Head of Legal

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced General Counsel to join our dynamic team. In this role, you will lead and shape our company's legal strategy, ensuring compliance with applicable laws and regulations while protecting our interests. You will oversee corporate governance, litigation, compliance, and various legal matters while providing expert advice to our leadership team.

This is an exciting opportunity for a seasoned legal professional who thrives in a fast-paced environment and has a passion for technology. We would love to hear from you if you have a strong background in technology transactions, corporate governance, and legal department leadership.

What You’ll Do

• Develop and Implement Legal Strategy: Shape and drive the company’s legal strategy, ensuring compliance with all applicable laws and regulations.
• Corporate Governance and Compliance: Oversee activities related to corporate governance, litigation, compliance, and other legal matters.
• Contract Management and Negotiations: Work closely with sales and company leadership to provide legal advice on contract management and negotiations.
• Intellectual Property Protection: Safeguard the company’s intellectual property and manage IP-related legal matters.
• Employment Law and HR Policies: Advise on employment law matters and develop HR policies aligned with legal requirements.
• Scalability and Repeatability: Collaborate with the CFO and Operations team to set the company up for scalability and operational efficiency.
• Risk Management: Identify and mitigate legal risks across the organization.
• Management of Outside Counsel: Oversee and manage outside legal counsel as needed.

What We’re Looking For

• Extensive Legal Experience: 10 years of technology transactional experience, including significant time in a law firm environment, drafting, reviewing, negotiating, and advising on a variety of customer and partner transactions.
• Legal Department Leadership: Direct experience in creating, building, and implementing a legal department.
• Bar Membership: Membership in at least one state bar, with the ability to practice as in-house counsel in WA.
• Commercial Contracts Expertise: Background in reviewing, drafting, and negotiating complex commercial contracts, particularly in a SaaS environment.
• Broad Legal Knowledge: Proven experience in managing a wide range of legal issues, including corporate governance, data privacy, IP, M&A, and employment law.
• Leadership Skills: Demonstrated success as a leader of high-performing teams in a fast-paced environment.
• Interpersonal Skills: Strong interpersonal skills to effectively communicate and collaborate with various stakeholders.
• Project and Time Management: Ability to manage multiple projects and deliverables simultaneously.
• Global Business Acumen: Global business …