Vice President, Legal Counsel

The role

The Vice President, Legal Counsel will establish and lead the in-house legal function. This person will serve as a business-minded advisor to the executive team and manage commercial contracting, compliance, and legal operations.

What you will do

• Serve as a strategic legal advisor to the executive team and business leaders
• Draft, review, and negotiate various commercial agreements
• Own the full contract lifecycle
• Partner with functional owners to monitor fulfillment and address business risk
• Build a legal intake and prioritization process
• Develop and execute the legal department operating plan and budget
• Manage outside counsel relationships and spend
• Provide legal advisory support to the Foundation
• Create and maintain a company policy library
• Lead and document investigations involving youth protection policies

Required qualifications

• Juris Doctor (J.D.) from an accredited law school
• Active membership in good standing with at least one U.S. state bar
• Eligibility to practice as in-house counsel in the employee's work jurisdiction
• 10+ years of relevant commercial and corporate legal experience in a law firm, an in-house legal department, or a combination of both
• Significant experience drafting and negotiating complex commercial agreements
• Demonstrated success working directly with executives and cross-functional stakeholders
• Hands-on experience implementing contract lifecycle management, legal intake, matter tracking, document repositories, templates, playbooks, or service levels
• Ability to independently prioritize a broad portfolio of matters
• Experience managing outside counsel, legal budgets, matter scopes, and spend reporting
• Demonstrated experience conducting sensitive internal investigations and developing or administering compliance programs
• Strong analytical, communication, and decision-making skills
• Experience advising a multi-state organization and interpreting evolving federal, state, and local regulatory requirements

Nice to have

• Experience in sports, youth programming, sponsorship, licensing, media rights, technology, supply chain, or consumer-facing organizations
• Working knowledge of youth safety and child-protection compliance, data privacy, intellectual property, employment law, and multi-state regulatory requirements
• Experience operating within a sports team, league, club, or other sports-related organization
• Familiarity with professional-league relationships, brand standards, and contractual reporting obligations
• Experience creating a legal function or formalizing legal operations in a high-growth environment
• Experience advising nonprofit organizations or supporting holding companies and organizations with multiple legal entities

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision
• Life Insurance
• Disability
• 401(k) with company matching
• Paid Parental Leave
• Unlimited PTO
• Monthly Wellness Expense Reimbursement
• Additional voluntary benefits
• Work equipment (laptop and monitor) provided
• Up to $350 towards the purchase of a personal use laptop, tablet, or computer

Before you apply

• Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis

About the company

RCX Sports serves as the premier youth sport operating partner for the NFL, NHL, MLS, MLB, NBA, and WNBA. They provide officially licensed uniforms, resources, and support to empower league operators.