Head of Legal

Levanta

Head of Legal directing legal strategy and compliance for Levanta’s rapidly expanding affiliate marketing platform. Overseeing contract negotiations and corporate governance in a growing technology environment.

Posted 6/11/2026full-timeRemote • California, Florida, Missouri, New York, Ohio, Texas, Utah, Washington • 🇺🇸 United StatesLeadWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own legal review and negotiation for customer, partner, vendor, agency, publisher, and enterprise agreements.
Partner closely with Sales, Partnerships, Customer Success, Marketplace, Finance, and Product to unblock deals while protecting the company.
Build scalable contract templates, playbooks, fallback positions, and approval workflows.
Support enterprise sales motions, including MSAs, DPAs, security reviews, procurement redlines, and custom commercial terms.
Advise on marketplace, affiliate, creator, influencer, and paid media partnership structures.
Own and evolve Levanta’s Terms of Service, Privacy Policy, creator terms, seller terms, marketplace policies, and related platform rules.
Advise Product and Engineering on legal issues related to attribution, payments, data usage, creator-brand relationships, affiliate programs, and platform expansion.
Support compliance with privacy, data protection, advertising, marketing, consumer protection, and platform partner requirements.
Help the company navigate evolving marketplaces and platforms like Amazon, Walmart, TikTok Shop, Shopify, Meta, Google, and other ecosystem partners.
Develop practical internal policies that allow the business to scale without unnecessary friction.
Advise on international expansion, cross-border operations, and market-specific legal risk as Levanta grows globally.
Partner with Finance, People, Product, and GTM teams on entity formation, EOR arrangements, contractor structures, employment risk, taxable presence, and local operating models.
Manage local counsel in priority jurisdictions and translate legal advice into clear, practical business recommendations.
Support international customer, vendor, partner, creator, and agency agreements.
Advise on cross-border data, privacy, employment, IP protection, payments, anti-bribery, sanctions, and regulatory considerations.
Help build internal policies and approval processes for international hiring, contracting, sales activity, and vendor management.
Manage corporate governance, board consents, equity matters, investor requests, financing support, and corporate housekeeping.
Partner with Finance and People on employment matters, contractor classification, equity administration, compensation issues, and international hiring considerations.
Manage disputes, claims, escalations, and legal risk across the business.
Oversee outside counsel and ensure legal spend is efficient and well-prioritized.
Help prepare the company for future financing, strategic partnerships, M&A, and expansion opportunities.

Requirements

What you’ll need

5+ years of legal experience, ideally including both top-tier law firm and in-house technology company experience.
Significant experience with SaaS, marketplace, ecommerce, adtech, affiliate, creator economy, fintech/payments, or platform businesses.
Strong commercial contracting experience, including enterprise SaaS agreements, partnership agreements, vendor agreements, DPAs, and platform terms.
Experience advising high-growth startups or venture-backed companies.
Experience supporting international expansion, cross-border operations, or complex employment and contractor structures.
Comfort operating as a true generalist across commercial, product, privacy, employment, corporate, international, and compliance matters.
Strong business judgment and ability to balance legal risk with speed and commercial outcomes.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to simplify complex legal issues for non-lawyers.
Low ego, high ownership, and willingness to be both strategic and hands-on.
JD from an accredited law school and active bar membership in good standing.

Benefits

Comp & perks

A dynamic and supportive work environment where innovation and creativity are encouraged.
Competitive salary and benefits package.
Open vacation and sick policy, take the time you need.
Opportunity for professional growth and advancement within a rapidly expanding startup.
A culture that values diversity, inclusion, and the impact of every team member on our success.
Must have a permanent address in one of our hub states: California, Florida, New York, Ohio, Utah, Texas, Michigan, or Washington.

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Hard Skills & Tools

legal reviewnegotiationcontract templatesenterprise SaaS agreementspartnership agreementsvendor agreementsdata protectioncompliancecorporate governancedispute management

Soft Skills

strong business judgmentexcellent written communicationexcellent verbal communicationability to simplify complex issueslow egohigh ownershipstrategic thinkinghands-on approach

Certifications

JD from an accredited law schoolactive bar membership