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Location: Foster City or Parsippany Hybrid 3 days a week onsite and 2 days remote
Duration: 12 Months (Possibility of extension depending upon business requirements and performance)
Position Summary:
- We are seeking a dynamic professional to support and enhance the infrastructure and operations of the Vendor Relationship Management (VRM) team.
- This role will be instrumental in managing projects, optimizing processes, and driving operational excellence within our vendor governance framework.
- The successful candidate will contribute insights and strategies to mature our ways of working and strengthen partnerships with internal stakeholders and external vendors.
The core responsibilities and skills required for this position include but are not limited to:
- Operational Support: Own the management and delivery of assigned day-to-day VRM operational activities, ensuring efficiency and accuracy.
- Project Leadership: Lead and support initiatives that improve vendor governance, streamline processes, and enhance collaboration across teams. Leads creation of assigned presentations or other internal materials related to VRM group.
- Process Optimization: Identify and implement opportunities to mature workflows and optimize vendor management practices.
- Stakeholder Engagement: Partner with internal teams to foster strong relationships, source feedback, and improve communication channels.
- Governance & Reporting: Support development and maintenance of frameworks, tools, and reporting that enable effective vendor relationship management.
- Insights & Continuous Improvement: Analyze processes, data and trends to provide actionable recommendations for operational and strategic improvements.
- Meeting & Material Support: Coordinate meetings, develop agendas, prepare presentations, and manage documentation for internal and external audiences. May support the development of select materials for external vendor meetings as determined by the team.
Core Competencies & Behavioral Attributes:
- Strategic Thinking: Ability to see the big picture and align operational improvements with organizational goals.
- Collaboration: Proven ability to work well as part of a team, building strong relationships across stakeholders and fostering a culture of partnership and trust.
- Adaptability: Strong desire and ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and adjusts to changing priorities with ease.
- Problem-Solving: Applies critical thinking to identify issues and develop innovative solutions.
- Analytical Thinking: Demonstrates excellent technical or analytical knowledge base, with ability to assess data, processes and understanding to tell a meaningful story and message.
- Accountability: Takes ownership of deliverables and ensures timely, high-quality outcomes including ability to make critical decisions related to projects and tasks. Demonstrates excellent attention to detail, teamwork, and initiative; maintains confidentiality; maintains meticulous attention to project deadlines.
- Influence & Communication: Demonstrates excellent verbal and written communication skills to effectively and persuasively to drive alignment and action.
- Continuous Improvement Mindset: Proactively seeks opportunities to enhance processes and ways of working with confidence to voice opportunities.
Qualifications:
- BA/BS degree with 5+ years of relevant experience in vendor management, outsourcing, or project management within biotech or pharmaceutical industries.
- Strong foundation in project management and vendor governance frameworks.
- Previous experience in multiple aspects of Relationship Management including partnering with vendors and cross-functional stakeholders - several years and direct experience preferred.
- Experience in Clinical Trial Delivery or Drug Development Lifecycle preferred.
- Excellent communication, analytical, and organizational skills.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and SharePoint.
We're building safety-enhancing technology for aviation that will save lives. Automated aviation systems will enable a future where air transportation is safer, more convenient and fundamentally transformative to the way goods - and eventually people - move around the planet. We are a team of mission-driven engineers with experience across aerospace, robotics and self-driving cars working to make this future a reality.
As a Manufacturing Manager at Reliable Robotics, you'll be responsible for manufacturing capacity and throughput, factory development and layout, leading a team of engineers and technicians, and improving our manufacturing processes to meet design, regulatory, and business requirements (including safety, quality, cost, and on-time delivery). This is a growing team of highly motivated people passionate about delivering quality products and services on time, with unquestionable value. You will have overall accountability for the manufacturing output of a broad portfolio of products, including mechanical, electromechanical, and/or electrical/avionics assemblies. You will also be responsible for leading hiring activities, managing manufacturing layout, equipment maintenance, optimizing manufacturing flow, ensuring tooling and and working with engineering on design for excellence (DFx) improvements. They also handle workforce development, production scheduling, risk mitigation, and performance monitoring to meet production targets. You are responsible for establishing the standards by which this team would operate, and for transitioning the organization from a start-up into a disciplined manufacturing organization. The projects you work on will set the foundation for how the business operates for years to come. This is a fantastic opportunity to work in a safety-critical environment that takes automated aviation systems from prototype to production in a hands-on environment.
