General Counsel – Secretary

Role Overview

• Serve as principal legal advisor to the CEO, Board of Directors, and executive leadership team.
• Partner with business leaders to evaluate strategic initiatives, growth opportunities, operational risks, and regulatory developments.
• Provide practical, business-focused legal guidance that supports growth while managing enterprise risk.
• Lead the legal department and establish priorities aligned with the Company's strategic objectives.
• Act as Corporate Secretary to the Board of Directors and its committees.
• Advise directors and executives on corporate governance matters, fiduciary responsibilities, securities laws, and governance best practices.
• Oversee board meetings, resolutions, minutes, governance policies, and corporate records.
• Ensure compliance with applicable public company reporting and governance requirements.
• Lead all legal activities, including commercial contracting, employment law, litigation, labor relations, intellectual property, privacy, cybersecurity, regulatory compliance, and government contracting matters.
• Oversee internal investigations, ethics programs, and compliance initiatives.
• Ensure effective management of legal and regulatory risks across domestic and international operations.
• Collaborate with executive leadership to identify, assess, and mitigate enterprise risks.
• Provide legal guidance regarding strategic, operational, financial, and reputational risks.
• Oversee litigation strategy, dispute resolution, and engagement of outside counsel.
• Advise on complex commercial agreements, strategic partnerships, outsourcing arrangements, mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, and other business transactions.
• Support procurement, customer contracting, and go-to-market initiatives.
• Ensure legal frameworks support revenue growth while protecting the Company's interests.
• Build, lead, and develop a high-performing legal organization.
• Manage internal legal professionals and external legal resources.

Requirements

• Juris Doctor (JD) from an accredited law school.
• Active license to practice law in at least one U.S. jurisdiction.
• 15+ years of progressive legal leadership experience, including significant in-house counsel experience.
• Demonstrated experience advising public company boards, CEOs, and executive leadership teams.
• Expertise in corporate governance, securities law, employment law, compliance, litigation management, commercial contracting, and enterprise risk management.
• Proven ability to lead global legal teams within complex, highly regulated organizations.

Tech Stack

• Cyber Security

Benefits

• health insurance coverage
• voluntary dental and vision programs
• life and disability insurance
• retirement savings plan
• paid holidays
• paid time off (PTO) or vacation and/or sick time