You'll own the legal function day to day — hands-on, pragmatic, and commercially minded.
Work directly with leadership on a broad mandate: keep deals moving, protect the business, and use good judgment about what to handle in-house versus when to bring in outside counsel.
Start as the sole senior legal hire and build out the legal function as the company grows.
Lead commercial contracting — customer agreements, MSAs, DPAs, and vendor, partner, contractor, and consulting agreements — with fast turnaround.
Manage disputes and demand letters — assess exposure, set strategy, and coordinate with outside counsel and insurers.
Handle corporate matters — the insurance program (D&O/E&O renewals and claims), corporate governance, entity management, and support for financing or M&A activity as it arises.
Coordinate employment law matters across the US, UK, Canada, and other jurisdictions with international contractors.

8+ years post-qualification experience, with significant time advising US tech/SaaS companies.
In-house SaaS experience with deep US commercial law fluency alongside familiarity with UK/EU legal frameworks.
Comfort operating as the sole senior legal hire initially, with the ability to build out an in-house legal team over time.
Strong contract drafting and negotiation skills across the full commercial contract stack.
Experience managing disputes and outside counsel relationships end to end.
Based in the UK or Canada.

Head of Legal – General Counsel

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