# Head of Legal
**Company:** [Tulip](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/tulip)
**Location:** Somerville, MA
**Experience:** 8+ years
**Skills:** GDPR, CCPA, HIPAA, Hitech, SOC 2, FedRAMP, Gxp, Iso, Msas, Dpas, Slas, Corporate Governance, Data Privacy, B2B Saas Agreements
**Posted:** 2026-02-13
> Leads the legal function as General Counsel, managing global legal risk, corporate governance, compliance, and commercial negotiations for a high-growth B2B SaaS company. Requires 8+ years legal experience including 3+ in senior in-house roles, JD, and expertise in data privacy frameworks like GDPR and CCPA.
## Job Description
## Key Responsibilities

### Executive Strategy, Governance & Enterprise Risk
- Serve as the primary legal advisor to the CEO, CFO, COO, and executive team, influencing strategic decisions and long-term planning.
- Proactively identify, assess, and mitigate legal, regulatory, and operational risks across all jurisdictions where the company operates.
- Oversee corporate governance, including board matters, entity management, equity programs, and documentation for complex financing or strategic transactions.

### Global Compliance, Quality & Regulatory
- Design, implement, and maintain a comprehensive global compliance framework covering corporate, data privacy, security, and industry-specific requirements.
- Act as the primary legal partner to the Quality organization, ensuring compliance across Quality Management Systems (QMS), controlled documentation, and requirements such as GxP, ISO, and CFR.
- Lead regulatory certification and attestation programs (e.g., SOC 2, FedRAMP), partnering with Security, IT, and Operations to ensure readiness and ongoing compliance.
- Oversee global privacy compliance (GDPR, CCPA, etc.), including PIAs, data processing frameworks, and regulatory filings.

### Commercial, Partnerships & Ecosystem
- Lead and negotiate complex B2B SaaS commercial agreements including MSAs, DPAs, SLAs, partnership and reseller agreements, and strategic vendor contracts.
- Guide all partnership, alliance, and ecosystem agreements end-to-end—from deal structure and negotiation through compliance, risk management, and ongoing governance—to enable scalable enterprise growth.
- Provide legal leadership on pricing, packaging, channel strategy, and high-risk or high-value customer engagements.

### IP, Product & Security
- Oversee the company’s global IP protection, including patents, trademarks, trade secrets, copyright strategy, and defense.
- Advise Product and Engineering on product compliance, licensing, open-source use, AI safety/ethics considerations, and regulatory impacts on platform roadmaps.
- Support security programs, incident response, and data protection controls from a legal and regulatory perspective.

### Legal Operations & Global Scaling
- Own the legal budget, outside counsel strategy, and relationships across labor, immigration, litigation, corporate, and specialized practices.
- Guide international expansion, advising on employment law, entity setup, regulatory requirements, and cross-border operations.
- Build the foundation for a scalable legal function, including processes, tooling, documentation standards, and future team design.

## About You
- Highly collaborative and able to organize and manage projects across multiple teams (Sales, Finance, Operations). Must be a quick-learning self-starter with the executive presence to work with minimal supervision.
- Demonstrated history of sound judgment, unimpeachable integrity, and the ability to evaluate risks and options fairly in ambiguous situations.
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, able to simplify complex legal issues for business colleagues with varying levels of legal knowledge.
- Proven ability to convey strong and prompt communication while consistently adapting and prioritizing in a fast-paced environment.
- Tactful, detail-oriented, and possessing strong internal and external negotiating skills.

## What skills do I need?
- 8+ years of progressive legal experience, with at least 3 years in a senior in-house counsel role, preferably at a high-growth SaaS or technology company.
- Experience leading the legal function through periods of high-growth and scaling within an enterprise B2B SaaS environment. This includes building scalable legal processes and internal controls.
- Deep expertise in structuring, drafting, and negotiating complex B2B enterprise subscription, licensing, and partnership agreements.
- Thorough understanding of and direct experience with key global data protection frameworks, including **HIPAA**, **HITECH**, **GDPR**, **CCPA**, and data security issues.
- Strong foundation in corporate governance, compliance, and experience with strategic transactions.
- A **Juris Doctor (JD)** degree from an accredited law school is required.
- Must be licensed to practice law and in good standing in at least one U.S. state.

## Benefits
- Company equity
- Competitive benefits package including Health, Dental, Vision, Short-term Disability, Long-term Disability, Life Insurance, AD&D Insurance, Flexible Spending Account (FSA), Commuter Benefits, Parental Leave, and 401(K)
- Flexible work schedule and unlimited vacation policy
- Fitness subsidies
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