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Head of Legal

The Military Veteran

The Opportunity: Head of Legal

Location: NYC OR LA


Reports to: Senior Leadership

Company Overview

A growing organization is building a strong platform for long-term growth and continued expansion.

The company offers an entrepreneurial, fast-paced environment with a focus on thoughtful decision-making and execution.

Position Overview

The Head of Legal will serve as a key advisor to senior leadership and support a broad range of legal and business matters.

This individual will balance strategic counsel with hands-on execution and help the organization navigate growth, complexity, and change.

Key Responsibilities
  • Advise senior leadership on legal and business matters
  • Manage commercial agreements and contracts
  • Support corporate and transactional initiatives
  • Oversee compliance and risk-related matters
  • Manage relationships with outside counsel
  • Partner with leaders across the organization
  • Develop scalable legal processes and practices
  • Provide practical guidance on complex or ambiguous issues

Qualifications

The ideal candidate is an experienced legal leader with broad corporate and commercial experience and a track record of working closely with senior executives.

Strong candidates will be pragmatic, entrepreneurial, confident, and comfortable operating in a fast-moving environment with significant autonomy.

Work Environment & Travel

This role will work closely with leadership teams across the organization, with periodic travel as needed.

Compensation

Base salary in the low to mid $200Ks, plus equity
Vacancy posted 1 day ago
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