Responsibilities
Responsible for building, testing, troubleshooting/diagnosing, inspecting, and maintaining Reliable-designed mechanical, electromechanical, and/or electrical/avionics assemblies, harnesses, and interconnects
Lead, coach, and provide technical mentorship to a team of engineers and technicians; write bi-annual reviews and manage the team's performance
Lead hiring, recruitment, and training for the technician team
Lead efforts to transition our products from engineering development to production
Ensure design for excellence (DFx) is communicated to the engineering and drive implementations across all manufacturing areas to improve cost, producibility, inspectability, consistency, adequacy, accuracy, and achieve conformance to requirements
Responsible for maturing the manufacturing factory and layout, including optimizing material flow, factory equipment (e.g., tooling, inspection, test, etc.) maintenance, tooling, automation, and business system
Monitor and communicate manufacturing status and risks, and establish key performance metrics to meet manufacturing targets
Partner with design, engineering, supply chain, and other departments to synchronize project plans and ensure manufacturing can meet demand
Develop and ensure compliance with all policies, procedures, quality management systems, and engineering change orders
Develop processes to ensure accurate, current, and complete documentation (work instructions, inspections, tests, records, etc.) is utilized and maintained
Ensure root-cause analysis is implemented and timely corrective actions are taken to maintain schedule, quality, and reliability
Basic Success Criteria
Bachelor's degree in mechanical, electrical, aerospace, or systems engineering
5+ years of manufacturing, design, and/or testing experience
3+ years of experience with computer-aided design (CAD) and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) software, such as Altium, NX, and Teamcenter
Strong leadership, communication, team-building, and problem-solving skills
Preferred Success Criteria
Experience with assembly, machining, fabrication, soldering, Electro-Static Discharge (ESD), Foreign Object Debris (FOD), and test methods
Prior experience in troubleshooting, repairing, setting up, and operating complex hardware in a safety-critical environment
Research and Development (R&D) or New Product Introduction (NPI) experience
Experience with industry or regulatory requirements such as AS9100, CFR 14 CFR 21.137, and/or 14 CFR Part 145
Previous leadership or management experience
Our team is passionate about delivering on our commitments, solving hard problems, continuously improving, and helping the business succeed. We are constantly reevaluating our technologies, products, and capabilities. If you are a lifelong learner, you will love this environment. Get in on the ground floor and help us build the company.
The position will be located at our facility in Mountain View, California.
Must be willing to travel 10% of the time.
This position requires access to information that is subject to U.S. export controls. An offer of employment will be contingent upon the applicant's capacity to perform in compliance with U.S. export control laws.
All applicants are asked to provide documentation that legally establishes status as a U.S. person or non-U.S. person (and nationalities in the case of a non-U.S. person). Where the applicant is not a U.S. person, meaning not a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful permanent resident, (iii) refugee under 8 U.S.C. * 1157, or (iv) asylee under 8 U.S.C. * 1158, or not otherwise permitted to access the export-controlled technology without U.S. government authorization, the Company reserves the right not to apply for an export license for such applicants whose access to export-controlled technology or software source code requires authorization and may decline to proceed with the application process and any offer of employment on that basis.
At Reliable Robotics, our goal is to be a diverse and inclusive workforce. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, creed, ancestry, sex, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability or medical conditions, national origin, military or veteran status, genetic information, marital status, or any other basis covered by applicable law. All employment and promotion is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.
If you require reasonable accommodation in completing an application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please direct your inquiries to
Compensation Range: $130K - $195K
Apply for this JobDuration : 12 months
Location: Santa Monica, CA
Description:
We are seeking a Biological Sample Management Associate to join our Translational Medicine team. This role focuses on biospecimen sample management across multiple clinical trials and programs, ensuring accurate tracking, processing, and delivery of biological samples for pharmacokinetic, pharmacodynamic, safety, and exploratory analyses. The individual will report to Associate Director of Project Management in Translational Medicine and collaborate closely with Clinical Operations, Biometrics, and Data Management teams.
