Corporate Commercial Counsel

At Kabam, we’re constantly raising the bar of excellence in free-to-play gaming. We hire for passion and diversity so that we can triumph in our collective skill. Our teams are made up of a fusion of personalities and interests bound together by a collaborative nature, fun-loving culture, and a drive to do what it takes to make great games. And this is where you come in…

Reporting to Kabam’s Chief Financial Officer, the Corporate Commercial Counsel is responsible for supporting and overseeing all legal aspects of Kabam’s commercial transactions, corporate governance, and regulatory compliance. This is an exciting opportunity to provide proactive and practical counsel on a broad range of legal and business issues related to Kabam’s interactive entertainment business.

• Commercial Legal Matters
• Provide comprehensive legal support for all business units.
• Review, draft and negotiate a diverse range of commercial agreements, including technology and software-as-a-service (SaaS) agreements, vendor or professional service agreements, non-disclosure agreements, marketing or advertising-related agreements , licensing agreements, and strategic partnership agreements.

• Corporate Maintenance, Governance and Risk Management
• Develop, implement, and ensure compliance with corporate governance processes and frameworks.
• Advise on legal risks related to the company’s business activities, ensuring appropriate mitigation strategies are in place.
• Setting and prioritizing risk tolerance based on the company's business objectives (short, medium, and long term).

• Managing Regulatory Compliance and Internal Controls
• Develop and manage organizational framework and process that ensures company follows relevant laws and regulations, and business rules and best practices.
• Advise on key areas of compliance, including KSOX-readiness, financial reporting, privacy, data retention, and industry-specific regulations.
• Approve wire transfer and cheque payments.

• Legal Operations 
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to optimize legal processes and enhance efficiency.
• Manage Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) platforms
• Maintain training for internal business partners on key aspects of the company’s CLM. 

• Cross-Functional Collaboration
• Develop and execute the company's overall legal policy and strategic direction, supporting the company's long term goals.
• Analyze issues, propose and communicate solutions to help business partners to mitigate risks.
• Collaborate with business partners to address legal questions and develop practical, business-oriented solutions. 
• Lead cross-functional initiatives, facilitating communication and alignment between legal and business teams.

• Intellectual Property and Management
• Manage and protect the company’s intellectual property portfolio, ensuring alignment with business objectives and long-term goals.
• Provide legal guidance on IP-related matters, including licensing and strategy.

• Corporate Transactions and M&A
• Advise and manage mergers, acquisitions, and other corporate transactions, providing legal guidance throughout the transaction lifecycle. 

• General Employment and Litigation Matters
• Advise on key employment matters as needed, supporting HR and business leaders.
• Manage external counsel relating to litigation matters.

• Juris Doctor (JD) or equivalent legal degree.
• Membership in good standing with a provincial and/or state bar, BC or California preferred.
• 5+ years of corporate and commercial experience as a generalist or in a senior legal role effectively supporting business in an in-house role.
• Proven ability to manage complex legal matters and provide practical, business-focused legal advice to senior executives.
• Experience in the technology, entertainment, or gaming industries is a plus.
• Exceptional integrity and the ability to work on a wide range of legal matters with a wide variety of internal clients.
• Highly collaborative, intellectually curious, to learn from and grow with the business.
• Detail-oriented with excellent judgment, to provide business-oriented advice while mitigating risks.
• Strong prioritization skills with the ability to manage multiple projects with complex and demanding deadlines, and comfortable working without administrative support.
• Exceptional communications skills, both verbal and written, concisely and professionally with all levels of the organization.

• Extended Health Coverage: effective day one, no waiting period! Our benefits cover health, dental, life, disability, and extended paramedical services such as vision care, mental health practitioners, massage, physiotherapy, acupuncture, and much more.
• DEIB Benefits: DEIB is important to us and to our people - that’s why our benefits include gender-affirming care, fertility care, and other hormonal treatments and drugs.
• Flexible Spending Accounts: our benefits are built on a flex credit model, so you’re able to choose the coverage levels that are right for you, and allocate the rest to a group RRSP/TFSA, Health Spending account, and/or Personal Spending Account.
• RRSP Matching: everyone retires eventually, and we help our people save for their futures with a contribution matching program once you reach 90 days with us.
• PTO and Parental Leave: we offer paid parental leave, flexible paid time off, paid time off for volunteering, sick leave, and holiday closures.
• Employee and Family Assistance Program: this program provides crisis management support, immediate mental health care, and generalized support for emotional, mental, and financial well-being.
• Telus Virtual Health: we provide increased access to remote healthcare providers for prescription refills or referrals from the comfort of your home.
• Learning and growth: We encourage people to grow both personally and professionally, and support this through regular lunch & learns and an education stipend.
• Pay transparency: We share with employees the pay range their role falls within and clear career maps to determine how they can grow within their role or level-up to a promotion. 
• Cool spaces: Our offices are in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Vancouver, Montreal, Prince Edward Island, and Seoul. Whether it’s summers on the rooftop patio in Downtown Vancouver, watching the fireworks in Montreal’s South Shore, or trying local eats in Downtown Charlottetown - we want our people to feel like their time spent in office is worthwhile!
• Giving back: Our ‘Agents of Change’ initiative is how we support the communities close to our heart, and we have several events and fundraisers every year that Agents of Change organize.
• Hybrid Work: We aim to provide flexible arrangements that suit all work styles. All teams at Kabam are hybrid work environments, with a minimum of 2 days in-office to foster team collaboration and bonding. Full-remote options are also available for certain positions within Kabam.

Excited by this opportunity? Kabam is dedicated to growing our diverse and inclusive workforce, so if your past experience doesn’t perfectly match the listed requirements we encourage you to apply anyways - you could be a great fit for this or other positions.

We invite you to apply now and start the conversation with us. Together, we can create and support some of the best games ever made and entertain the world!

About Kabam

Kabam is a world leader in developing entertaining, immersive, and highly social multiplayer games, bringing high-quality graphics, next-generation technology, and revolutionary gameplay to players around the world.

Kabam’s games, Marvel Contest of Champions, Shop Titans, and more have generated hundreds of millions of downloads and have received multiple awards including Apple’s Editor’s Choice and Google Play’s Best Game of the Year.

Founded in 2006, Kabam has studios and offices in Vancouver, Montreal and Charlottetown in Canada, Los Angeles and San Francisco in the United States, and in Seoul, South Korea. Kabam is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Netmarble Games.

Kabam is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer committed to building a diverse and equitable workplace, and inclusive environment for all existing and potential employees. Employment decisions are based on candidate qualifications and business need, not race, color, ancestry, place of origin, age, sex (including pregnancy), gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, political belief, religion, creed, marital or family status, medical condition, genetic information, physical or mental disability, military or veteran status, prior criminal conviction or any other protected class in accordance with federal, state or provincial and local laws and ordinances. Accommodations will be provided as requested by candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.