Senior Legal Counsel

Yahoo serves as a trusted guide for hundreds of millions of people globally, helping them achieve their goals online through our portfolio of iconic products. For advertisers, Yahoo Advertising offers omnichannel solutions and powerful data to engage with our brands and deliver results.

Job Responsibilities:

Draft, review, advise, and negotiate a wide range of contracts including supplier agreements, payment, employment, and services agreements, as well as other legal documents arising from the day-to-day operation of the business. Advise internal business and product teams on regulatory issues, commercial transaction structure, and company guidelines and policies. Assist in resolving legal disputes and litigations, including but not limited to intellectual property, commercial contracts, and consumer complaints. Oversee and manage the company’s compliance matters, ensuring adherence to laws and regulations. Handle and Manage government relationship:

• Establish and maintain cooperative relationships with government agencies and industry associations.
• manage and respond to government inquiries and requests.
• Monitor changes in relevant laws, regulations, and policies; analyze their impact on the company's business and provide compliance recommendations; and coordinate internal resources to ensure the company's operations comply with government regulations and policy requirements.

Manage external counsel engagements and liaise with them on a project or regulatory basis.

Qualifications and Experience:

A law degree from Taiwan law school, LLM/JD preferred but not required Be qualified to practice law in Taiwan and/or the United States. 7+ years' legal experience, including 1-3 year experience in a law firm (preferably an international law firm) Have a Passion for technology and e-commerce industry and enjoy a fast-paced and dynamic environment. Strong people skills and teamwork spirit. Well-organized and able to manage and execute numerous projects simultaneously promptly. Fluent Mandarin and English reading and writing skills in legal documents are essential.

Yahoo is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, and will not be discriminated against based on age, race, gender, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, disability or any other protected category. Yahoo is dedicated to providing an accessible environment for all candidates during the application process and for employees during their employment. If you need accessibility assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability, please submit a request via the Accommodation Request Form (

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Yahoo has a high degree of flexibility around employee location and hybrid working. In fact, our flexible-hybrid approach to work is one of the things our employees rave about. Most roles don’t require specific regular patterns of in-person office attendance. If you join Yahoo, you may be asked to attend (or travel to attend) on-site work sessions, team-building, or other in-person events. When these occur, you’ll be given notice to make arrangements. 

If you’re curious about how this factors into this role, please discuss with the recruiter.

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