Key Responsibilities
- Primary focus on biological sample management for several clinical trials within and across development programs.
- Track and reconcile sample collection, processing, and shipment activities; resolve sample-related issues in collaboration with Clinical Operations.
- Maintain and update laboratory processing instructions and ensure consistency across programs.
- Navigate central laboratory sample management systems and Kite's Clinical Pharmacology Laboratory Information Management System (CPLIMS) to generate inventory reports and manage sample orders.
- Place sample requests in compliance with protocol and informed consent requirements, including optional biomarker analyses and subject consent tracking.
- Troubleshoot discrepancies in sample requests and coordinate resolution with internal teams and external specialty vendors.
- Support development and review of biomarker-related content in protocols, informed consent forms, and laboratory manuals.
- Assist with vendor management activities such as RFPs, budget reviews, and scope of work for laboratory services.
- Collaborate on timelines for sample analysis and data transfer to meet program deliverables.
- Perform quality control checks on laboratory data prior to analysis and assist with ad hoc sample analysis requests.
- Provide input into protocol deviation lists related to biomarker/sample handling.
- Address site and IRB/EC/IBC questions regarding sample management.
- Attend study team meetings and contribute to sample-related discussions.
- Light travel (approx. 10%) as needed.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in biological sciences (preferred).
- 2-3 years of experience in biological sample management within clinical research or equivalent.
- Strong understanding of sample collection, processing protocols, and shipping conditions.
- Familiarity with Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS) and central lab systems (e.g., LabLink).
- Excellent organizational skills with ability to multitask and prioritize effectively.
- Detail-oriented, self-motivated, and able to work cross-functionally.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office and Excel.
Location: Foster City, CA, 94404
Work Schedule: Onsite - 5 Days/Week
Duration: 12 Months
Position Summary
We are seeking a talented and highly motivated individual to join the Research Oncology team in Foster City, CA. The role will provide scientific and technical support for laboratory activities including mammalian cell culture, cell line maintenance, and characterization.
The candidate will collaborate with cross-functional teams in a fast-paced research environment, supporting oncology research projects and contributing to the development of genetically modified cell lines and in-vitro cell-based assays.
Key Responsibilities
- Perform cell line expansion, maintenance, cryopreservation, and thawing of multiple mammalian cell lines.
- Prepare cell culture media with complex supplements and ensure proper cell handling procedures.
- Collaborate with team members to support cell culture needs for ongoing research projects.
- Coordinate with cross-functional teams to assess cell banking and cell culture requirements and deliver materials within timelines.
- Conduct and support cell line quality control procedures, including validation for experimental integrity.
- Maintain accurate laboratory notebooks and documentation for all experiments and lab activities.
- Support development of genetically engineered cell lines and in-vitro cell-based assays for oncology programs
Basic Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, Cancer Biology, or related life science field.
- Minimum 3 years of hands-on experience working with:
- Cancer cell lines
- Primary cells
- Genetically engineered cell lines
- Strong expertise in aseptic techniques and mammalian cell culture.
- Experience handling multiple cell lines simultaneously.
- Proficiency in media preparation with complex supplements.
- Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and record-keeping abilities.
- Familiarity with cell culture QC practices, including:
- Mycoplasma testing
- Cell line authentication.
Preferred Qualifications
- 6+ years of hands-on experience in mammalian cell culture within the biopharmaceutical or biotechnology industry.
- Experience using electronic lab notebooks (ELN) for experiment documentation and workflow management.
- Ability to optimize and troubleshoot mammalian cell culture systems.
- Experience writing and maintaining Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
- Familiarity with online genetic databases and integration of phenotypic/genetic data into cell bank systems.
- Experience with viral and non-viral transduction or transfection methods, including:
- Lentivirus
- Retrovirus
- Lipid-based systems
- Experience using laboratory instruments such as:
- Plate readers
- Cell counters
- Automated western blot systems
- Ability to run basic cell-based assays and develop cell line banking protocols.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment with shifting priorities.
