Director, Legal

About the Opportunity

We’re looking for a seasoned in-house attorney to work with management and finance to manage our corporate governance program, employment practices, and other projects core to our business as we scale Veza. In this role, you will own all legal aspects of Veza’s corporate initiatives and employment and compensation matters. You'll work cross-functionally to create alignment and deliver results alongside builders who have helped to shape the success of companies such as Google, Okta, AWS, Snowflake,  and more. This is a key role within the organization, serving as a trusted business partner to our Founder/CEO, and is an opportunity to put your mark on a category-defining product at a high-growth company.

You Will:

• Work closely with the Executive Leadership team and outside counsel to support corporate and board needs including preparation of agendas and board materials such as minutes, resolutions, and actions.
• Review, draft, and negotiate a range of company forms including confidentiality agreements, offer letters, consulting contracts and more.  
• Establish and implement compensation policies and procedures to standardize and streamline the offer letter, option grant, and Carta management processes.
• Advise on and manage international growth initiatives, including employment matters and subsidiary governance and compliance. 
• Review current practices to identify areas of risk and advise on recommended courses of action and creative solutions.
• Evaluate risk factors impacting business decisions and anticipate unique legal issues that could impact the company. 
• Respond promptly and effectively to any special or ad-hoc legal requests from sales, operations, marketing, senior management, or other internal clients. 
• Own relationship with outside counsel.
  
  

You have: 

• Education:
• A Juris Doctor from an ABA-accredited law school and actively licensed to practice law in the US
• Experience:
• Minimum of 5+ years of experience with corporate governance matters, employment practices, and/or high-growth technology companies either at a law firm or in-house, preferably a combination of both
• Preferred 8+ years of legal experience, with an emphasis on navigating at a fast-growing start-up or equivalent experience serving relevant clients in private practice
• Experienced with drafting and negotiating a variety of agreements and documents, including confidentiality agreements, offer letters, consulting agreements, board materials, etc. 
• Experienced managing and streamlining work processes  and budgets with outside counsel
• Able to provide solution-focused advice and clearly communicate risks, proposed solutions, and the underlying rationale for decisions to internal customers
• Focused on delivering results and a demonstrated ability to execute in a fast-paced environment
• Substantial in-house experience who know how to work in a startup environment to drive projects/processes.
• Detail-oriented, well-organized, technically adept