Deputy General Counsel

Overview

A partner organization is seeking a Deputy General Counsel based in the United States. This role offers the opportunity to lead and shape a modern, AI-enabled legal function within a fast-growing technology environment. The position combines legal leadership, business strategy, and innovation, with a strong focus on improving legal operations through technology.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic legal guidance and partner with executive leaders to navigate complex business, regulatory, and operational challenges.
• Support the General Counsel in managing the Legal Department’s strategy, operations, and overall effectiveness.
• Lead and mentor a high-performing legal team, fostering collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Identify opportunities to leverage AI tools and modern technologies to enhance legal research, drafting, knowledge management, and operational efficiency.
• Advise business teams on corporate, commercial, regulatory, privacy, consumer protection, employment, and compliance matters.
• Manage complex legal issues including strategic transactions, commercial agreements, disputes, and high-impact regulatory matters.
• Draft, review, negotiate, and oversee a wide variety of business agreements and strategic partnerships.
• Strengthen legal operations, entity management, governance processes, workflows, and internal policies to support organizational growth.
• Oversee outside counsel relationships and coordinate litigation, disputes, and other specialized legal matters.
• Develop legal training programs and promote risk-aware decision-making throughout the organization.
• Collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams in a remote-first, highly collaborative, and asynchronous work environment.

Requirements

• Minimum 12 years of relevant legal experience, including at least 5 years in an in-house legal environment.
• Proven experience advising executive teams on strategic legal matters, governance, risk management, and business initiatives.
• Strong corporate generalist background with expertise in corporate governance, commercial transactions, and business operations.
• Experience supporting technology, internet, platform, e-commerce, consumer, or subscription-based businesses.
• Demonstrated ability to manage complex legal matters involving consumer protection, litigation, compliance, and regulatory requirements.
• Preferred experience with international operations and domestic or global regulatory frameworks.
• Knowledge of privacy, data governance, and cybersecurity matters is highly valuable.
• Curiosity about artificial intelligence and experience adopting AI-enabled workflows to improve legal practices and team efficiency.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills with the ability to influence executives, business leaders, and legal partners.
• Strong leadership skills with experience mentoring, developing, and scaling legal teams.
• Excellent business judgment, adaptability, creativity, and comfort operating in ambiguous environments.
• Ability to challenge traditional approaches while maintaining a practical, solutions-oriented legal mindset.

Benefits

• Opportunity to shape a modern, AI-powered legal function within an innovative technology environment.
• Remote work flexibility from eligible U.S. states.
• Competitive compensation package with pay transparency provided during the application process where applicable.
• Opportunity to influence business strategy and support meaningful company growth.
• Collaborative, inclusive, and globally distributed workplace culture.
• Ability to work with advanced AI technologies and help define the future of legal operations.
• Career growth opportunities and the chance to build scalable processes from the ground up.
• Supportive environment focused on innovation, teamwork, and continuous improvement.

Location

• United States (remote work flexibility from eligible states)