Deputy General Counsel

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Deputy General Counsel based in United States.

This role offers the opportunity to shape the future of a modern, AI-enabled legal function within a fast-growing technology environment.
You will act as a strategic legal advisor, partnering with executive leaders to navigate complex business, regulatory, and operational challenges.
The position combines legal leadership, business strategy, and innovation, with a strong focus on improving legal operations through technology.
You will oversee a broad range of matters, including governance, commercial transactions, privacy, compliance, and risk management.
As a key member of the leadership team, you will help build scalable processes and guide high-impact decisions across the organization.
This is an ideal opportunity for an experienced in-house legal leader who enjoys solving complex problems and driving meaningful change.

 

Accountabilities:

The Deputy General Counsel will provide strategic legal guidance while helping build an efficient, scalable, and technology-forward legal organization. This role requires strong business judgment, leadership capabilities, and the ability to translate complex legal matters into practical solutions that support growth and innovation.

• Partner with executive leadership and senior stakeholders to define legal strategy, governance frameworks, risk management approaches, and business priorities.
• Support the General Counsel in managing the Legal Department’s strategy, operations, and overall effectiveness.
• Lead and mentor a high-performing legal team while fostering collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Identify opportunities to leverage AI tools and modern technologies to enhance legal research, drafting, knowledge management, and operational efficiency.
• Advise business teams on corporate, commercial, regulatory, privacy, consumer protection, employment, and compliance matters.
• Manage complex legal issues, including strategic transactions, commercial agreements, disputes, and high-impact regulatory matters.
• Draft, review, negotiate, and oversee a wide variety of business agreements and strategic partnerships.
• Strengthen legal operations, entity management, governance processes, workflows, and internal policies to support organizational growth.
• Oversee outside counsel relationships and coordinate litigation, disputes, and other specialized legal matters.
• Develop legal training programs and promote risk-aware decision-making throughout the organization.
• Collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams in a remote-first, highly collaborative, and asynchronous work environment.

Requirements:

The ideal candidate is a seasoned legal professional with extensive in-house experience, strong corporate expertise, and a passion for leveraging technology to transform legal operations.

• 12+ years of relevant legal experience, including at least 5 years working in an in-house legal environment.
• Proven experience advising executive teams on strategic legal matters, governance, risk management, and business initiatives.
• Strong background as a corporate generalist with expertise in corporate governance, commercial transactions, and business operations.
• Experience supporting technology, internet, platform, e-commerce, consumer, or subscription-based businesses.
• Demonstrated ability to manage complex legal matters involving consumer protection, litigation, compliance, and regulatory requirements.
• Experience with international operations and domestic or global regulatory frameworks is preferred.
• Knowledge of privacy, data governance, and cybersecurity matters is highly valuable.
• Curiosity about artificial intelligence and experience adopting AI-enabled workflows to improve legal practices and team efficiency.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills with the ability to influence executives, business leaders, and legal partners.
• Strong leadership skills with experience mentoring, developing, and scaling legal teams.
• Excellent business judgment, adaptability, creativity, and comfort operating in ambiguous environments.
• Ability to challenge traditional approaches while maintaining a practical, solutions-oriented legal mindset.

Benefits:

• Opportunity to shape a modern, AI-powered legal function within an innovative technology environment.
• Remote work flexibility from eligible U.S. states.
• Competitive compensation package with pay transparency provided during the application process where applicable.
• Opportunity to influence business strategy and support meaningful company growth.
• Collaborative, inclusive, and globally distributed workplace culture.
• Ability to work with advanced AI technologies and help define the future of legal operations.
• Career growth opportunities and the chance to build scalable processes from the ground up.
• Supportive environment focused on innovation, teamwork, and continuous improvement.

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