General Counsel

San Francisco Office - Hybrid, Remote. Posted 2 months ago

The role

The General Counsel will keep products compliant and serve as a strategic advisor to the CEO and VP of Product. This person will lead a legal and compliance team and contribute to innovative fund structures and product innovation.

What you will do

Lead, manage, and continue building a multidisciplinary legal and compliance team.
Analyze legal issues through risk assessment, risk management, and pragmatic decision-making.
Work on securities and regulatory compliance, negotiating, reviewing, and drafting commercial agreements.
Advise executive members on changes in law, regulation, and best practices.
Build and maintain a referenceable knowledge base to educate stakeholders.
Contribute directly to innovative fund structures and shape products.
Track evolving regulatory frameworks and engage with industry groups and policymakers.
Field and respond to external inquiries regarding the business.
Manage outside counsel, as necessary.

Required qualifications

Experience building and scaling legal teams inside fast-growing organizations.
Experience partnering closely with product teams.
Strong written and verbal communicator.
Excellent strategic thinking and solid judgment.
Ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced, innovative, rapidly changing environment.
Ability to get up to speed on new areas of law quickly and effectively.
JD from an ABA-accredited law school.
Active bar license in good standing.
10+ years of legal practice experience.
Extensive in-house experience in the FinTech or venture capital space.

Nice to have

Deep expertise in the range of securities laws impacting venture funds and FinTech platforms, including the Securities Act, Exchange Act, Investment Company Act, Investment Advisers Act, and FINRA Rul

About the company

Sydecar is on a mission to transform the world of private markets by revolutionizing the way investment vehicles are created and executed. The company acts as a partner in venture capital by automating banking, compliance, contracts, taxes, and reporting.