Director, Corporate, Employment & Legal Operations

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Director of Corporate, Employment & Legal Operations at a high-growth AI-native B2B SaaS company reporting to the General Counsel. Overseeing corporate legal function and global employment legal matters.

Posted 5/28/2026full-timeRemote • California, New York, Washington • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $273,600 - $342,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead the corporate legal function — corporate governance, securities law compliance, global equity programs, international subsidiary management, and corporate transactions; support board and committee preparation and documentation.
Oversee global employment legal matters, partner with the People team to build scalable employment policies, templates, and processes, and advise on sensitive employee relations matters.
Manage and develop the Legal Operations function, including direct oversight of the Legal Operations Manager and responsibility for legal tooling, processes, and operational strategy.
Partner with Finance and Accounting on domestic and international tax, audit, intercompany, and subsidiary governance; support Compensation Committee and Audit Committee matters.
Lead corporate transactions, serve as the primary point of contact with outside counsel, and ensure effective project management, timely executive updates, and cost-efficient use of external legal resources.
Advise on emerging legal and policy issues relating to AI systems use, regulatory developments, compliance, and risk management; drive cross-functional collaboration across leadership.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Significant corporate law experience including securities, equity programs, capital markets, corporate governance, M&A, and international subsidiary management. Experience supporting or preparing for a liquidity event is strongly preferred.
Demonstrated employment law experience with the ability to build scalable processes and policies; comfort advising on sensitive employee relations matters.
Operationally minded systems thinker, able to lead the Legal Operations function and drive infrastructure improvements; prior in-house experience required, at a company of similar scale and growth stage strongly preferred.
Excellent judgment, project management, and cross-functional collaboration skills; ability to operate independently across multiple high-priority matters and jurisdictions.
Experience using AI tools to improve drafting, research, and operational efficiency; genuine interest in building and developing teams over time.
J.D. degree and active membership in at least one U.S. state bar.

Benefits

Comp & perks

meaningful equity grant

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Hard Skills & Tools

corporate lawsecurities lawequity programscapital marketscorporate governanceM&Ainternational subsidiary managementemployment lawproject managementlegal operations

Soft Skills

excellent judgmentcross-functional collaborationoperationally mindedsystems thinkerability to operate independentlysensitive employee relationsteam buildinginfrastructure improvements

Certifications

J.D. degreeactive membership in U.S. state bar