Duration: 17+ Months
Location: Foster Coty, CA94404
Client's Process Technologies & Development team is seeking a highly motivated contractor to play a foundational role in establishing and operationalizing a new Primary Container Development Laboratory. This role is ideal for a hands-on individual who enjoys building systems from the ground up and maintaining high standards of scientific rigor.
The contractor will support the setup of the new lab facility, ensure equipment is properly installed, qualified, and maintained, and develop organizational systems to keep laboratory operations running smoothly. The role also involves operating a wide range of laboratory equipment, designing and executing high-quality experiments, supporting method readiness, and maintaining scientific excellence.
This position directly supports development workflows involving container closure systems, device interface evaluations, product compatibility studies, and process characterization.
Key Responsibilities
Laboratory Operations & Equipment Expertise
- Support the setup and launch of the new Process Technologies & Development lab, including workspace organization, equipment installation support, and qualification readiness.
- Operate, maintain, and troubleshoot a broad range of primary container and analytical laboratory equipment, including:
- Leak detection systems
- Headspace analyzers
- Optical and particle counting microscopes
- MicroCT scanners
- Automatic filling equipment
- Filtration and mixing tanks
- Balances and related instrumentation
- Independently refine and develop laboratory processes and equipment workflows to improve efficiency, robustness, and usability.
- Maintain accurate equipment logs, calibration records, and instrument readiness documentation.
- Ensure laboratory organization, including consumables tracking, chemical inventory, and compliance with safety, quality, and documentation requirements.
- Partner with Facilities, Metrology, EH&S, and cross-functional Process Development teams to support seamless lab operations and timely issue resolution.
Scientific Excellence & Continuous Improvement
- Apply sound scientific judgment in planning and troubleshooting experimental studies.
- Support method development, workflow optimization, and evaluation of new technologies relevant to primary container development and characterization.
- Drive continuous improvement in lab workflows, equipment utilization, and operational efficiency.
- Maintain a culture of cleanliness, organization, and scientific excellence within the laboratory.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering, Chemistry, Biology, Pharmaceutical Sciences, or a related technical field.
- Hands-on laboratory experience (academic or industry) with strong familiarity in equipment operation and laboratory best practices.
- Demonstrated experience designing and executing experiments with strong attention to detail and scientific rigor.
- Excellent organizational skills with a proven ability to maintain a clean, structured, and efficient laboratory environment.
- Strong communication skills and ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience supporting laboratory setup, including equipment installation, qualification, and initial operational readiness.
- Familiarity with a broad range of laboratory equipment, including routine operation, troubleshooting, and maintenance.
- Experience with studies involving:
- Container Closure Integrity (CCI)
- Extractables and Leachables
- Device-drug interface evaluations
- Fill-finish operations
- Ability to design and refine lab workflows that improve efficiency and usability across teams.
- Prior experience working within cross-functional development teams.
Why Join Us?
This contract role offers the opportunity to support high-impact development programs, expand technical expertise in primary container development, and collaborate with cross-functional teams working on advanced drug product development. The role directly contributes to ensuring the delivery of safe, stable, and high-quality medicines to patients.
Location: Santa Monica, CA
Duration: 17+ Months
Description:
- Interfaces with stakeholders and management to manage expectations, provide status updates on project and discuss concerns.
- Is accountable for ensuring resolution of concerns/issues.
- Develops project budget for budget request purposes, leveraging his/her team.
- Develops a proposed approach to address a business problem (e.g., build vs. buy),leveraging his/her team.
- Participates in/leads the development of RFP/RFI process.
- Develops project plans.
- Manages resources, project schedule and budget to meet deliverables.
- Maintains all reporting requirements as needed.
- Actively manages the execution of the project, including assigning work to project staff, managing project scope and project finances, and ensuring the quality of deliverables.
- Ensures all deliverables and commitments are met and the project is in compliance with relevant standards and methodologies.
- Leads basic project risk management.
Our client, a top-tier global law firm, is seeking a bright, driven and ambitious Legal Administrative Assistant to join their growing team in Palo Alto.
