Distribution Innovation is hiring a
Director of Legal

Summary

Join us in our mission to unleash and uplevel the world’s know-how! As the Director of Legal, you will own all aspects of legal strategy, including commercial, product & privacy, corporate, and employment law. You will be responsible for maintaining and improving our legal practices, working closely with Sales, Customer Success, Revenue Operations, and Finance to develop best-in-class B2B commercial processes that set Scribe up for success across channels.

Requirements

• 6+ years of experience, including 3+ years at law firms and 3+ years in-house at high growth technology companies (strong preference for SaaS or B2B businesses)
• Experience providing tactical, day-to-day legal support while also having the ability to zoom out and think strategically
• Proficiency in commercial B2B SaaS transactions, including direct, channel partnerships, and strategic transactions
• Deep expertise in tech-related legal matters, including SaaS agreements and data privacy regulations (GDPR, CCPA, etc.)
• Outstanding verbal and written communication skills
• Must understand and be able to articulate the financial and regulatory impact of our business decisions to internal and external stakeholders
• An appetite to learn new areas of the legal function that you previously didn’t have exposure to
• Experience with managing external counsel
• Exceptional judgment and integrity
• Strong sense of initiative & ownership
• JD degree from an accredited law school and admission to a state bar

Responsibilities

• Advise the executive leadership team on legal matters
• Draft, structure, review, negotiate, and advise on various inbound and outbound commercial agreements, including customer and channel sales transactions that drive the company’s revenues, strategic partnerships, NDAs, and vendor agreements
• Manage, influence, evolve, and scale Scribe’s commercial contracting function, including operational aspects, to drive excellence and efficiency in contracting
• Balance and prioritize the strategic and complex projects you are leading and the contracts you're negotiating
• Work cross-functionally with revenue, partnerships, and finance teams to navigate customer requirements while balancing Scribe’s operational process and need for scalability, becoming a trusted advisor to the team
• Provide guidance on data privacy and protection issues, ensuring products and services adhere to relevant regulations
• Manage corporate legal matters, including equity transactions and governance matters
• Advise on employment-related matters, including HR policies, employment agreements, and compliance with employment laws
• Collaborate cross-functionally with teams across the organization, providing legal insights to support strategic initiatives and product development

Benefits

• Competitive salaries
• Comprehensive healthcare benefits
• Exciting and motivating equity
• Unlimited PTO
• 401k
• Parental Leave
• Commuter/Remote benefits
• WFH Stipend
• Team Bonding opportunities - as a distributed team, being able to build meaningful bonds both virtually and in person is incredibly important to us! We are constantly evaluating how we accomplish this and currently, teams are given opportunities to gather in person throughout the year