General Counsel (Tech)

Overview

This role builds and leads the organization’s legal function, advising leadership on legal, regulatory, and risk matters. Responsibilities span commercial contracting, regulatory compliance, litigation, international expansion, corporate governance, employment law, and strategic initiatives. External counsel is used for many matters.

A core focus of the position is driving accountability among data brokers for noncompliance and supporting enforcement efforts involving state and federal privacy regulators.

Responsibilities

• Advise the CEO, Board of Directors, and leadership team on legal, regulatory, and risk matters.
• Draft, review, manage, and negotiate commercial agreements, including B2B SaaS, vendor, and partnership contracts.
• Develop legal processes and systems to manage higher volumes across contracting and related legal work.
• Lead data privacy and regulatory compliance efforts.
• Increase data broker compliance with opt out requests by:
  • Communicating directly with noncompliant 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 noncompliance 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.
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills, with a bias for action and pragmatism.
• Strong commitment to 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).

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

• Fully-remote global team.
• This position is based in the United States and requires regular U.S. business hours, i.e. in the U.S. Eastern, Central, Mountain, and/or Pacific time zones.

Equal Opportunity

The organization values diversity and is an equal opportunity employer. It does not discriminate on the basis of 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.