General Counsel

Overview

This role provides legal leadership for a $1Billion+ brand, a family office, and multi-jurisdictional matters. The employer is seeking a General Counsel to own the in-house legal function across three workstreams, with full authority over:

• Consumer-facing compliance
• Fund documentation and custody protocols
• Cross-border asset structuring
• Outside counsel relationships

Reporting directly to the CEO, you will convert legal exposure into documented, managed risk before it reaches the business, building the compliance cadence, audit rhythm, and counterparty controls needed to operate without day-to-day executive involvement.

Total Annual Package: Up to USD $242,000 + comprehensive benefits (Base salary + monthly performance bonus of up to 10% of base)

Location: Remote (Global)

Remote work is available globally, with an option to work from a Dubai office (relocation and visa sponsorship support available, and 0% income tax if preferred).

Responsibilities

Build and run legal risk management as an operating cadence

• Establish a Monthly Legal Exposure Audit and integrate it into the business operating rhythm.
• Conduct Quarterly Compliance Sweeps across checkout flows, terms of service, arbitration clauses, pricing, and FTC endorsement guidelines against current federal and state regulation.
• Implement Quarterly Fund Documentation Reviews covering subscriptions, custody arrangements, loan covenants, and counterparty protocols.

Own key consumer and fund legal surfaces

• Manage consumer protection risk across the DTC brand.
• Negotiate hedge fund subscription agreements, side letters, and LP terms before capital is deployed.

Enforce investment security and asset protection controls

• Enforce investment security controls, including authorized account whitelists, multi-party verification, and transfer protocols.
• Structure asset protection across multiple international jurisdictions.

Proactively surface and manage material legal risks

• Independently surface five material legal risks that were not assigned within the first 90 days.
• Act on what you identify (not just on what others request), and escalate/resolve issues before they reach the business.

Lead outside counsel across domains

• Manage outside counsel relationships across all three legal domains, while setting the operating standard for the legal function.
• Deliver a written monthly exposure memo covering every active matter, deadline, and risk across all workstreams to the CEO.

Requirements

• JD from an accredited law school
• Bar admission in at least one U.S. jurisdiction
• 5–10 years of legal experience, ideally a mix of law firm and in-house roles
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple outside counsel relationships simultaneously
• Comfort operating as a sole legal resource with no legal team to lean on
• AI fluency: actively uses AI tools (Claude, ChatGPT, or equivalent) for legal research, drafting, and risk identification (tested during the interview process)
• Proven track record of proactively identifying legal risks that were not assigned
• Comfort working across multiple international jurisdictions and coordinating cross-border legal work
• Independent judgment and ability to act on what you identify

Preferred Qualifications

• Background in corporate/commercial law at a mid-market or BigLaw firm before transitioning in-house
• Exposure to fund finance, LP agreements, or NAV-based lending
• Familiarity with consumer protection law (FTC, state-level statutes) or DTC e-commerce regulatory environment
• Experience supporting corporate transactions or due diligence processes
• High-net-worth or family office client experience

Compensation & Benefits

Compensation

• Total Annual Package: Up to USD $242,000 + comprehensive benefits (Base salary + monthly performance bonus of up to 10% of base)
• Annual salary review every January

Health & Protection

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance (based on country of hire)

Time Off

• Generous Paid Time Off (PTO) + Public holidays

Location

• Remote (Global)
• Option to work from a Dubai office with relocation and visa sponsorship support available; 0% income tax if preferred