Director & Associate General Counsel - North America

Humanoid • Cambridge, MA

9h • Onsite

About The Position

Humanoid is seeking a Director & Associate General Counsel to lead legal operations across the United States and Canada as the company expands its regional presence. The role serves as the senior legal representative and principal legal point of contact in North America, reporting to the Chief Legal Officer & General Counsel. It supports the deployment of HMND-01 humanoid robots in industrial environments and spans regulatory matters for production and R&D, intellectual property, disputes, commercial contracting, public policy and government engagement, corporate matters, and financing.

The position partners with compliance, government relations, commercial, and global contracts teams. It owns North American legal infrastructure, including entity management, governance, policies, templates, tools, reporting, and outside counsel relationships. The Director will build and develop the regional legal team as it grows while remaining hands-on with the work. The role is based in the Boston office and requires working there five days per week.

Requirements

• 10 or more years of legal experience following bar admission, including at least 5 years in-house in regulated industries.
• Licensed US attorney in good standing.
• At least 5 years of people management experience and the ability to build and scale a team.
• Experience providing regulatory support across production and R&D functions.
• Substantive intellectual property experience.
• Dispute resolution experience.
• Hands-on, execution-oriented approach, including doing the work as well as overseeing others.
• Ability to operate in ambiguity and create clarity in a fast-moving environment.
• Ability to work from the Boston office five days per week.

Nice To Haves

• Familiarity with Canadian law or experience managing a cross-border US–Canada remit.
• Experience in robotics, artificial intelligence, automotive, aerospace, or advanced manufacturing.
• Experience supporting an in-house venture financing round.
• Exposure to product safety, export controls, or trade compliance.
• Experience supporting government relations or public policy work.

Responsibilities

• Lead legal operations across the United States and Canada as an extension of the Office of the General Counsel.
• Provide regulatory support to production and R&D functions as HMND-01 is deployed in industrial environments, partnering with compliance leadership to translate requirements into workable processes.
• Advise on intellectual property rights across R&D and production, including invention capture, ownership, licensing, and protection.
• Manage regional disputes and pre-litigation matters.
• Support North American commercial contracting in partnership with the global contracts function.
• Drive legal support for public policy and government engagement in the United States and Canada, partnering with government relations and commercial leadership.
• Support regional corporate and financing workstreams.
• Engage and manage outside counsel in the United States and Canada, monitoring cost and value.
• Own the region's legal operations infrastructure, including entity management, policies, templates, tooling, and reporting.
• Build, manage, and develop the North American legal team as headcount grows while remaining hands-on.

Benefits

• Comprehensive health coverage for US-based employees, including fully paid medical, dental, and vision insurance, virtual care, and employee assistance resources.
• 23 days of accrued PTO, separate sick leave, and paid company holidays.
• 401(k) retirement plan with a 4% employer match.
• Stock options with meaningful upside as the company scales.
• Free daily catered lunch, snacks, and drinks in the office.
• Collaboration with engineers, researchers, and product experts in AI and robotics.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed