General Counsel

Overview

The organization is seeking an experienced General Counsel to join the Executive Leadership Team and serve as the senior legal leader globally. Reporting directly to the CEO, this role provides strategic legal counsel to the CEO, Board, and Executive Leadership Team while overseeing the broader Legal, Risk, and Compliance functions.

This is a highly commercial leadership position that requires comfort operating at Board level while staying close to the business to help teams move quickly.

Responsibilities

• Act as a trusted legal and strategic advisor to the CEO, Board, and Executive Leadership Team.
• Lead the organization’s Legal, Risk, and Compliance functions across the United States, APAC, and Europe.
• Provide practical commercial advice across corporate and commercial law, technology and SaaS contracts, partnerships, privacy and data protection, employment law, intellectual property, and other matters affecting the business.
• Review, draft, and negotiate complex commercial agreements, including customer, software licensing, vendor, employment, and confidentiality agreements.
• Own the organization’s approach to legal and regulatory risk, ensuring appropriate frameworks, policies, and controls are embedded across the organization.
• Keep the Executive Leadership Team and Board ahead of emerging legislation and regulatory developments across relevant jurisdictions.
• Lead and support M&A and other corporate transactions, including due diligence, deal structuring, and post-transaction integration.
• Support Board and corporate governance activities, including Board materials, resolutions, and corporate secretarial requirements.
• Oversee data privacy, cybersecurity, and broader legal and regulatory compliance.
• Manage litigation, disputes, and claims, and oversee relationships with external counsel.
• Build scalable legal infrastructure, including contract templates, negotiation playbooks, workflows, and processes supporting continued growth.

Requirements

• Juris Doctor (JD), or regional equivalent, from an accredited law school.
• Active membership in good standing with at least one US state bar; California, Texas, New York or Florida admission is preferred.
• 15+ years’ post-qualification legal experience, including significant in-house experience, ideally within SaaS, fintech, or technology.
• Prior experience as General Counsel or senior legal leader, including leadership of both senior and junior legal professionals.
• Experience operating within a scaling, venture-backed, or PE-backed global technology business.
• Strong experience across commercial contracting, corporate law, privacy, data protection, and cybersecurity.
• Experience advising a Board and senior executives on complex legal, governance, and risk matters.
• Experience supporting M&A and corporate transactions.
• Ability to operate effectively across multiple jurisdictions, particularly the United States, APAC and Europe.
• Exposure to frameworks such as ISO 27001, ISO 27701 and SOC 2 is highly regarded.
• Fluency in another language, particularly French, is advantageous but not required.

Compensation & Benefits

Not specified.

Location

Global role with leadership coverage across the United States, APAC, and Europe.