Lead legal strategy at Fay, managing corporate governance, compliance, venture financing, and commercial agreements while advising the executive team.
We are looking for a strategic General Counsel to manage all legal matters for Fay. You will work closely with our founders, the CEO and CTO, on corporate organization, early-stage employment, venture financings, partnership design, commercial agreements, compliance, and more. This is an ideal role for someone looking to tackle a broad range of startup challenges while strategically positioning Fay for hyper growth.
What You'll Be Doing
- Develop and lead legal strategy to promote and protect the company
- Advise on formation and organizational matters, corporate governance, early-stage labor & employment matters, product development, venture financings, regulatory considerations and commercial partnerships
- Advise on structuring, negotiation and execution of venture financing transactions and other investment transactions
- Review and negotiate commercial contracts, including vendor agreements, design partnership agreements, SaaS agreements, engagement letters, and NDAs
Qualifications
- J.D. from accredited law school
- Practicing for a minimum of 7+ years, ideally with a mix of law firm (corporate) and in-house startup experience
- Experience forming and counseling early-stage companies and advising on general startup-related questions and activities
- Experience advising on venture financing transactions, cap tables, corporate governance and early-stage executive compensation
- Strong commercial contract drafting, negotiating, and issue-spotting skills
- Experience with healthtech regulatory matters a plus
- Experience advising startups a plus
The best companies are made of the best people. There’s no shortage of work ahead, but we stay balanced and look forward to celebrating our wins as a team.
See our careers page here to learn more about working on our team.
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