Legal Senior Director

Role Overview

We’re seeking a Legal Senior Director to lead and scale our legal function. This person will be responsible for designing, building, and leading the legal organization from “0 to 1” — putting in place frameworks, processes, policies, and a team that can support rapid growth, global operations, and cross‑functional strategy. You’ll be a generalist : you’ll advise on contracts, compliance, corporate governance, data privacy, consumer regulation, partnerships, commercial strategy, and more.

Key Responsibilities

• Build and lead a legal team : hire, mentor, and manage internal lawyers and external resources.
• Establish governance structures, policies, processes that enable scale (corporate structure, compliance framework, contract templates, approval workflows).
• Oversee all aspects of regulatory and legal compliance : labor & employment, tax, consumer protection, data privacy (local and international), regulatory licensing, antitrust / competition, etc.
• Draft, review, and negotiate complex commercial agreements : vendor / supplier agreements, partnerships, licensing, customer contracts.
• Serve as trusted legal advisor to business leaders, helping evaluate risk while enabling speed.
• Lead or support litigation or dispute resolution when necessary.
• Monitor changes in laws / regulation; anticipate risk and proactively advise business on design of business models to mitigate legal / regulatory exposure.
• Aid in market entry : setting up entities, corporate registrations, permits, relationships with regulators where needed.
• Collaborate across international jurisdictions if applicable.

What We’re Looking For

What You’ll Get