General Counsel

Rho Nutrition • Miami, FL

11d

About The Position

Rho Nutrition is seeking an entrepreneurial, business-minded General Counsel to build and lead the company's legal function during an exciting period of rapid growth. As our first dedicated legal leader, you will have the unique opportunity to establish the legal foundation, processes, and governance that will support Rho's next stage of scale. Reporting directly to the executive leadership team, you will serve as the company's trusted legal advisor while designing and implementing a modern, business-focused legal function. Rather than inheriting an established department, you will build it—developing legal strategies, creating scalable processes, standardizing contracts, implementing governance frameworks, and determining when and how to leverage outside counsel. This role requires someone who thrives in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment, enjoys building from the ground up, and can balance legal risk with practical business solutions that enable growth rather than slow it down.

Requirements

• Juris Doctor (JD) from an accredited law school.
• Active membership in good standing with at least one U.S. state bar.
• 10+ years of legal experience, including significant in-house experience or a combination of law firm and corporate legal leadership.
• Experience building or significantly expanding legal processes, governance, or legal operations within a growing organization.
• Strong expertise in commercial contracts, employment law, regulatory compliance, privacy, and corporate governance.
• Demonstrated ability to partner with executive leadership and influence business decisions.
• Excellent business judgment with a pragmatic, solutions-oriented approach.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in a high-growth consumer products, dietary supplement, wellness, healthcare, pharmaceutical, food & beverage, or e-commerce company.
• Experience supporting founder-led or private equity-backed organizations.
• Knowledge of FDA and FTC regulations applicable to dietary supplements.
• Experience supporting international expansion and global workforce compliance.
• Experience with mergers and acquisitions, fundraising, or other strategic corporate transactions.
• Familiarity with legal operations, contract lifecycle management (CLM) systems, and AI-enabled legal technologies.

Responsibilities

• Building and leading Rho's legal function and long-term legal strategy
• Company-wide legal risk management and governance
• Commercial contracting and contract lifecycle processes
• Employment law partnership with Human Resources
• Regulatory compliance across the nutrition and dietary supplement industry
• Privacy, cybersecurity, and data governance
• Corporate governance and executive advisory
• Intellectual property strategy and protection
• Vendor management and outside counsel relationships
• Legal support for domestic and international business expansion
• Design, build, and continuously improve Rho's legal function, including policies, workflows, governance, and operational processes.
• Establish scalable legal review and contract management processes that support a high-growth business.
• Develop contract templates, playbooks, approval workflows, and self-service tools that improve efficiency while managing risk.
• Determine when to leverage outside counsel versus building internal capabilities over time.
• Build trusted relationships across the organization so Legal is viewed as a strategic business partner from day one.
• Serve as the primary legal advisor to the executive leadership team on strategic business initiatives.
• Draft, negotiate, and manage a broad range of commercial agreements, including vendor, supplier, manufacturing, logistics, technology, SaaS, consulting, licensing, partnership, distribution, and customer agreements.
• Support corporate transactions, strategic partnerships, new business initiatives, and international expansion.
• Develop practical contracting standards that enable the business to move quickly while appropriately managing legal risk.
• Partner closely with Human Resources on all employment-related legal matters.
• Advise on employee relations, investigations, performance management, accommodations, leave administration, wage and hour compliance, restrictive covenants, executive employment agreements, reductions in force, and separations.
• Support the development of compliant employment policies and HR programs as the company continues to scale globally.
• Develop and oversee the company's legal compliance framework across applicable federal, state, and international laws.
• Partner closely with Quality, Regulatory Affairs, R&D, Marketing, and Commercial teams to evaluate product formulations, labeling, structure-function claims, substantiation, comparative claims, testimonials, endorsements, and other product communications.
• Advise on dietary supplement manufacturing and distribution requirements, quality agreements, supplier qualification, adverse-event reporting, product complaints, recalls, product holds, regulatory inquiries, and corrective actions.
• Assess the strength of scientific and clinical substantiation supporting product claims and establish practical standards for legal review of new products and marketing materials.
• Develop response plans for product safety incidents, quality failures, customer claims, regulatory inquiries, and threatened consumer litigation.
• Monitor evolving FDA, FTC, employment, consumer protection, and privacy regulations and proactively advise leadership on business impacts.
• Provide legal support across Sales, Marketing, Operations, Supply Chain, Finance, and Technology.
• Review and negotiate agreements supporting commercial growth initiatives, including influencer partnerships, affiliate programs, advertising campaigns, retail partnerships, procurement, manufacturing, fulfillment, and logistics.
• Partner with business leaders to identify practical solutions that balance commercial objectives with legal and regulatory requirements.
• Build and oversee the company's privacy and data governance framework.
• Partner with Information Security and IT to support compliance with applicable privacy regulations, including GDPR, CCPA, and emerging global privacy requirements.
• Review cybersecurity incidents, advise on legal obligations, and negotiate technology, software, SaaS, AI, and data-processing agreements.
• Develop and oversee the company's intellectual property strategy, including trademarks, copyrights, licensing, and brand protection.
• Manage outside counsel supporting trademark filings and intellectual property enforcement.
• Oversee disputes, litigation, and claims while managing outside counsel relationships.
• Develop proactive risk management strategies that reduce legal exposure while supporting continued business growth.
• Manage legal budgets and optimize external legal spend.

Benefits

• Opportunity to make a real impact on the health and performance of the communities we serve.
• Contribute to a mission-driven company that values integrity, curiosity, and continuous improvement.
• Work alongside talented people who are passionate about helping people live healthier, stronger lives through evidence-based nutrition.
• Be part of a team that believes great work happens when talented people are empowered to innovate, collaborate, and grow.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree