Head of Legal

The role

As the first in-house counsel, you will build the legal function from the ground up. You will serve as a strategic business partner to the leadership team and manage legal decisions as the company scales domestically and internationally.

What you will do

• Build the legal function from the ground up including strategy and operating model
• Advise the executive team and Board on strategic, legal, and risk considerations
• Build scalable frameworks, workflows, and playbooks using AI tooling
• Review and negotiate commercial deals including MSAs, order forms, DPAs, SOWs, and partner contracts
• Partner with Engineering, Product, and Design on legal and compliance considerations
• Guide the business on privacy, data protection, and the AI regulatory landscape
• Stay ahead of changing legal, regulatory, and compliance guidance
• Own corporate governance including equity administration, financing rounds, and Board matters
• Partner with the People team on employment matters, hiring, and policies

Required qualifications

• Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree from an accredited law school
• Active member of a U.S. state bar
• Licensed to practice law in California or New York
• 10+ years of experience operating as in-house counsel and within top-tier law firms
• Experience in high-growth environments scaling businesses through the 150–500 range
• Generalist expertise
• Experience supporting corporate governance, equity, and employment-related matters
• Experience negotiating commercial contracts
• Operating knowledge of privacy, data protection, AI, and IP transactions
• Systems-oriented and uses AI and automation

Benefits

• Competitive pay
• Meaningful equity
• Benefits designed to support health, wellbeing, time away from work, family, and long-term financial goals
• Team meals, events, and company gatherings

About the company

Rillet is an Agentic ERP for modern finance teams that automates critical parts of finance. The company has raised more than $200M and is valued at $1B.