Associate General Counsel – New York City (Hybrid) (950-SLS)

Solutus Legal Search

Job Location:

New York City, NY - USA

Monthly Salary: $ 230 - 250

Posted on: 7 days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Our client an AI-powered fintech company has exclusively retained Solutus Legal in its search for an Associate General Counsel. As the second attorney at the company reporting to the Chief Administrative Officer & General Counsel this attorney will be a central partner in driving the Companys business goals as they scale and continue to establish themselves as the leading trusted partner for both financial institutions and consumers.

The AGC will play an instrumental role in the Companys expansion into new product lines partnering closely with Product Engineering Ops Compliance and Sales teams. They will be a generalist who is comfortable quickly becoming an expert in a heavily regulated industry working across teams and context shifting in a fast-paced environment. The AGC will help shape the Companys legal culture and how they integrate creative forward-thinking legal solutions in their business decisions and growth strategies

Responsibilities will include:

Championing Legal as an accelerant: Bringing a creative solution-oriented approach to your work. Your role will play a central part in ensuring the Companys legal approaches go beyond compliance and demonstrate innovation paving the way for their entry into new product lines and geographies.
Navigating regulatory complexity: Developing a deep understanding of the Companys regulatory landscape to inform their risk philosophy and proactively guide their business compliance and technical teams as they navigate relevant laws and regulations.
Establishing excellence in product counseling: Youll support the Companys Product and Engineering teams as they develop new products and expand into new business lines moving roadblocks and providing practical and actionable advice thats rooted in creativity ethics and a growth mindset.
Making commercial transactions seamless: Reviewing drafting and negotiating sales and vendor agreements identifying opportunities for growth and commercial advantage.
Creating scalable legal processes: Designing and implementing scalable legal processes that grow alongside the team and business including in product counseling contract processes and litigation management.
Helping build a world-class Legal team: Helping design and build a Legal team to support the Companys growth.

Requirements/Skills:

5-8 years of experience in a legal role in a high-growth startup environment; experience in a regulated industry preferred.
Strong experience working closely with product and engineering teams providing critical legal insights that shape product strategy and development
Comfort acting in a generalist capacity and managing a variety of legal areas including product counseling commercial contract review and litigation management
Demonstrated ability to align legal expertise with commercial objectives and adept in legal aspects of product innovation and market expansion
Demonstrated ability to navigate effectively in the ambiguous and rapidly changing environment of a growing startup
Exceptional verbal and written communication skills with the ability to articulate complex legal concepts to non-legal stakeholders
A proactive hands-on approach ready to engage directly with various aspects of our business

The current targeted base salary for this position ranges from $230K - $250K plus equity. Actual compensation is determined based on several factors including a candidates qualifications and years of directly relevant experience. The company is located in New York with a three day a week in-office requirement. As a New York City-based company our client is dedicated to transparent fair and equitable compensation practices that reflect their commitment to fostering an environment where all team members are valued and supported. Our client encourages individuals from all backgrounds to apply.

Our client is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. They do not discriminate based on race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability status age veteran status or any other legally protected characteristic.

Solutus has been selected as the exclusive representative for this search. Candidates applying directly to the company will be redirected to Solutus for consideration.

Ref. #950-SLS

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Required Experience:

Responsibilities will include:

Championing Legal as an accelerant: Bringing a creative solution-oriented approach to your work. Your role will play a central part in ensuring the Companys legal approaches go beyond compliance and demonstrate innovation paving the way for their entry into new product lines and geographies.
Navigating regulatory complexity: Developing a deep understanding of the Companys regulatory landscape to inform their risk philosophy and proactively guide their business compliance and technical teams as they navigate relevant laws and regulations.
Establishing excellence in product counseling: Youll support the Companys Product and Engineering teams as they develop new products and expand into new business lines moving roadblocks and providing practical and actionable advice thats rooted in creativity ethics and a growth mindset.
Making commercial transactions seamless: Reviewing drafting and negotiating sales and vendor agreements identifying opportunities for growth and commercial advantage.
Creating scalable legal processes: Designing and implementing scalable legal processes that grow alongside the team and business including in product counseling contract processes and litigation management.
Helping build a world-class Legal team: Helping design and build a Legal team to support the Companys growth.

Requirements/Skills:

5-8 years of experience in a legal role in a high-growth startup environment; experience in a regulated industry preferred.
Strong experience working closely with product and engineering teams providing critical legal insights that shape product strategy and development
Comfort acting in a generalist capacity and managing a variety of legal areas including product counseling commercial contract review and litigation management
Demonstrated ability to align legal expertise with commercial objectives and adept in legal aspects of product innovation and market expansion
Demonstrated ability to navigate effectively in the ambiguous and rapidly changing environment of a growing startup
Exceptional verbal and written communication skills with the ability to articulate complex legal concepts to non-legal stakeholders
A proactive hands-on approach ready to engage directly with various aspects of our business

Solutus has been selected as the exclusive representative for this search. Candidates applying directly to the company will be redirected to Solutus for consideration.

Ref. #950-SLS

Required Experience: