Founding Legal Counsel

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United Kingdom.

📋 Description

• Manage the complete commercial contracting process, encompassing MSAs, DPAs, customer redlines, risk assessments, playbooks, fallback strategies, templates, legal intake, and sales legal SLAs.

• Efficiently process a large volume of contract reviews promptly.

• Collaborate with Product and Engineering teams on regulated products such as background screening, right-to-work checks, DBS and credit checks, and AI-driven hiring features.

• Oversee regulatory compliance in accordance with UK and EU GDPR, FCRA, the EU AI Act, and US state legislation.

• Draft and negotiate various agreements including partnership, reseller, referral, integration, marketplace, NDA, supplier, and vendor contracts.

• Manage the contract lifecycle from template creation through to signature and renewal.

• Take charge of company-wide data protection efforts, including DPAs, subprocessor management, DPIAs, DSARs, records of processing, and international transfers.

• Ensure compliance with UK and EU GDPR, US state privacy laws, Quebec Law 25, China’s PIPL, and other regional regulations.

• Create and maintain accurate policies to ensure ongoing audit readiness.

• Lead due diligence processes, corporate housekeeping, documentation for shares and options, and remediation of historical contractual risks.

• Develop and oversee Pinpoint’s legal function as the first and only dedicated legal hire.

• Report directly to the Chief Operating Officer.

⛳️ Requirements

• Qualified attorney in England and Wales, or an equivalent common law jurisdiction.

• Proven commercial contracting experience, particularly in-house at a SaaS organization.

• Experience as in-house counsel in a rapidly scaling startup with 50–250 employees.

• Demonstrated ability to build legal infrastructure with limited resources in a fast-paced environment.

• Background in training at a law firm followed by an in-house transition.

• Experience with SaaS contracting.

• Comprehensive knowledge across commercial contracting, data protection, and product legal matters.

• Capability to evaluate risks, propose reasonable solutions, and escalate significant trade-offs.

• Technologically proficient and quick to adopt new tools, especially AI applications like Claude.

• Strong communication skills, both clear and concise.

• Self-motivated with the ability to work independently.

🏝️ Benefits

• Comprehensive healthcare – Excellent medical, dental, & vision coverage for you and your family.

• Unlimited holidays.

• Mental health support – Unlimited, immediate access to professional counseling via Spill.

• Retirement contributions – 401k or pension contributions depending on your location.

• Remote-first – Work where you’re most productive, with flexibility and trust as the default.

• Equity with real potential for growth.

• Fully paid parental leave – Up to 16 weeks of paid leave for new parents.

• Learning budget – Annual funds for courses, books, or anything that supports your growth.