saas.group

General Counsel – Head of Legal

saas.group

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: United States

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Job Level

Lead

About the role

  • M&A Execution: Lead legal due diligence and partner with the M&A team and the board during transaction execution; manage outside counsel across various jurisdictions to ensure deals are closed on time and within budget.
  • Corporate Governance: Manage our Delaware parent entity and subsidiaries in Germany, Austria, France, Finland, Canada, and the US, acting as the corporate secretary for board meetings.
  • Capital Structure & Debt: Oversee the legal requirements of our $100M debt facility, including compliance with financial covenants and reporting obligations.
  • Global Employment & HR: Partner with People Ops to manage a hybrid workforce of 400+ (FTEs, Contractors, and EORs) and ensure our SAR (Stock Appreciation Rights) program is compliant.
  • Commercial & SaaS: Streamline customer contracts and privacy policies (GDPR/CCPA) across the portfolio to ensure best-in-class standards.
  • Risk & Compliance: Build scalable processes for IP protection, data privacy, and internal audits.

Requirements

  • Legal Qualification: JD, LLM, or equivalent degree, admitted to practice in a major jurisdiction (US or EU preferred).
  • M&A & Private Equity Expertise: 6+ years of experience with a heavy emphasis on M&A or Venture Capital; in-house experience at a "buy-and-build" platform is a major plus.
  • Cross-Border Proficiency: Comfortable navigating both US and European legal frameworks in a remote-first, asynchronous environment.
  • Operational & AI Mindset: You view legal as a business enabler and are eager to adopt AI tools (like ChatGPT Enterprise or Gemini) to scale efficiency.
  • Strategic Influence: Ability to set functional strategy, align with senior leadership, and act as a multiplier across the organization.
Benefits
  • Ultimate flexibility: We're 100% remote. You can work from wherever you like, whenever you like.
  • Freedom and autonomy: We're a high-trust team, and you'll be given lots of flexibility to solve problems in your own way.
  • Minimum bureaucracy: We don't like to get bogged down with meetings and red tape. We like to be efficient and keep momentum steady & sustainable.
  • Our network: We are a community of entrepreneurial SaaS professionals that regularly exchange ideas, knowledge, and expertise.
  • Flexible time off: We want you to recharge your batteries when needed.
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Hard Skills & Tools
M&A executionlegal due diligencecorporate governancecapital structuredebt complianceglobal employmentHR managementcontract managementdata privacyinternal audits
Soft Skills
strategic influencecross-border proficiencyoperational mindsetbusiness enablementleadership alignment
Certifications
JDLLM