Job Description
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Serve as the organizational legal expert and strategic partner to the CEO and Executive Leadership team.
- Assess strategic priorities and support the development and implementation of the company's strategic growth plan.
- Lead all aspects of the legal function, ensuring compliance with global standards.
- Provide leadership and guidance on legal disciplines such as corporate law, contracts, regulatory compliance, intellectual property, litigation, and risk management.
- Liaise with internal and external stakeholders on legal matters, maintaining effective communication and disclosures.
- Contribute to corporate strategy formation and operationalize projects and programs to meet commercial and operational objectives.
- Foster an enterprise-wide culture of fiscal responsibility and accountability.
- Develop, manage, and lead the full spectrum of legal, strategic, operational, and administrative responsibilities.
- Oversee the transformation and modernization of legal tools and infrastructure, including artificial intelligence platforms, to support and contribute to the organization's growth.
Required Education, Experience, Certification/Licensure:
- Juris Doctor from ABA-accredited law program
- Admission to the bar, current and continuing good standing, in at least one state.
- Minimum ten (10) years of professional experience with the last 3 or more spent as a GC of a large (we will need to define the size range) business unit or at the corporate level in a global organization.
- Extensive experience in complex contract drafting and negotiation.
- Experience in intellectual property, corporate governance, regulatory and compliance, risk management, employment matters, litigation management, venture capital issues, and international matters.
Professional Experience:
- Global Experience (Must have)
- Private Company Experience (Must have)
- Sitting CLO (Nice to have)
- Public Company Experience (Nice to have)
Functional Experience:
- Leading and building strong legal team (Must have)
- Legal Control/Reporting (Must have)
- Venture Capital (Must have)
- Contract drafting and negotiation (Must have)
- Regulatory compliance (Must have)
- Mergers & Acquisitions (Nice to have)
Industry Experience:
- Technology & Product Industry (Must have)
- Software/SaaS Industry (Must have)
- Manufacturing (Must have)
- Healthcare (Must have)
- Venture Capital (Must have)
- Financial Services (Nice to have)
Other:
- ‘Roll up your sleeves’ mindset (Must have)
- Player/coach leadership style (Must have)
- Vendor Relationship and Stewardship (Must have)
- Ability to relocate to Southern California or Dallas, TX (Nice to have)