Head of Legal

LeadVenture™

Head of Legal responsible for legal strategy at a PE-backed vertical software company. Collaborating with executive leadership and managing complex legal matters and compliance.

Posted 5/13/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesLeadWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Serve as a core member of the Executive Leadership Team, contributing to enterprise strategy, value creation, and risk management.
Act as trusted legal and business advisor to the CEO, CFO, and private equity sponsors.
Support PE governance requirements, including board materials/minutes, approvals, delegated authority frameworks, and portfolio reporting.
Provide legal perspective on acquisitions, capital structure, operational scaling, and exit planning.
Own legal readiness for exit, ensuring the company is prepared for buyer diligence across: Commercial and customer contracts, Intellectual property and software ownership, Corporate governance and entity structure, Privacy, data protection, and security programs, Employment, equity, and contractor arrangements.
Proactively identify, prioritize, and remediate legal risks that could impact valuation, deal certainty, or transaction timelines.
Lead legal execution for strategic acquisitions, including LOI review and structuring.
Drafting and negotiation of purchase agreements, structuring and negotiation of representations, warranties, indemnities, escrows, earnouts, and post-closing covenants.
Develop scalable contract standards that balance revenue growth with buyer-acceptable risk profiles.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Juris Doctor (JD) from an accredited law school
Active license to practice law in at least one U.S. jurisdiction
10+ years of progressive legal experience with significant in-house responsibility
Experience managing outside counsel on: M&A purchase agreements, lender and financing agreements, ongoing litigation and disputes
Strong commercial judgment and ability to operate at the executive leadership level.
Experience supporting multi-jurisdictional operations and global workforces.
Experience in private equity–backed companies, background in vertical software, SaaS, or technology-enabled businesses is strongly preferred

Benefits

Comp & perks

Equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics.
Prevents workplace harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status.

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Hard Skills & Tools

Juris Doctor (JD)M&A purchase agreementslender agreementsfinancing agreementslitigation managementcontract negotiationrisk managementcorporate governancedata protectionintellectual property

Soft Skills

commercial judgmentstrategic thinkingleadershipadvisory skillsnegotiationproblem-solvingcommunicationprioritizationrelationship managementdecision-making

Certifications

active license to practice law