Director of Legal

PointFive•New York City, NY

14h

About The Position

PointFive is seeking a Director of Legal to serve as the company's first in-house legal counsel. This role involves building the legal function from the ground up, covering a broad spectrum of legal areas including commercial contracts, deal support, corporate housekeeping, and compliance. The ideal candidate will be a player/coach, process builder, legal counsel, owner, and hands-on executor, reporting to the VP of Operations and partnering closely with Sales, RevOps, Finance, HR, and leadership. This position is for someone energized by building from scratch, moving quickly, and having a significant impact.

Requirements

5-7 years of legal experience in a hi-tech company or hi-tech sector under a law firm.
Technical fluency: understanding of how software products are built, deployed, and sold.
JD from an accredited law school and bar admission (New York preferred).
Deep fluency in commercial contracts: SaaS agreements, MSAs, NDAs, data processing agreements, and vendor terms.
Proven ability to work autonomously and own a function.
Track record of partnering closely with Sales and RevOps, understanding the commercial process.
Experience managing outside counsel, knowing when to deploy them and how to extract value efficiently.
Experience with compliance frameworks (SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR) and the operational work that keeps them current.
Strong instincts on risk: knowing when to push back, when to move fast, and how to explain the difference to a non-lawyer.
Clear, direct communicator in contracts and in conversation.

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with cloud infrastructure, data security, or FinOps industry context.
Prior experience building legal processes and tooling from an early-stage baseline.
Familiarity with dual-entity structures and equity matters (US/Israel).

Responsibilities

Serve as in-house counsel for all commercial activity, including drafting, reviewing, and negotiating MSAs, SaaS agreements, NDAs, SOWs, and amendments.
Drive commercial contracting end-to-end, guiding GTM teams through negotiations and MSA reviews, and building their judgment on tradeoffs and risk.
Own the legal aspects of contract lifecycle management, including intake, routing, templates, repository, and reporting, in coordination with RevOps and Sales Ops.
Standardize approval workflows and turnaround SLAs to ensure deals move efficiently through Legal.
Support partnership agreements with cloud providers, channel partners, and technology alliances, collaborating on deal structure, IP ownership, and commercial terms.
Handle contracting legal requirements for cloud marketplaces (AWS, Azure, GCP, etc.), including EULA amendments, CCP terms, DPA addendums, and MDF agreements.
Own the company's corporate legal foundation, including entity maintenance and coordination with external counsel on corporate governance.
Support G&A activity by interfacing with Finance, HR, and Operations for corporate housekeeping.
Manage IP ownership, trademarks, assignment agreements, and licensing matters.
Act as the internal go-to for any legal question that doesn't fit a neat category.
Handle employment matters, including offer letters, contractor agreements, separation agreements, and policy updates in coordination with HR and Operations.
Identify and assess legal and business risk across contracts, partnerships, vendors, and new commercial motions.
Build a consistent framework for evaluating and communicating risk to leadership, including recommendations for navigation.
Leverage outside counsel efficiently for specialized, unfamiliar, or high-stakes matters.
Advise on corporate governance, employment matters, and legal exposure as the company scales.
Partner with Security and Engineering on data privacy obligations and audit readiness.
Support Security/Technology with the company's compliance posture across SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, and other applicable frameworks.
Monitor regulatory changes and ensure internal policies remain current and enforced, especially concerning AI regulation.
Lead legal review and response for RFPs, security questionnaires, and customer due diligence requests.
Support Solution Engineering by building repeatable playbooks and response libraries for RFPs and questionnaires.
Support Finance with vendor contract review and negotiation for software, contractor services, data, and infrastructure agreements.
Maintain a vendor contract repository and proactively flag risks and obligations.
Partner with Finance on procurement and approval processes for onboarding and renewal of vendor contracts.