SVPEGM Legal, San Francisco Bay Area, CA (Hybrid) (938-SLS)
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Job Location:
San Francisco, CA - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
30+ days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Our client is a global publicly traded technology company operating at the intersection of SaaS fintech and payments serving millions of small and mid-sized businesses worldwide. With a strong international footprint significant scale and continued rapid growth particularly in the U.S. the company is seeking a business-minded execution-oriented and sophisticated SVP/EGM Legal to lead its U.S. legal organization at a pivotal moment.
This role serves as the top senior legal executive in the United States and will manage a team of 30 professionals. It will report to the companys Chief Legal Officer who is based internationally. The SVP/EGM Legal will act as a key lieutenant to global legal leadership and a trusted advisor to U.S.-based senior executives including the CEO.
The legal function is well established and globally scaled with deep expertise across corporate commercial regulatory product and operations. The SVP/EGM Legal will build on that foundation elevating legals impact as the company continues to grow in complexity scale enterprise operations and expand its go-to-market footprint.
The position is based in the San Francisco Bay Area (San Mateo California) and operates in a hybrid model with an in-office expectation of approximately 2-3 day per week. For the right candidate a New Yorkbased location may be considered.
Key Responsibilities Include:
- Serve as the principal legal advisor to U.S.-based senior leadership and a strategic partner to the CEO and global executive team.
- Lead all U.S. legal matters across commercial transactions go-to-market strategy partnerships M&A and product counseling.
- Act as the primary legal face of the organization in the U.S. representing the function with credibility confidence and executive presence.
- Partner closely with sales marketing product and operations leaders to enable growth while managing risk in a fast-paced high-change environment.
- Lead develop and mentor a legal organization of approximately 30 professionals including multiple senior leaders and people managers.
- Operate as a hands-on player/coach balancing executive-level strategy with practical execution.
- Collaborate closely with global legal leadership on matters involving IP privacy governance and other specialized functions.
- Drive operational excellence within the legal organization including process improvement legal technology adoption and disciplined management of outside counsel.
- Support global transactions and initiatives including strategic acquisitions and cross-border matters.
Professional Qualifications:
- Juris Doctor (J.D.) from an accredited law school and active bar membership in at least one U.S. jurisdiction.
- Significant in-house legal experience within high-growth technology companies; experience in SaaS fintech payments or enterprise software environments strongly preferred.
- Prior General Counsel experience preferred; seasoned Deputy General Counsel candidates with enterprise-scale leadership experience will be considered.
- Strong commercial contracting background including customer partner and revenue-generating agreements.
- Demonstrated experience advising senior executives and influencing at the C-suite level.
- Proven ability to lead and develop teams of leaders in complex matrixed organizations.
- Experience operating effectively in fast-paced ambiguous and execution-driven environments.
- Management experience
Personal Characteristics:
- Executive presence with the ability to operate as a peer to senior leadership.
- Pragmatic solution-oriented and commercially minded.
- Comfortable taking smart risks and making decisions with imperfect information.
- Humble collaborative and low-ego with strong relationship-building skills.
- Resilient and adaptable with the ability to thrive amid rapid change.
- Hands-on leader who can balance strategic vision with operational rigor.
Compensation:
The role offers a competitive executive compensation package including a base salary of approximately $400000 an annual bonus target of 60% and an RSU equity grant. Total compensation is designed to align with executive-level scope and long-term value creation.
This is a rare opportunity to step into a highly visible leadership role within a globally scaled technology company that continues to operate with the urgency and ambition of a growth-stage organization.
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. #938-SLS
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