Brightwheel is hiring a
Head of Legal

Summary

Join Brightwheel as the founding member of their Legal team, working cross-functionally to build trusted advisor relationships with executive leadership and department leaders. This role involves managing legal risks, creating and improving internal processes, engaging in contract review and negotiation, identifying emerging legal and regulatory risks, and managing corporate governance matters.

Requirements

• JD from an ABA-accredited law school
• 7+ years of corporate law experience
• Active bar membership with a preference to register as in-house counsel in California

Responsibilities

• Work cross functionally with business teams across the company to analyze legal risks and devise creative and efficient solutions
• Build trusted relationships with all internal teams and create or improve internal processes to help both the legal function as well as the business generally streamline, simplify and efficiently execute agreements
• Engage in contract review and negotiation while supporting the creation and expansion of contract templates and terms of use to reflect new and existing products and services
• Proactively identify emerging legal and regulatory risks for the business team; support company compliance and the delivery of risk-adjusted advice on pertinent legal matters viewed through a business lens
• Remain up-to-date on relevant product and AI space to ensure an ongoing ability to provide sound marketing compliance advice
• Manage corporate governance matters
• Manage stock financings and administer equity incentive plans

Preferred Qualifications

• In-house counsel experience (ideally in tech)
• Experience working for a top-tier law firm
• Experience representing mature private companies
• Experience with securities law compliance
• Experience with complex corporate structures and transactions

Benefits

• Premium medical, dental, and vision benefits
• Generous paid parental leave
• A flexible paid time off policy
• A monthly wellness and productivity stipend
• A Learning & Development stipend