Overview
A partner organization is seeking a General Counsel based in the United States for a senior leadership role within a fast-growing, multi-business technology company operating across travel and fintech sectors. This position involves defining and overseeing the full legal strategy, providing strategic legal guidance that influences business direction, risk management, and regulatory compliance.
Responsibilities
- Serve as a key member of the executive leadership team, offering strategic legal counsel on corporate, commercial, regulatory, privacy, employment, intellectual property, and risk management matters.
- Lead the development and scaling of the internal legal function by building processes, systems, and team structures to support rapid organizational growth.
- Oversee, draft, review, and negotiate a high volume of commercial agreements across multiple business units, ensuring alignment between legal and business objectives.
- Manage relationships with external counsel, selecting and overseeing legal vendors to ensure efficient handling of specialized legal matters.
- Provide legal guidance on governance, compliance, and regulatory obligations within a fast-paced technology and fintech environment.
- Develop and deliver training and presentations for executives, employees, and the Board on key legal and compliance topics.
- Build, mentor, and scale a high-performing legal team, fostering collaboration and professional development.
- Continuously improve legal processes, templates, and frameworks to enable speed, efficiency, and scalable operations.
Requirements
- Minimum of 10 years of legal experience, combining law firm practice (preferably Am Law 200) and in-house counsel roles in high-growth environments.
- Juris Doctor (JD) degree and active membership in the California or New York State Bar.
- Prior experience as General Counsel or Deputy General Counsel, ideally within a technology or high-growth startup environment.
- Proven track record of building, leading, and scaling legal teams in fast-paced organizations.
- Strong expertise in corporate law, commercial contracting, privacy, data use, intellectual property, and regulatory frameworks.
- Experience in fintech or highly regulated industries is strongly preferred.
- Ability to provide clear, practical legal advice in ambiguous and fast-moving situations.
- Excellent communication, leadership, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence executive and board-level audiences.
- Strong project management and organizational skills with a proactive, hands-on leadership approach.
- Ability to build trusted relationships across internal teams and external partners.
Compensation & Benefits
- Competitive compensation including salary and equity participation.
- Fully remote-first work model with flexible working hours.
- Unlimited paid time off and company-wide recharge days.
- Annual team offsites and global collaboration opportunities.
- Weekly lifestyle perks and travel-related employee discounts.
- Generous parental leave and family-friendly return-to-work support.
- Comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage from day one.
- Wellness budgets, learning funds, and professional development support.
Location
- United States (remote-first)
This role offers a high-impact opportunity for a legal leader who thrives in complexity, builds strong teams, and brings clarity to fast-moving business challenges.