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General Counsel, San Francisco Bay Area (1003-SLS)

🕒 11 days ago
📍 🇺🇸 San Francisco Bay Area - Hybrid💰 $425k - $450k / year🎙️ Leadership⚖️ General Counsel💼 Full-Time
Legal LeadershipCorporate GovernanceCommercial NegotiationsVenture Financing
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📜 Description

  • Serve as the CEO's senior legal advisor and partner with the CFO on business strategy and financing.
  • Lead and develop the legal team, mentoring colleagues and building capabilities for growth.
  • Advise the Board on corporate governance and fiduciary matters.
  • Negotiate strategic partnerships and complex commercial agreements.
  • Support infrastructure development and advise on new business initiatives.
  • Oversee intellectual property matters and manage outside counsel.

🛠️ Requirements

  • J.D. from an accredited law school and active membership in a U.S. state bar.
  • Substantial legal leadership experience in technology businesses, preferably in semiconductors or computing.
  • Experience in a startup or fast-moving environment, with hands-on problem-solving skills.
  • Prior General Counsel experience preferred; senior deputies with executive credibility considered.
  • Strong experience in complex commercial negotiations and strategic partnerships.
  • Experience with venture financing and infrastructure projects.
  • Ability to advise on business structuring and commercialization.
  • Collaborative leadership style with strong business acumen.
Full job description

Our client, a well-funded deep technology company, is seeking a General Counsel to lead its legal function through a significant stage of growth.

This is a highly visible executive role reporting directly to the CEO, an experienced semiconductor and computing industry leader, and working closely with the other C-Level executives and the Baord. The General Counsel will serve as a trusted business partner to senior leadership and the Board, lead a legal team of approximately six, and build the capabilities needed to support continued growth. The position is based in the Bay Area, with regular engagement at the company’s two Bay Area offices and flexibility in the office schedule.

The ideal candidate is a business-minded legal leader who can become a close thought partner to the CEO and CFO. This person will bring enough experience to recognize the needs of a sophisticated company, combined with the creativity and resourcefulness to build workable solutions in a lean environment. They should be comfortable leading major negotiations personally, developing their team and helping colleagues reach decisions without unnecessary process. The anticipated base salary range is $425,000-$450,000, depending on experience and qualifications. The role is expected to include an annual bonus and a meaningful stock option grant.  This is an opportunity to shape the legal function at a company working on a consequential new technology. The role combines executive and Board partnership with substantial financing, infrastructure and commercial work, offering direct involvement in how the business grows and deploys its technology. Solutus is assisting with this confidential search. The company’s identity and further details will be shared as appropriate during the process.   Ref. #1003-SLS

Key Responsibilities

  • Serve as the CEO’s senior legal advisor and partner closely with the CFO and executive team on business strategy, financing and execution.
  • Lead and develop the legal function; assess the current team, clarify responsibilities, mentor colleagues and build additional capabilities as the company grows.
  • Advise the Board and its committees on corporate governance, fiduciary matters and the processes required for an increasingly complex business.
  • Lead venture capital and other complex financing transactions, coordinating investors, financial advisors and outside counsel.
  • Negotiate strategic partnerships and sophisticated commercial agreements with major technology companies, bringing practical judgment to deal structures, risk allocation and execution.
  • Support data center and infrastructure development, including site arrangements, project agreements and financing.
  • Advise on the structure and development of new business initiatives, including opportunities to commercialize optical switching technology.
  • Oversee intellectual property matters in collaboration with internal specialists and outside counsel, aligning protection and licensing with business objectives.
  • Guide government contracting, public-sector relationships and applicable compliance and security requirements, working with specialist advisors where appropriate.
  • Build policies, contract processes, playbooks and legal technology that improve responsiveness and help the business move quickly. Partner with the CIO and other leaders on effective systems and information management.
  • Manage outside counsel and legal spending, ensuring the company receives appropriate expertise while building internal capacity.

    • Qualifications

  • J.D. from an accredited law school and active membership in good standing with at least one U.S. state bar.
  • Substantial legal leadership experience in technology businesses, preferably semiconductors, computing, networking or another deep technology sector.
  • Meaningful experience in a startup or similarly fast-moving, entrepreneurial environment, with the ability to work hands-on through ambiguity and changing priorities.
  • Experience advising executives and Boards on corporate governance and significant business decisions. Prior General Counsel experience is preferred; senior deputies with comparable scope and demonstrated executive credibility will also be considered.
  • Strong experience leading complex commercial negotiations and strategic partnerships with sophisticated counterparties.
  • Experience with venture financing or other substantial corporate financing transactions. Infrastructure, project or data center financing experience is especially valuable.
  • Ability to advise on business structuring and commercialization, working across corporate, commercial and intellectual property considerations.
  • Experience leading, developing and assessing legal teams and deploying specialist resources effectively.
  • Government contracting, defense technology or experience with sensitive technology and security obligations is a strong plus.
  • Strong business acumen, sound judgment and the ability to communicate clearly with technical and non-legal colleagues.
  • A collaborative, approachable leadership style, with the confidence to identify problems, propose solutions and drive initiatives across functions.
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