About the Role:
- Assist with assembly of exhibits and appendices for court papers, depositions, and trials
- Organize paper and electronic documents for use in depositions or trials
- Maintain and organizes case files
- Index and organize files for off-site storage
- Assist with document collection, review and production
- Prepare for and attend depositions, hearings, trials and arbitrations
- File and obtain documents at various courts and agencies
- Utilize legal research software
- Conduct research using various resources including databases and the internet
- Assists with department projects as needed and performs other work-related duties as assigned
About You:
- 2+ years in an administrative role at a professional services firm
- Bachelor's Degree
- Superior organizational skills with the ability to prioritize and manage a large workload efficiently and effectively
- Highly detail-oriented, including the ability to assess and respond to underlying detail issues and implications
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Exceptional interpersonal skills, a commitment to professionalism, integrity, and collegiality
- Proven ability to multi-task and set priorities while meeting deadlines in a fast-paced environment
- Exceptional problem solving skills, critical thinking abilities and the ability to work well under pressure
Qualified candidates please submit your resume to Chessa Eskandanian-Yee:
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We are working with highly respected, growing, full-service, Oakland, California based law firm with a strong commitment to providing exceptional legal services to its clients. The firm seeks a mid-level attorney with five or more (5+) years of experience to join its Employment Practice Group. The successful candidate will be involved in all aspects of employment litigation and employment advice. The annual base salary for the position is $165,000 to $195,000/yr., depending upon attorney experience, skills, and qualifications. Depending on billable hours, total compensation can range up to $207,000 for those at the lower end of the salary range to $245,000 at the higher end.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Represent employers in court, arbitration, and administrative proceeding, as well as in mediations on class/collective actions, discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wage and hour matters.
- Defend clients in PAGA matters.
- Draft and respond to pleadings and discovery.
- Draft and argue motions.
- Take and defend depositions.
- Provide employment counseling on federal and state employment laws, when needed.
QUALIFICATIONS
- JD from Accredited Law School
- Must be admitted and a member in good standing of the California Bar
- Five or more ( 5+) years of general litigation experience with employment, class action and PAGA experience preferred
- Knowledge of Federal and California state labor and employment laws (highly preferred)
- Prior experience taking and defending depositions and arguing motions in court
- Outstanding research and analytical skills
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Excellent attention to detail
- Habitual self-starting mentality and orientation
- Ability to manage cases from start to finish
- Ability to set a course of action and direct the work of associate attorneys and paralegals, when needed
- Ability to think strategically and creatively while providing practical counsel to clients
- Ability to work on a hybrid work schedule requiring three (3) days in the office
OTHER DETAILS
- Salary of $165,000 - $195,000 (for minimum billables of 1610 hrs./yr.), depending upon attorney experience, skills, and qualifications.
- Hybrid work schedule requiring three (3) days in office after completing ninety (90) days of employment
- Comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, and life insurance.
- 401(k) plan
- Generous paid time off and holidays.
- Professional development opportunities
- A collegial and supportive work environment.
- Opportunity for significant growth and advancement within the firm.
Candidates may apply for this position on LinkedIn, on the Hire Counsel website, or by direct e-mail to We at Hire Counsel cannot promise that a particular candidate will get the job or an interview, but we can promise that we will review all submitted resumes.
About Hire Counsel, a Purpose Legal Company
Hire Counsel, a Purpose Legal Company, is an agile legal talent agency. We build connections between legal professionals and our clients, some of the nation's largest law firms and legal departments (and some of the smallest). By connecting good lawyers with our clients, we help attorneys find a permanent home. We also provide individuals with the option to work on contract (temporary) assignments to aid their stability as they proceed with their job searches. Hire Counsel holds all resumes in the strictest confidence.
Senior Employment Litigation Counsel - REMOTE - CA Bar
A nationally respected management-side labor and employment law platform is seeking an experienced Employment Litigation attorney (7+ years) to join them as Remote Senior Attorney/Counsel supporting a dedicated Professional Employer Organization (PEO) client and its carrier in Northern California.
This non-partner-track role is designed for a senior attorney who enjoys owning day-to-day litigation, delivering consistent, high-quality service to a sophisticated client, and practicing law at a high level — without business development pressure.
The Role
You will manage a high-volume employment litigation docket from inception through resolution, serving as a primary point of contact for the PEO client, its customers, and the insurer. The practice is largely focused on administrative charges, attorney demand letters, and single-plaintiff employment litigation, with potential exposure to class actions and PAGA matters.
