Head of Legal

Head Of Legal

Salary: $210,000 - $255,000

Role Overview: The Head of Legal will own all legal strategy, risk management, and corporate governance for Shinkei Systems and its affiliated entities. This role is focused on protecting the business while enabling rapid execution across robotics, seafood operations, and CPG commercialization. The Head of Legal will act as both a strategic advisor and hands-on operator designing scalable legal systems, reducing outside counsel dependency, and ensuring compliant, efficient growth across complex operational and commercial activities. You will be a close strategic partner to the business – driving decisions in supply chain, product, and commercial strategy.

What You Get To Do:

• Act as a true legal generalist – identify, triage, and correct risks to the business
• Serve as an embedded legal partner to every vertical within the company, primarily Finance, Sales, Operations, Marine Resources, Quality Assurance, Government Affairs, and People
• Manage commercial agreements and financing documentation – draft, negotiate, and close financing transactions and service and commercial agreements at all stages
• Maintain legal backbone of the business – build and maintain basic legal templates and playbooks - non-disclosure agreements, leases, vendor / partnership contracts, etc.
• Act as the point guard for specialized outside counsel – translating legalese into plain language and business opportunities into execution
• Implement regulatory and compliance best practices, particularly in food safety and intellectual property regulations
• Own corporate governance, entity management, investor rights, and board-related matters

What You Will Need:

• 8+ years of experience in corporate law, commercial contracts, and operational legal environments
• JD from an accredited law school and an active California state bar membership in good standing (Washington and Alaska are a bonus)
• Experience in food & beverage, manufacturing, seafood, maritime, or other regulated supply chains strongly preferred
• Experience with equity and venture financing or M&A transactions and cross-border agreements
• Preferred: In-house experience at a high-growth technology or consumer goods startup
• Comfort operating without a large legal team and willingness to straddle both strategic advisory and day-to-day execution