General Counsel, San Francisco, CA (937-SLS)
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Job Location:
San Francisco, CA - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
3 days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Our client is a high-growth venture-backed technology company operating at the intersection of hardware software logistics and e-commerce and backed by marquee investors including Sequoia Capital Andreessen Horowitz and Google Ventures. With significant recent funding at a multi-billion-dollar valuation and a clear trajectory toward an IPO within the next several years our client is seeking a seasoned business-minded General Counsel to join its executive leadership team at a pivotal moment of scale. This attorney will report directly to the CEO.
This role offers a rare opportunity to lead legal strategy for a company that operates real-world infrastructure at scale: deploying regulated hardware building physical facilities navigating land use and zoning and delivering mission-critical services to enterprise customers across healthcare retail and food. The General Counsel will serve as a trusted partner to the CEO Board of Directors and executive leadership team helping the company grow rapidly while operating safely compliantly and efficiently.
The legal function is well established with a strong bench of senior deputies across corporate commercial regulatory product privacy and investigations. The General Counsel will build on this foundation providing leadership strategic direction and judgment as the company enters its next phase of growth and prepares for the public markets.
Key Responsibilities Include:
- Serve as the principal legal advisor to the CEO executive leadership team and Board of Directors.
- Lead all global legal matters including corporate governance financing commercial transactions regulatory compliance real estate land use and operational risk.
- Guide the company through late-stage private company operations capital raises potential debt financings and IPO readiness.
- Oversee complex commercial agreements with enterprise customers strategic partners suppliers and infrastructure counterparties.
- Partner closely with go-to-market sales and operations teams to support large long-term infrastructure-style customer relationships.
- Advise on regulatory frameworks spanning federal state and local authorities including permitting zoning and operational compliance.
- Support real-world operations and safety initiatives including crisis response and incident management.
- Lead and develop a high-performing legal team fostering a pragmatic business-oriented culture.
- Manage outside counsel thoughtfully balancing internal expertise with disciplined external spend.
- Act as a cross-functional leader who can influence collaborate and earn trust in a fast-paced execution-driven environment.
Professional Qualifications:
- Juris Doctor (J.D.) from an accredited law school; active bar membership in at least one U.S. jurisdiction required.
- Significant legal experience at a high-growth technology company
- Prior General Counsel experience preferred though our client will consider seasoned #2 candidates for the position on a case-by-case basis.
- Strong commercial contracting experience including customer supplier and infrastructure agreements.
- One or More of the following:
- Background in hardware-enabled operationally complex businesses (e.g. advanced manufacturing aerospace automotive energy logistics or similarly regulated industries)
- Deep experience in corporate governance venture and late-stage financings and public-company preparation
- Familiarity with land use zoning permitting and regulated operations; ability to partner with specialized regulatory teams
- Demonstrated ability to provide practical business-forward advice without over-lawyering.
- Track record of stability and long-term impact in prior roles.
Personal Characteristics Include:
- Seasoned confident leader who can operate as a peer to senior executives.
- Pragmatic and commercially savvy with an operators mindset.
- Comfortable in fast-paced demanding environments where execution matters.
- Able to influence without relying solely on formal authority or excessive process.
- Resilient steady and unflappable in high-stakes or crisis situations.
- Collaborative low-ego and effective in flat organizational structures.
The ideal candidate will thrive in a fast-paced execution-driven environment and bring a pragmatic operator-oriented approach to legal leadership. Success in this role requires strong judgment resilience and the ability to influence across a highly technical ambitious and demanding executive team while maintaining credibility and trust.
Compensation:
The role offers a competitive executive compensation package including a base salary between
$350k - $400k 50% annual performance-based bonus and meaningful long-term equity
participation aligned with the companys growth and value creation. Total compensation is
designed to provide significant upside potential as the company scales toward the public
markets. The role is based in San Francisco with regular in-office presence; limited flexibility
may be considered on an exception basis.
Solutus Legal Search is proud to have been exclusively retained to assist our client with this
important engagement. Resumes submitted directly to the company will be forwarded to
Solutus Legal Search for evaluation.
Ref. #937-SLS
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- General Counsel
- Legal Case Management
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- Litigation
- Intellectual Property Law
- Legal Counsel
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- Employment & Labor Law
- Real Estate Law
- negotiation
- Contracts
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