General Counsel

The role

The General Counsel will lead legal strategy for a global business building AI-powered products for professional services. This person will advise the CEO, executive team, and Board of Directors on corporate strategy, product innovation, and global operations while leading a lean legal team.

What you will do

• Set the Legal function's priorities in line with business strategy and product plans.
• Help leaders distinguish legal requirements from business choices.
• Oversee corporate governance, Board support, equity matters, and global entity management.
• Lead legal strategy for financing, M&A, and strategic partnerships.
• Partner with Finance on investor communications and corporate disclosures.
• Own the approach to major litigation, class actions, and regulatory inquiries.
• Partner with Product and Engineering on AI-enabled products and customer experiences.
• Guide legal decisions involving consumer protection, privacy, and AI regulation.
• Oversee major commercial negotiations and establish standards for routine agreements.
• Lead and develop a lean Legal team and champion the use of AI across the function.

Required qualifications

• 10+ years of in-house legal leadership experience in technology, B2B/B2C or 2-sided internet marketplaces, platform e-commerce, or a similarly complex business.
• Experience as a General Counsel or senior legal leader in a highly regulated industry.
• Demonstrated AI fluency and the ability to lead its adoption across Legal.
• Business-minded legal judgment.
• Strong corporate generalist judgment with depth in governance, consumer protection, and complex litigation or regulatory matters.
• Experience leading legal work on significant financing, M&A, or other strategic transactions.
• Experience advising on technology products, privacy and data use, and legal issues affecting customer-facing businesses.
• The ability to lead a team and develop senior legal talent.
• Clear, concise written and verbal communication.
• A J.D.
• Active membership in good standing with a U.S. state bar.

About the company

Pearl is AI for professional services at global scale, combining advanced AI with verified human expertise. Since 2003, the network has connected millions of customers with licensed professionals across 196 countries.