Head of Legal

Arch-posted 3 months ago

Full-time • Senior

New York, NY

51-100 employees

Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities

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As our first full-time in-house counsel, you will lead our legal function, providing strategic and operational support across key business and regulatory matters. This role requires a proactive, hands-on attorney who can build legal infrastructure from scratch, integrate legal considerations into daily operations, and enable scalable growth. You'll manage commercial contracts and develop strategies to mitigate legal risks while advancing business objectives. You will serve as a trusted advisor to the executive team and cross-functional leaders, delivering clear, actionable legal guidance aligned with our goals. Your work will directly shape how we innovate, expand, and navigate an evolving regulatory landscape.

Own commercial contracts: draft, negotiate, and manage enterprise SaaS agreements, MSAs, partnership agreements, and vendor contracts.
Build contract strategy: create templates, playbooks, and scalable negotiation processes that streamline operations and reduce risk.
Advise on privacy and data protection: GDPR, CCPA, SOC 2, ISO 27001, and financial regulatory compliance; support or lead data privacy impact assessments (DPIAs) and compliance programs.
Provide guidance on IP/licensing, employment, and corporate governance matters.
Partner with outside counsel on specialized or complex legal matters.
Establish legal infrastructure: document management, intake systems, reporting, and processes to scale with the business.
Translate complex legal requirements into clear, actionable guidance for executives, teams, and customers.

5-10+ years total legal experience (mix of top-tier law firm and in-house preferred), including 2+ years in-house at a SaaS, fintech, or regulated tech company, ideally post-Series A/B.
Data security/privacy experience is strongly preferred.
Deep commercial contracts experience: drafting, negotiating, and managing enterprise SaaS agreements, MSAs, partnership agreements, and vendor contracts.
Privacy and data protection expertise (preferred): familiarity with GDPR, CCPA, SOC 2, ISO 27001, and financial regulatory frameworks; experience with DPIAs and compliance programs.
Exposure to IP/licensing, employment, and corporate governance matters.
Experience working with outside counsel on specialized issues.

Proficient with legal tech tools (contract lifecycle management, e-signature, etc.).
Strong business judgment: delivers pragmatic, risk-balanced guidance that enables growth.
Autonomous and organized: able to prioritize, structure, and scale a legal function independently.
Clear communicator: translates legal complexity into actionable, precise guidance for non-lawyers.
Process-oriented: builds systems, intake processes, and reporting to support business operations.

Strong Team - You'll be backed by a strong team that consistently exceeds client expectations and ships new products quickly.
Your work is high impact - Being part of a small team means you have real responsibility and impact from day one.
Product Market Fit - We have strong product market fit, exceptionally low churn, and have grown mostly organically through word of mouth.
Team community and camaraderie - We have enormous trust in each other and always do what we can do to support one another.
Great office - we've invested in a great space for the Arch team to come together, at 18th and Park in Manhattan.
Lunch is on Us - Grab lunch on us while you're in the office and take a break to laugh, brainstorm, or just hang out with your teammates over a meal.

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