SeekOut

General Counsel

• Lead the drafting, negotiation, and review of a broad range of commercial agreements across SeekOut’s customer, vendor, and partner portfolios:
• Customer agreements: MSAs, order forms, SOWs, enterprise addenda, and amendments for SeekOut’s SaaS subscription and recruiting services lines of business.
• Supplier and vendor agreements: SaaS subscriptions, professional services, independent contractor, technology licensing, and procurement contracts.
• Partner and strategic agreements: channel, referral, reseller, and co-marketing agreements; advise on deal structure, revenue-sharing, exclusivity, and IP provisions.
• Act as a trusted advisor to Sales, Customer Success, and Finance, delivering crisp, outcome-oriented legal guidance that balances customer experience, deal velocity, and risk mitigation.
• Exercise independent legal judgment on risk allocation, liability caps, indemnification, IP ownership, and data privacy provisions; establish and enforce acceptable risk parameters across all agreement types and risk guidelines in contract review.
• Conduct vendor and customer negotiations via calls and virtual meetings, communicating SeekOut’s position clearly while building productive long-term business relationships.
• Build, refine, and apply AI-enabled workflows, playbooks, and automation tools that accelerate contract drafting, review, and redlining, while maintaining strong privacy, security, and IP safeguards.
• Maintain and improve contract templates, clause libraries, and negotiation playbooks across all agreement types to reflect evolving business needs, legal developments, and market standards.
• Support the evaluation and selection of a future contract lifecycle management (CLM) system, and once implemented, help maintain accurate records, version control, and reporting on key metrics (cycle time, renewal dates, obligation tracking).
• Maintain a legal FAQ and self-service resources to reduce repetitive legal inquiries and enable internal teams to self-serve on routine contract questions.
• Be a force multiplier for the business: scope legal issues quickly, align on risk tolerances, and keep deals, launches, and initiatives moving forward.
• Provide practical legal advice to cross-functional stakeholders on commercial terms, contract interpretation, and risk mitigation, translating legal concepts into clear business guidance.

Commercial Counsel

Human Resources

• Own and optimize our HRIS (Rippling), ensuring data accuracy, clean processes, and proactive system improvements.
• Manage payroll file preparation, employee changes (title updates, manager changes, new hires, terminations), and compliance tracking.
• Serve as the team’s go-to for HR tools including Rippling, Greenhouse, Jira/Asana and more.
• Oversee our new hire equity tracker, ensuring it is accurate, current, and properly maintained.
• Look for automation opportunities to reduce manual work and improve efficiency.
• Maintain HR SOPs, employee resources (Guru), and internal documentation.
• Own New Hire Orientation end-to-end, delivering a polished and welcoming experience for every new SeekOtter.
• Partner proactively with hiring managers ahead of each start date to ensure they are prepared, equipped, and engaged in their new hire’s first days. Timely coordination here is non-negotiable.
• Manage offboarding logistics including exit interviews, systems access, and final paperwork.
• Keep onboarding and offboarding processes current, well-documented, and consistently executed.
• Be the first point of contact for employee questions on benefits, policies, and general HR matters.
• Build relationships with managers and proactively support their people needs.
• Partner with HR leadership on annual programs including compensation cycles, benefits renewal, and engagement surveys.
• Support leaves of absence, return-to-work coordination, and accommodations.
• Serve as the day-to-day conduit between employees, managers, and our immigration attorneys.
• Coordinate visa sponsorship processes (H-1B, PERM) and ensure timely follow-through on filings and deadlines.
• Maintain immigration files and track work authorization statuses across the employee population.
• Help administer our performance review cycles, including setup, communications, reporting, and manager support.
• Track completion, surface gaps, and keep the process running on time.
• Support compensation analysis and market reviews as part of our annual comp cycle.
• Use Asana to plan, track, and manage People team initiatives from kickoff to completion.
• Keep projects organized with clear owners, deadlines, and status updates so the team always knows where things stand.
• Bring a structured, methodical approach to recurring programs (open enrollment, comp cycle, review seasons) so they run smoothly year over year.

Commercial Counsel

Senior HR Generalist