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 the Senior Commercial Counsel, the Commercial Counsel is responsible for supporting Kabam with commercial transactions across various business groups, and provides proactive and practical counsel on a broad range of legal and business issues related to Kabam’s interactive entertainment business.
 
This role is a full-time, on-site position based 5 days a week at our Downtown Vancouver studio.

In this role, you can expect to:

Key Accountabilities

Review, draft and negotiate commercial agreements:

• Review, draft and negotiate a diverse range of commercial agreements, including technology and cloud services, professional services, marketing or advertising services, and other business agreements.

Manage corporate and business governance processes:

• Develop and implement corporate governance best practices, including board communications, and corporate record-keeping.
• Maintain training for internal business partners on key aspects of contract lifecycle management.
• Developing and executing the company's overall legal policy and strategic direction, supporting the company's long term goals.

Managing Regulatory Compliance:

• Develop and manage organizational policies, frameworks and processes to ensure internal compliance with relevant laws, regulations, and business rules.
• Monitor, interpret, and advise on relevant federal, provincial, state, and local laws and regulations impacting the company's operations.
• Manage and respond to regulatory inquiries, investigations, and examination.

Support business partners on a wide variety of legal questions and guidance:

• Analyze issues, propose and communicate solutions to help business partners to mitigate risks.
• Facilitate and provide guidance on cross-functional initiatives like SOX-readiness.
• Management of legal and contractual aspects of all of company’s commercial activities.

Analyzing risk management for the company by being the legal subject matter expert:

• Identification and evaluation of potential risks to the company.
• Setting and prioritizing risk tolerance based on company’s business objectives (short, medium, and long term).
• Educate and advise key business partners on mitigation of company risks.

Managing Intellectual Property:

• Management and protection of company’s IP portfolio, supporting company’s long term goals.

Internal Control Relating to Financial Reporting Responsibilities:

• Approve wire transfer and cheque payments.

Consultation of Other Corporate Topics:

• Merger and acquisition matters.
• Corporate governance (e.g. drafting board resolutions, maintaining companies).
• Office space and sublease matters (construction and commercial real estate).
• Employment/HR matters occasionally.

To be successful in this role, your background includes:

• A qualified lawyer and member in good standing with a provincial and/or state bar, BC or California preferred.
• 5+ years of corporate and commercial experience as a generalist effectively supporting business in an in-house role.
• 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.
• Experience advising cross-functional teams on a broad range of commercial, operational, and strategic matters, with the ability to balance legal risk with business objectives.
• Familiarity with the entertainment, gaming, or technology sectors is considered an asset, including an understanding of digital products, intellectual property, licensing arrangements, data governance, and evolving regulatory considerations.
• Exposure to emerging issues related to artificial intelligence, digital platforms, and data usage is a plus, including the ability to support the business in responsibly adopting new technologies while managing legal and regulatory risks.

Our success is due to the hard work of our people. We share our success with our people through flexible benefits and reward programs, sweet swag, snacks, and more. Here’s a look at some of the support we provide our people:

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.

Commuter Benefit: we believe in the power of in-person collaboration, and want to support you in making it work for you! We provide a flexible, monthly cash allowance to help cover the costs of transit, parking, or even personal logistics like childcare and pet care.

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 Vancouver, Montreal, Los Angeles, and San Francisco. Whether it’s summers on the rooftop patio in Downtown Vancouver, or watching the fireworks in Montreal’s South Shore - we want our people to feel like their time spent in office is worthwhile!

Giving back: Kabammers have a dedicated paid day off every year to volunteer to a cause close to their hearts. Some teams even band together for group volunteer days off-site!

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 in Canada, and Los Angeles & San Francisco in the United States. 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.