General Counsel

Responsibilities

• Corporate structure, board governance, cap table matters, and equity administration in partnership with Finance
• Fundraising support (financing rounds, investor due diligence, board consents)
• M&A and strategic partnership evaluation as opportunities arise
• Draft, negotiate, and manage customer contracts (MSAs, DPAs, order forms) for an enterprise SaaS motion
• Vendor and procurement agreements, including AI/data-processing subprocessor terms
• Build scalable contract templates and playbooks so Sales and CS can self-serve on standard terms
• Partner with People and Talent on employment law matters, policy review, and workplace investigations
• Support ACA and multi-state compliance as headcount scales past current thresholds
• Protect and manage the company's IP portfolio (patents, trademarks, trade secrets)
• Manage outside counsel relationships and legal spend across specialty areas (litigation, IP, immigration)
• Serve as the point person for regulatory inquiries, disputes, and risk escalations

Requirements

• JD and active bar membership (California)
• 7+ years of legal experience, including in-house experience at a high-growth SaaS or tech company
• Direct experience with data privacy/AI regulatory frameworks (GDPR, CCPA)
• Track record negotiating enterprise SaaS commercial agreements
• Comfort operating without a large team
• Sound judgment on when to lean on outside counsel vs. handle in-house

Nice-to-Haves

• Prior experience as first in-house counsel or building a legal function from scratch
• Exposure to international employment structures (EOR, contractor classification across multiple countries)
• Experience in a company using or building AI products, with familiarity in AI-specific legal/regulatory questions