VP Associate General Counsel

Overview

An established wealth technology firm is seeking an experienced attorney to join their internal legal team. This role focuses primarily on negotiating and preparing sales contracts, with additional responsibilities including advising on partner, vendor, and other commercial agreements. The attorney will provide legal counsel and support to sales, account management, product, and technology teams, and coordinate with third-party specialists on intellectual property, technology, security, and regulatory matters. This position reports directly to the Chief Legal Officer.

Responsibilities

• Provide legal support across the organization, focusing on commercial contracts, litigation, risk management, and general corporate law.
• Negotiate, draft, and finalize commercial, SaaS subscription, and related agreements for product sales in the U.S. and internationally.
• Assist with partner, vendor, and other commercial contracts as needed.
• Oversee and manage litigation and dispute resolution efforts, collaborating with legal and business colleagues to mitigate risk, control costs, and support business objectives.
• Work with sales, finance, and legal teams to identify and implement practices that increase efficiency and revenue throughput.
• Ensure compliance with company policies and procedures during deal and project execution.
• Support other legal and compliance matters as required.
• Conduct general legal research and provide ongoing legal support.

Requirements

• Juris Doctor (JD) degree and membership in good standing with a U.S. State Bar.
• Minimum of 10 years of legal experience, including a mix of commercial, corporate, and litigation work.
• Experience in both law firm and in-house legal environments preferred, with demonstrated ability to manage legal processes and professionals.
• Substantial experience managing SaaS subscription agreements and collaborating with sales teams to drive deals from inception to close.
• Proven ability to establish efficient legal department operations.
• Broad knowledge of U.S. data privacy laws and regulations, with working familiarity of international data privacy frameworks such as GDPR.
• Knowledge and experience in intellectual property law, particularly related to SaaS delivery models.
• Strong business acumen and ability to align legal strategies with business goals.
• Excellent writing, oral communication, organizational, interpersonal, and project management skills.
• Ability to work independently with limited oversight and manage multiple relationships.
• Comfortable handling complex and nuanced legal issues.
• Eagerness to learn new skills and areas of law and business.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience managing litigation and dispute resolution.
• Demonstrated creativity in problem-solving for business teams.

Compensation & Benefits

• Salary range: $200,000 - $225,000, dependent on education, experience, skills, geographic location, and internal equity.
• Bonus eligible, based on company and individual performance.
• Comprehensive benefits package including medical/Rx, dental, vision, disability, life/AD&D insurance.
• Flexible Savings Account (FSA) and Health Savings Account (HSA).
• Employee Assistance Plan (EAP) and health advocacy services.
• Voluntary ancillary insurance plans (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity, legal, identity theft, auto/home, pet insurance).
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with company match.
• Paid time off.

Location

• United States (specific location not specified).