Vice President – Legal Counsel

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

📋 Description

• Establish and oversee the in-house legal function for RCX Sports.

• Provide guidance to the executive team and business leaders on governance, compliance, risk management, employment issues, contracts, and business decisions.

• Draft, review, and negotiate a variety of commercial agreements, including those related to sponsorship, suppliers, vendors, services, partnerships, licensing, and media rights.

• Manage the entire contract lifecycle, which encompasses intake, templates, playbooks, approval workflows, execution, repositories, renewals, and obligation tracking.

• Develop legal intake and prioritization processes, ensuring service levels and matter tracking are in place.

• Create the operational plan for the legal department, including the annual budget and reporting schedule.

• Oversee relationships with outside counsel, including budgets, rates, scopes, and spending reports.

• Provide legal assistance to the Foundation regarding nonprofit governance, grants, agreements, and league activities.

• Establish and maintain a company policy library with an annual review cycle.

• Lead investigations related to youth protection policy violations and support compliance with safeguarding measures.

• Design and implement a risk-based compliance audit program.

• Offer advice on data privacy, security, and issues pertaining to minors.

• Manage the trademark and copyright portfolio.

• Keep abreast of legislative and regulatory developments across operating states.

• Provide counsel on professional-league partner requirements and contractual standards.

• Assist People Operations with employment law matters.

• Oversee litigation, disputes, insurance claims, legal holds, records retention, entity maintenance, and corporate housekeeping.

• Advise on and negotiate property leases, real estate agreements, capital expenditure contracts, and agreements related to physical assets.

• Review terms of service, participant agreements, privacy notices, promotions, sweepstakes, endorsements, and content involving minors.

• Develop and conduct employee legal training programs.

• Establish legal metrics and provide leadership updates on risk, service levels, expenditures, contracts, compliance, and priorities.

• Initially report to the Chief Customer Officer and ultimately to the Chief Operating Officer.

• Function as an individual contributor without supervisory responsibilities.

⛳️ Requirements

• Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree from an accredited law school.

• Active membership in good standing with at least one U.S. state bar.

• Eligibility to practice as in-house counsel within the employee’s work jurisdiction.

• Over 10 years of pertinent commercial and corporate legal experience.

• Extensive experience in drafting and negotiating complex commercial agreements.

• Proven track record of working directly with executives and cross-functional teams.

• Experience in implementing contract lifecycle management, legal intake, matter tracking, document repositories, templates, playbooks, service levels, or similar legal operations systems.

• Capacity to independently prioritize a diverse portfolio of matters and identify when outside counsel is necessary.

• Experience managing outside counsel, legal budgets, scopes of matters, and spending reports.

• Background in conducting sensitive internal investigations and developing or overseeing compliance programs.

• Strong analytical, communication, and decision-making abilities.

• Discretion in handling sensitive and confidential matters.

• Experience advising a multi-state organization and interpreting changing federal, state, and local regulatory requirements.

• Ability to translate complex legal requirements into clear, actionable guidance for non-legal partners.

• Applicants must currently be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.

🏝️ Benefits

• Annual discretionary bonus.

• Medical insurance.

• Dental insurance.

• Vision insurance.

• Life insurance.

• Disability insurance.

• 401(k) plan with company matching.

• Paid parental leave.

• Unlimited paid time off (PTO).

• Monthly wellness expense reimbursement of up to $65.

• Comprehensive benefits and insurance plans with no waiting period.

• Relaxed casual dress code.

• Work equipment provided, including a laptop and monitor.

• Reimbursement of up to $350 for a personal-use laptop, tablet, or computer.

• Additional voluntary benefits.