Legal Counsel at OnAir Entertainment

Who are we:

“You could say we are the new kids on the block”, so doing things differently is super important. At the heart of what we do is our people which in turn makes our great culture. We put people front and centre of what we do in many ways. They are the face of our business, they delight and engage our customers and make us the go-to I-Gaming business.

As an organization, we are and have been going through an unprecedented period of growth. In recent months we have opened businesses in three countries with a total headcount increase of over 1800 people. As we grow, we don’t want to lose sight of what made us who we are, and we have created core values that are part of our organization's DNA.

Disruptive: We challenge the status quo to push boundaries and achieve excellence. We use a creative, forward-thinking approach to innovate our customer experience.

Passionate: We bring fun into our journey, injecting energy into all that we do. We are eager, hungry, and driven by delivery.

Unity: Our communication is open, honest, and transparent. We respect one another, maximizing our individual talents and strengths to bring fresh thinking to the table.

The Legal Counsel will primarily be responsible for reviewing, drafting, and negotiating a range of complex commercial contracts to support On Air’s business.

Reporting to the Head of Legal, the Legal Counsel will be a trusted advisor who is customer service oriented, has an eagerness to tackle a wide range of legal and business issues and has the ability to balance legal risks with business objectives and successfully get deals closed in a timely manner and, all with a positive attitude.

The Legal Counsel will also provide counsel regarding compliance with applicable laws, regulations and company policies. He/she will be required to work closely with counterparts across EMEA to support and advise the business, in addition to working with other business teams, both in the region and globally.

Responsibilities:

• Maintain current knowledge of, and support compliance with, applicable laws and regulations.

• Provide pragmatic legal and commercial advice, generally, within North America by summarizing and communicating legal concepts to management and employees in the field.

• Draft, review and negotiate commercial contracts, including those dealing with I-gaming commercial contacts, commercial business and regional compliance.

• Assist in reviewing and revising current processes, structures and procedures for efficiency and support projects and initiatives to realign and streamline same.

• Assist in developing, maintaining and updating legal systems and records.

• Establish good working relationships throughout the department and across all business units, notably Sales and Finance.

• Liaise with external counsel and relevant authorities.

• Managing and growing a successful motivated team

• Work on special projects as requested.

Qualifications:

• Possess a law degree from an ABA-accredited law school and is a member in good standing of at least one state bar association.

• At least 5 years' work experience as an in-house or transactional attorney with progressive, relevant experience in commercial I-gaming transaction agreements.

• Ability to quickly identify and analyze problems to form an opinion and offer practical advice to the business.

• Pays strong attention to detail and possesses a commitment to excellent client service.

• Possess high-level legal drafting and negotiation skills and excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.

• Work effectively in both team and independent settings with the ability to work cross-functionally.

• Manage multiple tasks simultaneously and efficiently.

• Be a self-starter who has the ability to work independently and manage many simultaneous projects under deadline pressure.