Head of Legal

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Arizona, +4 more states.

📋 Description

• Serve as the initial point of contact for legal inquiries from Product, Sales, Customer Success, Finance, and other departments, assessing issues and engaging outside counsel as necessary.

• Manage the entire contract lifecycle for the organization, including drafting, redlining, and negotiating commercial, partner, and vendor contracts.

• Review both incoming and outgoing agreements, identify risks, and ensure alignment with company policies and positions.

• Oversee the board process from start to finish, including preparation for meetings, drafting resolutions, consents, and minutes.

• Act as Corporate Secretary.

• Supervise lobbying registrations, disclosures, and compliance responsibilities across the various states and jurisdictions where Teak operates.

• Develop scalable legal processes, templates, and playbooks that meet business needs and encourage team collaboration.

• Function as the main legal contact and provide guidance to leadership on corporate governance matters.

• Collaborate with key outside legal counsel.

⛳️ Requirements

• 5–15 years of comprehensive legal experience, either in-house or at a law firm.

• Proven history of progressively taking ownership of commercial and corporate legal matters.

• Exceptional skills in contract drafting, review, and negotiation pertaining to commercial, partnership, and vendor agreements.

• Proficient in addressing a wide variety of internal legal questions and determining when to escalate issues to outside counsel.

• Strong sense of ownership and resourcefulness.

• Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree.

• Active bar license in good standing.

• Willingness to travel to Teak Hubs located in Phoenix, San Francisco, Denver, Los Angeles, Austin, or Chicago as necessary.

• Bonus: Experience working within a corporation.

• Bonus: Direct experience in an ecommerce/subscription-based Internet business.

• Bonus: Practical experience supporting corporate governance and board processes, including serving as or alongside a corporate secretary.

• Bonus: Knowledge of lobbying registration and disclosure requirements.

• Bonus: Experience as an in-house generalist at a rapidly growing startup.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive Salary and Equity Opportunities.

• Unlimited Paid Time-off.

• Two paid week-long office closures annually: from Christmas Eve to New Year’s Day, and during the week of the Fourth of July.

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Benefits.

• Annual Bonus Program.

• 401k Matching.

• $100/month for Event Ticket Purchases.

• Biannual company retreats in exciting locations such as San Diego, Napa, Denver, Phoenix, and Seattle.

• Company-Sponsored Events.

• Fully Remote Working Environment.