Counsel, Commercial and Compliance

Curri•Ventura, CA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Curri is seeking a high-impact Counsel, Commercial and Compliance to join its legal department. This role will focus on strengthening the company's commercial contracting and compliance programs, operating at the intersection of legal, business, and operations. The position involves partnering closely with leaders across the company to manage risk, enable commercial execution, and build scalable legal and compliance processes. The ideal candidate is a practical, business-oriented lawyer comfortable in a fast-paced startup environment, collaborating with business partners to implement value-adding programs and solutions. As the second lawyer in the company, this role requires a generalist approach with the ability to assist wherever needed, while also playing a key part in shaping Curri's strategies for commercial contracting, compliance, and risk management. This position reports directly to the Chief Legal Officer and offers significant ownership, broad business exposure, and the opportunity to build Curri’s legal foundation for long-term growth.

Requirements

Juris Doctor (JD) from an accredited law school and licensed to practice law in California
3–7 years of experience at a law firm and/or in-house legal role (combination preferred)
Strong experience drafting, reviewing, and negotiating commercial contracts
Expert legal research, analysis, and writing skills
Ability to operate independently with a high ownership mindset in a fast-paced, ambiguous environment
Demonstrated ability to work cross-functionally and communicate effectively with non-legal stakeholders
Highly self-motivated, well-organized, and an effective self-manager
Exceptional ability to translate legal risk and analysis into practical, business-oriented solutions

Nice To Haves

Experience in the gig economy or transportation industry
Experience working in a high-growth startup or rapidly scaling environment
Exposure to technology-enabled, marketplace, or operations heavy business models
Able to work in person at HQ Ventura

Responsibilities

Provide legal support across the organization to improve and scale Curri’s commercial and compliance programs.
Manage Curri’s commercial contracting processes, including contract templates, playbooks, and workflows, and managing Curri’s contract database through a CLM solution.
Draft, review, and negotiate a wide range of commercial agreements, including customer, vendor, partner, and technology agreements.
Serve as a trusted legal partner to cross-functional teams including Sales, Operations, Finance, Product, and People.
Research and analyze legal and regulatory issues relevant to Curri’s business and industry.
Develop and help implement compliance, risk management, and governance frameworks that address key risks as Curri scales.
Actively manage compliance development programs, using legal research to create work plans, identify key stake holders to collaborate with, and manage execution of work plans through to completion.
Translate legal analysis into clear, practical, and actionable guidance for business stakeholders.
Support continuous improvement of legal processes, documentation, and internal controls.
Identify opportunities to proactively mitigate legal and compliance risk while enabling business objectives.
Manage outside counsel as needed and support special projects and strategic initiatives across the business.