Senior Legal Counsel - Product

About the Position

Senior Legal Counsel - Product

Ubisoft is seeking a Senior Legal Counsel for Creative House 4 (CH4), focusing on IP, marketing, and brand partnerships. This role is full-time and based in Saint Mandé, France.

Responsibilities

As the Senior Legal Counsel, you will:

• Serve as the primary legal point of contact for Creative House 4, managing legal intake end-to-end or through specialists.
• Provide day-to-day advice on IP use, protection, and enforcement; marketing, promotional, and community campaigns; talent/influencer deals and endorsements; licensing and brand partnerships; music, image rights, and content clearances; and advertising.
• Attend CH4 leadership and operating meetings, ensuring early legal involvement in key initiatives.
• Develop deep expertise in CH4’s franchises, brand positioning, and commercial roadmap.
• Identify recurring issues and propose structural fixes, ensuring global consistency across regions and partners.
• Keep Legal colleagues informed of upcoming campaigns, product beats, new business models, and emerging risks.
• Trigger and coordinate specialist support as needed.
• Translate HQ policies and risk into practical guidance for CH4 teams.

Requirements

Relevant experience

• At least 5 years of legal experience, with strong grounding in IP, media/marketing, and commercial contracting.
• Industry experience and personal interest in entertainment, gaming, tech, or digital content strongly preferred.
• Comfortable communicating with high-seniority stakeholders across a diverse, multicultural franchise portfolio.

Skills and knowledge

• IP: copyright, trademarks, licensing, brand governance.
• Marketing/advertising and promotional compliance.
• Talent, influencer, image rights.
• Commercial agreements, partnerships, and licensing structures.
• Coordinating advice worldwide with internal and external stakeholders.
• Fluent English is a must, and French would be strongly appreciated.

We Offer

Ubisoft's perks

• Profit Sharing, yearly company saving plan.
• 25 paid time off + 12 additional paid days off.
• 50% of your transportation pass is paid by the company.
• Lunch vouchers (9€/day).
• Healthcare for you and your family.
• Lots of Ubisoft additional perks.
• Maternity leaves of 20 weeks.
• Paternity/co-parental leaves of 7 weeks.
• Gym available in the building.

Recruitment Process

1. 30 minutes: Phone call with a recruiter.
2. 60 minutes: Interview with the manager of the role and a recruiter.
3. 45 minutes: Interview with our Chief Legal Officer.

About the Company

Ubisoft is a global leader in gaming with teams across the world creating original and memorable gaming experiences, from Assassin’s Creed, Rainbow Six to Just Dance and more. We believe diverse perspectives help both players and teams thrive. If you’re passionate about innovation and pushing entertainment boundaries, join our journey and help us create the unknown!

Ubisoft offers the same job opportunities to all, without any distinction of gender, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, social status, disability, or age. Ubisoft ensures the development of an inclusive work environment which mirrors the diversity of our gamers’ community.