Senior Director, Legal

About Kasa

Kasa is the leading tech‑enabled hotel and apartment hotel brand and manager. We have built a hospitality operating system that improves profitability while delivering a high‑quality, digitally forward experience to guests. By partnering with owners of multifamily and boutique hospitality properties, we deliver stylish, professionally managed accommodations to business and leisure travelers and create a new class of well‑priced, reliable hospitality.

The Role

As Senior Director, Legal you will serve as the company’s commercial legal leader. You’ll protect and enable the business across commercial contracts, litigation, risk, employment, corporate governance, and regulatory compliance. Reporting directly to the CEO, you will advise executives and partner with commercial, operations, finance, and people teams to build scalable legal infrastructure for a fast‑moving, tech‑enabled hospitality platform operating across 85+ properties in the U.S. and internationally.

Required Attributes

• Business‑First Legal Thinker : Approaches legal work as a strategic partner, identifying risk and enabling decisions.
• Commercial Contracts Expert : Drafts, negotiates, and manages a broad range of agreements with appropriate risk allocation and efficient contracting at scale.
• Litigation Strategist : Manages disputes and litigation, balancing exposure, cost, and business impact.
• Risk and Insurance Owner : Designs and manages the insurance portfolio and risk transfer strategy.
• Employment Counsel : Advises on workforce risk across 25+ states, maintaining defensible employment practices.
• Corporate and Transactional Leader : Manages entity governance, financing transactions, and strategic asset deals.
• IP and Privacy Steward : Oversees the trademark portfolio and ensures compliance with privacy and data protection laws.
• Team Builder : Leads the regulatory team and manages outside counsel relationships with a focus on cost‑effective outcomes.
• Culture Cultivator : Fosters a world‑class team that engages, grows, and exceeds expectations.

Key Responsibilities

Commercial Contract Negotiation

• Draft, review, and negotiate commercial agreements, including software, hardware, vendor, group sales, corporate rate, and event space agreements.
• Develop and maintain contract templates and self‑service workflows within Ironclad.
• Improve the contract procurement and approval framework, ensuring stakeholder approvals and centralized tracking.

Litigation and Dispute Management

• Manage litigation and pre‑litigation disputes, setting strategy and evaluating exposure.
• Select and supervise outside counsel for cost‑effective outcomes.
• Advises executive leadership on claims exposure and settlement decisions.

Insurance and Risk Transfer

• Manage the insurance portfolio, including design, broker selection, policy procurement, renewal, coverage analysis, and claims management.
• Lead underwriting strategy and renewal processes.
• Ensure vendor agreements include robust indemnification and insurance requirements.
• Serve as internal owner for insurance claims, coordinating with brokers, carriers, and stakeholders.
• Develop risk management policies and training programs.

Employment

• Advise the People Department on workforce risk and regulatory risk.
• Partner with outside counsel to draft and maintain key employment documents.
• Design, implement, and update company policies and trainings across 25+ states.

Corporate Governance, Financing, and Transactions

• Manage corporate governance and entity compliance for domestic and international subsidiaries.
• Lead internal legal workstreams and partner with outside counsel on equity and debt financings and strategic asset deals.

Product, Intellectual Property, and Privacy

• Maintain and expand the trademark portfolio.
• Advise and train units on privacy and data protection matters.
• Maintain the company’s internal and external policy documents.

Leadership and Management

• Serve on the leadership team, advising on legal, regulatory, and risk considerations.
• Select and oversee outside counsel for specialized legal needs.
• Manage the regulatory team for license and permit procurement across all managed locations.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of relevant experience, with at least three years as in‑house counsel for an operating company, preferably in hospitality.
• J.D. from a top‑tier accredited U.S. law school.
• Bar admission and active membership in a U.S. state.
• Comfortable with Google Suite, Slack, Ironclad or similar contract management software, and leading AI tools.

Our Interview Process

We begin with a short Vervoe assessment (~45 minutes). It’s designed to give candidates a feel for day‑to‑day work and showcase skills beyond the resume.

Benefits

• Travel Credit: free stays in Kasa locations and discounts for friends and family.
• Pay : $200,000–$225,000 base salary, possibly with equity, bonus, perks, and travel credits.
• Remote Work: over three‑quarters of the team works remotely; flexibility is a core value.
• Generous Stock Option Plan.
• Flexible PTO for full‑time exempt employees.
• Health Coverage: comprehensive health insurance, including fertility coverage.
• 401(k) plan with 100% match on the first 3% of salary.
• Additional perks: Wi‑fi stipend, home office stipend, and more.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Kasa is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability, national origin, veteran status, or any other basis covered by law. All employment is based on qualifications, merit, and business need.

Verification Participation

Kasa is an E‑Verify participant. We verify identity and employment eligibility for all U.S. hires through the Form I‑9 and SSA/DHS records.