GENERAL COUNSEL

Accountabilities: • 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. 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. Benefits: • Competitive compensation including salary and equity participation • Fully remote-first work model with flexible working hours • Unlimited PTO and company-wide recharge days • Annual team offsites and global collaboration opportunities • Weekly lifestyle perks and travel-related employee discounts • Generous parental leave and family-friendly return-to-work support • Comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage from day one • Wellness budgets, learning funds, and professional development support • Inclusive, high-growth environment focused on impact and career development How Jobgether works: We use an AI-powered matching process to ensure your application is reviewed quickly, objectively, and fairly against the role's core requirements. Our system identifies the top-fitting candidates, and this shortlist is then shared directly with the hiring company. The final decision and next steps (interviews, assessments) are managed by their internal team. We appreciate your interest and wish you the best!  Why Apply Through Jobgether?    Data Privacy Notice: By submitting your application, you acknowledge that Jobgether will process your personal data to evaluate your candidacy and share relevant information with the hiring employer. This processing is based on legitimate interest and pre-contractual measures under applicable data protection laws (including GDPR). You may exercise your rights (access, rectification, erasure, objection) at any time.     #LI-CL1