Head of Legal

Tin Can•Seattle, WA

1d•$275,000 - $315,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Tin Can is seeking a Head of Legal to be their senior-most in-house legal counsel and first full-time legal hire. This role will partner directly with the leadership team on legal matters related to building and selling physical, connected products. The Head of Legal will be responsible for compliance, privacy laws, international expansion, marketing, commercial agreements, regulatory matters, employment law, and corporate governance. This is a hands-on role where the individual will build out the legal function and potentially a team as the company scales.

Requirements

10+ years of legal experience, including significant in-house time at a high-growth technology or hardware company.
Real entrepreneurial spirit and willingness to do hands-on, detail-level work.
Clear, plain-English communication skills to translate legal risk into actionable decisions.
Familiarity with children's privacy and data protection compliance (COPPA or international equivalents), or comparable consumer privacy work.
Experience supporting international expansion and go-to-market efforts.
Familiarity with D2C consumer marketing legal considerations.
Solid grounding in board governance work: consents, minutes, equity grants, and related corporate matters.
Working knowledge of employment law fundamentals.
Fluency using AI as a multiplier across contract review, research, and drafting.
Low-ego and collaborative attitude.
Based in Seattle and ready to work from the office 4+ days per week.

Nice To Haves

Experience with physical product compliance, including international requirements.
Comfort getting up to speed fast on FCC and telecom-adjacent regulatory work; expertise is a bonus.
Deep specialization in employment law is not required.

Responsibilities

Guide compliance for all physical, connected products, including international compliance and building compliance playbooks for new products.
Own compliance with privacy laws (COPPA, state, and international equivalents), including data collection, usage, and protection.
Support international go-to-market efforts by advising on legal and regulatory considerations for new markets.
Review and advise on direct-to-consumer marketing, advertising claims, promotions, and privacy.
Draft, review, and redline commercial agreements, including vendor, supplier, and partnership deals.
Determine legal and structural paths for new product categories, partnerships, and business models.
Own the company's regulatory and FCC posture, learning niche areas and engaging outside specialists when needed.
Serve as the in-house resource for the People team on employment law matters.
Manage board mechanics, including consents, minutes, and equity grants, and support capital raises.
Manage budgets and relationships with outside counsel and subject-matter experts, determining what to handle in-house versus externally.