their individual role, but also proactively looks for opportunities to support and mentor colleagues, share helpful information, and make processes easier.

• The Hinge legal team and broader Match Group legal team are highly collaborative. While individual autonomy is valued, team members are encouraged to work together, leveraging shared knowledge and experience.
• The Director, Senior Counsels who succeed on this team are strategic thinkers who thrive in new situations and can simultaneously manage multiple demands and shifting priorities within a fast-paced, and rapidly evolving environment.
• The global legal team includes members with backgrounds across a range of consumer-facing industries, including software, gaming, social networking, travel, hospitality, sports, entertainment, retail and music.

As a member of our team, you’ll enjoy:

401(k) Matching: We match 100% of the first 10% of pre-tax 401(k) contributions you make, up to a maximum of $10,000 per year.

Professional Growth: Get an annual Learning & Development stipend once you’ve been with us for three months. You also get free access to Udemy, an online learning and teaching marketplace with over 6000 courses, starting your first day.

Parental Leave & Planning: When you become a new parent, you’re eligible for 100% paid parental leave (20 paid weeks for both birth and non-birth parents.)

Fertility Support: You’ll get easy access to fertility care through Carrot, from basic treatments to fertility preservation. We also provide a stipend towards fertility preservation. You and your spouse/domestic partner are both eligible.

Date Stipend: All Hinge employees receive a $100 monthly stipend for epic dates– Romantic or otherwise. Hinge Premium is also free for employees and their loved ones.

ERGs: We have eight Employee Resource Groups (ERGs)—Asian, Unapologetic, Disability, LGBTQIA+, Raices, Women/Nonbinary, Parents —that hold regular meetings, host events, and provide dedicated support to the organization & its community.

At Hinge, our core values are…

Authenticity: We share, never hide, our words, actions and intentions.

Courage: We embrace lofty goals and tough challenges.

Empathy: We deeply consider the perspective of others.

Diversity inspires innovation

Hinge is an equal-opportunity employer. We value diversity at our company and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We believe success is created by a diverse workforce of individuals with different ideas, strengths, interests, and cultural backgrounds.

If you require reasonable accommodation to complete a job application, pre-employment testing, or a job interview or to otherwise participate in the hiring process, please let your Talent Acquisition partner know.

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