General Counsel

Standard Bots is building the next generation of industrial robots hardware thats powerful affordable and designed to scale. As we grow so does our commercial footprint: enterprise customers defense partners resellers suppliers strategic investments and international expansion. Every one of those relationships runs on a contract and we need someone at the center of it all. This role is central to that.

Note: This role is hybrid with three days per week on-site at our Glen Cove NY or Manhattan office.

Were looking for a General Counsel to be our first in-house legal hire. Youll own the full contract lifecycle across sales partnerships and procurement build the playbooks and processes that help deals close faster and serve as the trusted first call for anything legal at Standard Bots from employment matters to entity structuring as we expand internationally.

Most of your time will be spent on commercial contracts but youll also spot issues across privacy product liability employment and corporate matters and know when and how to engage outside counsel efficiently.

• Own drafting review and negotiation of customer agreements NDAs supply agreements reseller agreements and supplier documents negotiating directly with counterparties from Fortune 500 enterprises and defense primes to universities and startups

• Standardize our terms & conditions and build a contract clause playbook: standard positions acceptable fallbacks and escalation triggers for our most-negotiated terms

• Structure liability indemnification insurance and warranty terms appropriate for an industrial hardware company with awareness of robotics safety standards (e.g. OSHA ANSI/RIA R15.06)

• Negotiate data processing agreements privacy terms and AI-use provisions; support defense customer compliance requirements (DFARS CMMC NIST SP 800-171)

• Support international expansion subsidiary formation cross-border contracting and coordination of local counsel in new markets

• Handle employment matters including agreement templates multi-state restrictive covenant issues and management of any employment disputes or litigation alongside outside counsel

• Support strategic transactions (LOIs investments partnerships) including diligence and IP-related deal terms

• Serve as the single point of contact for legal questions across the company and manage outside counsel scope and spend

• J.D. and admission to practice in New York (with experience addressing legal matters in other states as well)

• 610 years of experience with a substantial focus on commercial contracts and technology transactions ideally combining law firm training and in-house experience

• Experience with hardware industrial technology robotics or manufacturing companies you understand physical products supply chains and product liability

• Proven ability to negotiate directly with sophisticated counterparties including large enterprise legal teams

• Comfort as a department of one: strong judgment on risk pragmatism to keep deals moving and a business-first mindset

• Excellent communication skills with the ability to explain legal risk plainly to non-lawyers

• Reliable availability to work on-site in Manhattan or Glen Cove three days per week

• Government contracting experience (DFARS flowdowns CMMC NIST SP 800-171)

• Employment law or employment litigation management experience

• International experience entity formation cross-border agreements or expansion into new markets

• Data privacy expertise (DPA negotiation GDPR/state privacy laws)

• Corporate/M&A or venture transaction experience

• Experience building a legal function from scratch at a high-growth startup

• Experience supporting a company through an IPO or preparing for public-company obligations (SEC reporting corporate governance SOX compliance) Comment end

The salary range for this role is $205800 to $265000 based on experience. We are open to a variety of seniority levels for this role and will build compensation packages that are commensurate with seniority and skill level. Base salary is just one part of the overall compensation at Standard Bots. All Full-Time Employees are eligible for Employee Stock Options. We also offer a package of benefits including paid time off medical/dental/vision insurance life insurance disability insurance and 401(k) to regular full-time employees.