Overview
The organization is seeking a General Counsel to build and lead its legal function. This role covers commercial transactions, regulatory compliance, litigation, international expansion, corporate governance, employment matters, and strategic initiatives. External counsel will be utilized for many areas.
A central focus of the position is advocating for consumer data privacy rights and holding data brokers accountable for noncompliance. The General Counsel will support the organization’s opt out enforcement efforts across multiple U.S. state privacy laws.
Responsibilities
- Advise the CEO, Board of Directors, and leadership team on legal, regulatory, and risk matters.
- Draft, review, manage, and negotiate a wide range of commercial agreements, including B2B SaaS, vendor, and partnership contracts; create processes and systems to manage increased volume.
- Lead data privacy and regulatory compliance efforts.
- Drive data broker compliance with opt out requests by:
- Communicating directly with non-compliant data brokers to compel compliance.
- Building collaborative relationships with state enforcement bodies, including CalPrivacy / California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA), state Attorneys General, and Departments of Justice.
- Assembling evidence of non-compliance and filing complaints with regulators to enforce compliance with consumer data privacy laws.
- Support corporate governance, board matters, and equity administration.
- Support financing transactions, equity and debt instruments, and potential M&A activity.
- Advise on employment matters, intellectual property, and risk mitigation.
- Manage outside counsel relationships and develop internal legal processes and policies.
- Build and lead the legal function, including potential future legal hires.
Requirements
- 8–15 years of legal experience, including time spent at a top-tier law firm and in-house at a technology or privacy-focused company.
- Strong expertise in U.S. consumer data privacy law and regulatory frameworks; familiarity with enforcement trends under the CCPA, VCDPA, CPA, TDPSA, OCPA, and other state data privacy laws is strongly preferred.
- Demonstrated experience navigating or working with regulatory agencies such as the CPPA, Attorney General offices, Departments of Justice, or the Federal Trade Commission (FTC).
- Strong background in commercial contracts, corporate governance, and startup equity and debt financing matters.
- Excellent communicator and negotiator with a bias for action and pragmatism.
- Passion for consumer privacy and motivation for holding data brokers accountable to consumer data privacy laws.
- Track record of professional success and achievement.
- Licensed to practice law in the U.S. (California preferred, but not required).
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience applying legal strategy to consumer data privacy enforcement and data broker compliance.
Compensation & Benefits
- Base salary: $240K - $270K
- Bonus
- Health, dental, and vision insurance
- 401k program with employer match
- Paid time off policy
- Stipend for home office setup
Location
This position is based in the United States, supporting a fully-remote global team. Regular U.S. business hours are required (U.S. Eastern, Central, Mountain, and/or Pacific time zones).
Equal Opportunity
The employer values diversity and is an equal opportunity employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factor.