Head of Legal

The role

You will run day-to-day legal work at Atlas and report directly to the founder and CEO. You will draft and negotiate agreements yourself, manage outside counsel, and keep priorities, deadlines and decisions moving across the business.

What you will do

• Manage disputes and litigation with outside counsel, keeping facts, deadlines, budgets and decisions organized.
• Coordinate internal information and keep leadership informed with clear recommendations and next steps.
• Manage legal work for fundraising, credit facilities and capital-markets transactions with Finance and outside counsel.
• Keep closing checklists, approvals and follow-up obligations current.
• Draft and negotiate partnership, vendor and other commercial agreements.
• Build practical templates, negotiation guidance and approval rules.
• Coordinate advice on card programs, bank partnerships and consumer-finance questions with compliance and specialist counsel.
• Review contractor and consulting agreements, offer letters, confidentiality terms and IP protections with People and outside employment counsel.
• Identify gaps in existing agreements and follow through on a practical repair plan.

Required qualifications

• A JD and active New York or California bar admission, with authority to practice in the work location confirmed before starting.
• Substantial legal experience, typically eight or more years, with hands-on ownership in fintech or another regulated business.
• Strong commercial drafting and negotiation skills, including offering workable alternatives.
• Experience managing outside counsel, budgets and complex matters through completion.
• Familiarity with card programs, bank relationships, consumer finance, credit facilities or fundraising.
• Clear, direct communication and good judgment about when to escalate.
• Discretion with sensitive information and willingness to surface difficult facts early.
• Ability to prioritize and follow through without an internal team or constant direction.

Before you apply

• Active New York or California bar admission is required, with authority to practice in the work location confirmed before starting.

About the company

Atlas is a concierge charge card for high-net-worth individuals and their companies, pairing 24/7 concierge access with no-preset-limit spending. It is backed by Y Combinator, Elad Gil, O1 Advisors and Eric Schmidt.