Head of Legal

Aaru•New York, NY

6h•Onsite

About The Position

As the Head of Legal at Aaru, you will build and own the full legal stack, serving as a senior partner to the founders and operational leads on the company’s most consequential decisions. You will negotiate and structure complex commercial arrangements at the intersection of artificial intelligence and enterprise software, creating a framework that scales across international jurisdictions and regulatory areas. You will collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to execute legal, risk, compliance, governance, fundraising and intellectual property / patent priorities.

Requirements

8+ years of legal experience, ideally with experience at both a leading law firm and scaling an in-house legal function
Broad experience across several areas of the law, including experience in two or more of commercial, corporate, compliance, litigation, employment, privacy and IP law
Excels at solving problems with imperfect information and enjoys leveraging analytical creativity to surface clarity and rigor from ambiguity
Excited by building operations and systems that efficiently answer legal questions at scale
Sharp commercial instincts and can contribute directly to business development conversations, not just diligence and documentation
A JD, LLB, LLM or equivalent degree and are authorized to practice law in New York or eligible to qualify as registered in-house counsel (RIHC) in New York

Nice To Haves

Fluent in AI law and liability, including how existing and emerging regulatory frameworks apply to AI systems at scale
Experience building a legal function from the ground up at an early-stage company, with frontier technology experience being a plus

Responsibilities

Build and scale Aaru's legal, compliance, risk and governance functions
Structure, negotiate and close bespoke cross-jurisdictional enterprise and government agreements
Navigate a rapidly evolving international AI regulatory environment, anticipating shifts before they impact the business
Protect and expand Aaru's intellectual property portfolio, including by advancing the company’s patent strategy
Collaborate across departments to develop the legal infrastructure and operations needed to support hypergrowth and reduce friction
Support fundraising rounds and manage corporate governance in close partnership with the founders