Draft, review, and negotiate commercial agreements, including customer contracts, vendor agreements, reseller and partner agreements, and NDAs, ensuring contracts align with business goals and protect the company's interests.
Partner closely with product, sales, finance, HR, business development, and engineering to provide practical legal guidance that supports business execution.
Advise on intellectual property matters, including patents, trademarks, and copyright protections.
Develop and maintain contract templates, playbooks, fallback language, and standard legal processes.
Advise on legal considerations related to product development, feature launches, AI usage, data practices, and privacy-by-design.
Ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations, including privacy (e.g., GDPR, CCPA), data security, consumer protection requirements, and employment laws.
Advise on employment policies, equity programs, and workplace compliance.
Identify, assess, and help mitigate legal and business risk across the organization.
Support corporate governance activities, including board materials, corporate filings, entity management, shareholder relations and internal approvals.
Serve as the primary point of contact for outside counsel and manage matters within defined budgets.
Support improvements to legal operations, including contract workflows and document management.
Provide training and guidance to internal stakeholders on legal best practices.
Requirements
J.D. from an accredited law school and currently licensed, in good standing, with at least one U.S. state bar (New York or eligibility for in-house counsel registration preferred).
3–7 years of post-JD legal experience, with meaningful commercial contracting experience (prior in-house or technology/SaaS experience preferred).
Ability to manage contracts independently and exercise sound judgment on routine and moderately complex matters.
Working knowledge of privacy and data security frameworks (GDPR, CCPA/CPRA, etc.).
Exposure to international or cross-border matters preferred.
Comfortable advising on issues across a broad range of disciplines (commercial, product, corporate, compliance, and employment).
Strong communication skills and the ability to translate complex legal issues into clear, business-friendly guidance.
Highly organized, proactive, and capable of managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
A builder’s mentality: excited to create processes, templates, and frameworks from the ground up.
Benefits
Comprehensive Medical (ButterflyMX covers 90% of the cost), Dental, and Vision plans (ButterflyMX covers 100% of the cost) starting day 1
401(k) plan with a match
13 paid holidays, 25 PTO days
Paid Family Leave
Employee Assistance Program
Quarterly self-care stipends
Access to optional benefits including pre-tax flexible healthcare spending accounts (FSA and HSA), Dependent Care FSA, and Commuter Benefits, as well as optional Supplemental Life, AD&D, Hospital Indemnity, Disability, Legal, Accident, Critical Illness, Pet, and Personal Liability Insurance