General Counsel
USFull-TimeExecutive
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Job Details
- Experience
- 10+ years
- Required Skills
- Project Management
Requirements
- 10+ years of legal experience, combining law firm practice (preferably Am Law 200) and in-house counsel roles in high-growth environments.
- Juris Doctor (JD) degree and active membership in the California or New York State Bar.
- Prior experience as General Counsel or Deputy General Counsel, ideally within a technology or high-growth startup environment.
- Proven track record of building, leading, and scaling legal teams in fast-paced organizations.
- Strong expertise in corporate law, commercial contracting, privacy, data use, intellectual property, and regulatory frameworks.
- Experience in fintech or highly regulated industries is strongly preferred.
- Strong ability to provide clear, practical legal advice in ambiguous and fast-moving situations.
- Excellent communication, leadership, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence executive and board-level audiences.
- Strong project management and organizational skills with a proactive, hands-on leadership approach.
- Ability to build trusted relationships across internal teams and external partners.
Responsibilities
- Serve as a key member of the executive leadership team, providing strategic legal counsel across corporate, commercial, regulatory, privacy, employment, IP, and risk management matters.
- Lead the development and scaling of the internal legal function, building processes, systems, and team structures that support rapid organizational growth.
- Oversee, draft, review, and negotiate a high volume of commercial agreements across multiple business units, ensuring legal and business alignment.
- Manage relationships with external counsel, selecting and overseeing legal vendors and ensuring efficient handling of specialized legal matters.
- Provide legal guidance on governance, compliance, and regulatory obligations across a fast-paced technology and fintech environment.
- Develop and deliver training and presentations for executives, employees, and the Board on key legal and compliance topics.
- Build, mentor, and scale a high-performing legal team, fostering strong collaboration and professional development.
- Continuously improve legal processes, templates, and frameworks to enable speed, efficiency, and scalable operations.
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