Deputy General Counsel

Summary

Join Truv as their Deputy General Counsel and play a pivotal role in shaping legal strategy, leading the legal team, and protecting company interests. Reporting to the CFO, this role offers a promotion pathway to General Counsel. Truv is a rapidly growing, remote-first company revolutionizing financial data access. The ideal candidate will possess strong legal expertise, excellent communication skills, and a startup-minded approach. This position requires managing daily legal operations, overseeing commercial contracts, developing compliance frameworks, advising leadership, and collaborating with executives. The successful candidate will be outcome-oriented, risk-savvy, and committed to maintaining high ethical standards.

Requirements

• Have 4-8 years of legal experience, likely a mix of big law and in-house (or you’re ready to make the jump)
• Have a JD from an ABA accredited program and are an active bar member in any state or regional equivalent

Responsibilities

• Lead the legal function: Manage daily operations and budget to perform a broad range of legal work, providing strategic direction, strong execution, and mentorship while operating with a high degree of autonomy and relying on strong organizational and prioritization skills
• Oversee commercial contract management: Draft, structure, review, and negotiate a wide range of agreements, including software service agreements, partnerships, and vendor contracts, aligning outcomes with company objectives
• Develop the company’s regulatory compliance framework, offering practical solutions that support innovation and growth. Maintain current knowledge of relevant laws, particularly the FCRA
• Advise leadership on risk, compliance, and legal frameworks to support our growth. Research and respond to inquiries relating to complex operational and regulatory issues
• Collaborate with executives and managers to define and implement company-wide legal and compliance policies. Leverage technology to improve scalability, strengthen collaboration, and achieve strong results faster
• Corporate governance: Maintain corporate records, assist with financings, and ensure the company remains in good standing
• Oversee and manage relationships with external legal counsel as needed to ensure high-quality, cost-effective support across jurisdictions and domains
• Everything else: As our legal chief, you’ll be the point person to help navigate a broad range of matters, including labor, privacy, IP, litigation, immigration, and more

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with financial services and the public sector
• Experience with transactions such as equity fundraising, debt financing, and M&A

Benefits

• Competitive equity package
• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k)
• Flexible vacation policy
• Fully remote
• High-impact role with significant independence and clear growth trajectory
• Opportunity to shape the future of financial data access
• $180,000 - $230,000 a year Base salary