Head of Legal

5 дн. назад

140k–200k USD / yearUSAHead

contract draftingnegotiationcorporate governancecomplianceprivacy lawemployment law

Lead and build the in-house legal function handling corporate, commercial, employment, privacy, compliance, and people matters.

is looking for its first in-house legal hire to build and own the company’s legal function as we scale globally.
This is a highly hands-on role working directly with the founders across corporate, commercial, employment, privacy, compliance, and people-related matters.
You will serve as the central legal owner across the organization , working closely with our external counsel while progressively bringing more legal knowledge, processes, and execution in-house.
This is not a role for someone who only coordinates outside counsel. We are looking for someone who is comfortable drafting, negotiating, making practical risk assessments, and building processes from scratch .

5+ years of relevant legal experience
Strong training at a leading law firm and/or high-growth technology company
Experience working with venture-backed technology companies
Strong corporate and commercial background
Familiarity with employment matters and privacy/compliance
Comfortable operating across areas outside of a narrow legal specialization
Highly practical and commercially minded
Able to distinguish between material company risk and theoretical legal risk
Comfortable working directly with founders in a fast-moving environment
Builder mentality — you want to create the function, not inherit an established legal department
Experience with consumer technology, hardware, AI, international expansion, or high-growth DTC businesses is a strong plus.

Corporate governance and board-related matters
Equity, ESOP, stock option and capitalization matters
Fundraising and financing support
Coordination with external corporate counsel
Drafting and negotiating commercial agreements
Vendor, manufacturing, partnership and enterprise agreements
NDAs and other day-to-day contracts
Building standardized contracting processes and templates
Employment and contractor agreements
Employee separations and related documentation
IP assignment and confidentiality matters
Employee policies and handbook
Immigration and employment-law coordination
Supporting People Operations and HR-related compliance
Privacy and data protection
Consumer protection
Product-related regulatory matters
Internal compliance programs
Coordination with specialist external counsel where necessary
Build 's legal infrastructure
Create scalable processes for contracts and approvals
Manage outside counsel and legal spend
Identify legal risks proactively rather than reactively
Reports directly to the COO and works closely with the CEO, CTO, Finance, Operations, Product, and external counsel.
As grows, this person should have the opportunity to build and lead the broader Legal function .