United States
Remote
Director
Full Time
24 days ago
DirectorLegalSaaSRemote FirstCommercial ContractsPrivacy ComplianceEmployment LawIP Law
Requirements
- •7–10 years of legal experience
- •Experience with SaaS / enterprise software companies
- •Strong commercial contracting background
- •Broad legal exposure across commercial, privacy, employment, IP, and corporate
- •Practical, business-oriented mindset
- •Comfortable operating as a team of one (with outside counsel support)
- •Strong written and verbal communication skills
- •Experience working closely with Finance, Product, Sales, and HR
- •JD and active bar membership in good standing
What You'll Do
- •Own and negotiate SaaS commercial agreements including MSAs, SOWs, DPAs, partner agreements, reseller and marketplace contracts
- •Advise on product terms, pricing models, and go-to-market motions
- •Support procurement and vendor contracting
- •Balance speed and risk appropriately for a high-growth SaaS business
- •Support privacy compliance (e.g., GDPR, CCPA) in partnership with Security and Product
- •Review and manage DPAs and security addenda
- •Advise on IP matters, licensing, open-source usage, and product development issues
- •Advise on employment matters (U.S. and limited international), including policies, employee agreements, and terminations
- •Partner closely with HR on people-related legal questions
- •Manage immigration/EOR-related issues as needed (via outside counsel)
- •Support routine corporate legal needs (subsidiaries, filings)
- •Partner with Finance on compliance, risk management, and audit-related legal questions
- •Coordinate with outside counsel where appropriate and manage spend thoughtfully
- •Triage what should be handled internally vs. externally
- •Help reduce legal spend through better scoping and internal ownership
Nice to Have
- •Experience with marketplace, partner, or platform ecosystems
- •Prior experience working with PE-backed or scaling companies
Benefits
- •Remote First work environment
- •Unlimited vacation in most locations
- •Health, dental, vision and savings plan
- •Training reimbursement
- •WFH reimbursement
- •Diverse and dynamic teams
- •Opportunity to have a real impact on the business
- •Social activities (both in person and virtual)
- •Optional in person meet-ups and ability to travel to international offices
- •Employee referral program
About Tempo
Tempo is the leader in time management, resource planning, and budget management for software engineering and product management teams.
Burlington, MA, US
250 - 500
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