Director, Legal Counsel (Remote – U.S. | EST/CST)

Overview

Remote, United States (Eastern or Central Time Zones Preferred)

This is a remote U.S.-based attorney role with a preference for candidates located in the Eastern or Central time zones to support collaboration with the broader team.

Responsibilities

• Negotiate agreements with customers.
• Develop customer-centric solutions to ensure legal compliance while meeting internal and external customer needs.
• Support business operations by providing direction and counsel on compliance with all applicable laws and regulations.
• Stay abreast of laws, legislative developments, and emerging external trends.

Requirements

Education

• Juris Doctorate degree (or equivalent) from an ABA accredited law school
• Licensed in good standing to practice law in at least one State

Experience

• 15+ years of experience (10+ years of prior in-house counsel experience required)
• Current member of the bar or able to be admitted to the in-house counsel bar
• Experience negotiating and drafting service agreements, license agreements, subcontracts, marketing agreements, real estate leases, non-disclosure agreements, confidentiality agreements, and consulting agreements
• Experience supporting operations outside of the United States

Knowledge & Skills

• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Demonstrated ability to build relationships and work with cross-functional teams
• Detail-oriented with the ability to balance competing priorities and manage multiple projects simultaneously under deadline pressure
• Ability to deliver in a demanding, entrepreneurial environment on a timely basis

Strategic Planning

• Anticipates internal and/or external business challenges
• Recommends process, product, or service improvements
• Solves unique and complex problems with broad business impact
• Performs analysis where evaluation of intangibles is required
• Contributes to functional strategy development
• Makes decisions within functional, business unit, company, or industry guidelines
• Develops innovative concepts, services, technologies, or products to address current and future customer requirements
• Operates with limited supervision in a complex environment

Customer Focus

• Anticipates customer needs to influence innovative solution development
• Communicates highly complex ideas to multiple organizational levels
• Works effectively across the organization to drive broad acceptance for ideas and initiatives

Compensation & Benefits

• Annual base salary range: $210,000-$225,000
• Eligibility for a cash bonus plan (on target would be 25% of base salary for a Director role in the Legal team)
• Benefits programs include:
  • Healthcare, life and disability coverage
  • 401K with company match
  • Paid sick and personal time off
  • Paid parental leave
• Final compensation is determined by factors including experience and expertise, ability to contribute immediately, potential to move up to the next level, market location, and other business considerations.

Location & Work Authorization

• Remote, United States (Eastern or Central Time Zones Preferred)

Additional Information

• Upon request and consistent with applicable laws, reasonable accommodations will be attempted for individuals with disabilities who require an accommodation to participate in the application process.
• Interview integrity: candidates may use AI tools to prepare for interviews, but may not use AI tools, live transcription, answer-generation tools, or third-party assistance to generate responses during live interview conversations unless expressly permitted for a specific exercise or approved in advance.