General Counsel / Head of Legal

Remote•saas.group

Remote

Senior

Full Time

21 days ago

remotelegalseniorM&AAI-drivencorporate governance

Requirements

•JD, LLM, or equivalent degree, admitted to practice in a major jurisdiction (US or EU preferred)
•6+ years of experience with heavy emphasis on M&A or Venture Capital
•In-house experience at a buy-and-build platform is a major plus
•Comfortable navigating US and European legal frameworks in a remote-first, asynchronous environment
•Ability to set functional strategy, align with senior leadership, and act as a multiplier across the organization

•Build the legal function from the ground up leveraging software, AI, and automation
•Establish a scalable, AI-driven legal operations framework to minimize reliance on external counsel
•Audit and streamline the legal due diligence process for M&A pipeline
•Take full ownership of corporate secretarial duties and governance for Delaware parent and global subsidiaries
•Lead legal due diligence and partner with M&A team and board during transaction execution
•Manage outside counsel across various jurisdictions to ensure deals close on time and within budget
•Manage Delaware parent entity and subsidiaries in Germany, Austria, France, Finland, Canada, and the US
•Act as corporate secretary for board meetings
•Oversee legal requirements of $100M debt facility including compliance with financial covenants and reporting obligations
•Partner with People Ops to manage hybrid workforce and ensure SAR program compliance
•Streamline customer contracts and privacy policies (GDPR/CCPA) across portfolio
•Build scalable processes for IP protection, data privacy, and internal audits

•Eager to adopt AI tools (like ChatGPT Enterprise or Gemini) to scale efficiency