General Counsel, Group

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Posted Sep 25, 2026

Remote · US · ask about Worldwide Full Time

$250K – $350K/yr

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Overview

This role serves as the organization’s senior legal officer, responsible for the legal architecture behind high-value decisions. Key focus areas include governance, the US regulatory perimeter, entity structure and capitalisation transactions.

The position advises the Board and its committees, the CEO, the COO, and shareholders. It also serves as Secretary of the Board and the Audit Committee, and is the named Compliance Officer for the Americas. Day-to-day unit-level legal matters are handled by the Unit Legal Team; this role sets legal standards, templates, and risk thresholds, and is measured on risk outcomes aligned to business goals, transaction execution, preservation of the US adviser’s exempt status, and development of the legal team.

Responsibilities

Own governance and board machinery, including:
- Operating Agreement
- Board and committee charters
- Written consents
- Officer appointments and ratifications
- Reserved-matters analysis
- Committee composition and terms
- Minutes and records maintained to a standard that shortens future diligence
Preserve the US adviser’s exempt reporting status as products evolve, including clearing every new vehicle, managed-account concept, or structure against the US-adviser trigger list before it is offered to a counterparty.
Own standing US regulatory obligations regardless of exemption, including:
- Anti-fraud
- Insider trading
- Pay-to-play
- Form ADV accuracy
- Regulation D
- Establish sanctions-escalation triggers for commercial teams
Serve as named Compliance Officer for the Americas by running the compliance program through internal resources and an outsourced provider, including:
- Filings and ADV updates
- Policies and training
- Maintain a documented Audit Committee escalation line
- Maintain an approved AML build plan
Oversee the US adviser’s fund offering and marketing materials, including:
- Investor solicitation
- Securities and fundraising matters
- Manage a defined red-flag review process with committed turnaround times
Maintain the legal operating system, including:
- Precleared regulatory positions
- Fund-marketing templates
- Up-to-date trigger lists
- Same-day classification of unclear cases so unit counsel can act independently on all but red-flag matters
Lead firm-level transaction legal work, including:
- Acquisitions and consolidations
- Platform equity raises
- GP-stake and seeding structures
- From structure design through diligence to close
Co-own, with the COO, analysis and recommendations on establishing a second adviser entity to spread regulatory risk and support managed-account capability.
Design and execute legal entity structures supporting business units, including:
- Transfer and allocation mechanics
- Transaction-driven structuring
- Maintain a legal risk register and thresholds
Advise on executive compensation and equity matters, including:
- Equity issuances
- Partner agreements and separations
- Review of success-linked compensation for fundraising-facing personnel
Manage group-level outside counsel as a portfolio, including:
- Panel selection
- Engagement discipline and approval thresholds
- Reducing spend against baseline and eliminating duplicated review
Lead and develop the legal team, delegating work previously handled centrally and holding unit counsel to defined standards

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Requirements

Required Qualifications

JD or equivalent law degree; admitted and in good standing in at least one US state bar.
15+ years’ post-qualification experience, combining a leading law firm’s investment management, funds or corporate practice with senior in-house experience at an investment adviser, asset manager or venture capital / private equity firm.
Deep working knowledge of the Investment Advisers Act (including exempt reporting and venture capital adviser exemptions), Investment Company Act exclusions, Regulation D, and Form ADV, pay-to-play and marketing rules.
Experience as, or directly supporting, a Chief Compliance Officer, including running a compliance program with outsourced providers.
Track record leading firm-level transactions (M&A, equity raises, GP-stake or seeding arrangements, entity restructurings) through to close.
Experience serving as corporate or board secretary, with command of governance mechanics and committee processes.
Proven ability to build legal operating systems (templates, precleared positions, escalation protocols) that let business teams move quickly within defined risk limits.
Experience managing outside counsel with demonstrable cost and quality discipline, and leading and developing lawyers.
Commercial judgment, discretion and presence to act as a trusted adviser to the CEO, COO and Board.
Or equivalent combination of education and experience.