While the platform is remote, this role requires regular in-person advocacy. Candidates must be comfortable and available for court appearances, depositions, mediations, hearings, and trials, with some travel as needed in Northern California.
Key Responsibilities
- Handle employment matters end-to-end, including EPLI-covered claims
- Develop case strategy and manage matters independently
- Draft and review pleadings, motions, and discovery
- Take and defend depositions
- Represent clients in hearings, conferences, mediations, and trials
- Supervise and mentor attorneys and legal staff
- Collaborate closely with partners, associates, paralegals, and shared support teams
- Maintain proactive communication with the PEO client and insurance carrier
Qualifications
- JD from an ABA-accredited law school
- 7+ years of employment law and litigation experience
- Active California bar admission (required)
- Experience appearing regularly in court and handling in-person proceedings
- Ability to manage a high-volume docket independently
Preferred Experience
- Prior law firm experience
- Experience working with PEOs
- EPLI matters and insurer relationships
- Comfort working in a remote environment while supporting in-person litigation needs
Why This Opportunity
- Remote platform with meaningful flexibility, and negotiable billable hours target
- No business development or book-of-business expectations
- Dedicated, long-term client relationship (not rotating matters)
- Sophisticated employment litigation work
- Collaborative, service-driven environment with strong internal support
Location Requirement:
Remote and based in Northern California. Candidates should be able to make in-person court appearances and related proceedings as needed.
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Scion Staffing is a national award-winning staffing firm! Since 2006, we have had the pleasure of successfully placing thousands of talented professionals with amazing career opportunities. Through our innovative team building and recruiting solutions, we bridge the gap in executive leadership searches, direct hire recruiting, interim leadership placement, and temporary professional staffing. We are proud to be part of the Forbes lists of the Best Recruitment Firms and the Best Executive Search Firms in America. Additionally, Scion has been recognized as a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing firm as well as a top recruitment firm by The Business Times. Additional information about our firm can also be found online.
Scion Staffing, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer and service provider and does not discriminate based on race, religion, gender, gender identity, national origin, citizenship status, sexual orientation, disability, political affiliation or belief, or any other protected class. We are committed to the principles of Equal Opportunity Employment and are dedicated to making employment decisions based on merit and value, for ourselves, our client companies, and the candidates we represent. For opportunities located in a region that have enacted fair chance, arrest or conviction-based employment ordinances, Scion Staffing proactively follows the enacted guidance and considers for employment all qualified applications with arrest and conviction records. We engage in socially conscious business practices and believe that diverse, equitable, inclusive, and non-biased talent and recruitment processes are foundational to the success of Scion as well as every client organization with whom we partner.
Remote working/work at home options are available for this role.
Overview
Whistler Partners is partnering with to hire its first senior legal leader — a Head of Legal with the opportunity to step into a General Counsel title for the right candidate.
Owner provides a suite of tools designed to help local restaurant owners increase sales and strengthen their online presence. From mobile ordering and customer rewards to digital growth infrastructure, the platform empowers independent restaurants to compete and win. As the business expands product surfaces, navigates regulatory complexity, and enters increasingly strategic partnerships, legal leadership is now mission-critical.
This is a foundational hire at a high-growth, mission-driven SaaS company.
Why this role?
This is not an incremental legal hire. It’s a build-from-zero seat.
You will own the full legal stack — corporate, compliance, employment, IP, litigation, regulatory, and commercial — and serve as a strategic partner to the executive team. You won’t inherit a pre-built function. You’ll architect it.
Success in this role means:
- Building scalable systems from ambiguity
- Knowing when to leverage outside counsel — and when to move internally
- Acting as DRI on the company’s most sensitive initiatives
- Helping leadership move faster while strengthening risk discipline
The title is flexible and may include General Counsel for the right candidate.
This is ideal for a builder who wants true ownership, executive visibility, and the opportunity to shape Legal at a scaling technology company from day one.
Key Responsibilities
- Partner closely with Engineering, Product & Design, GTM, People, Finance, Ops, and the Executive team
- Act as strategic advisor to the CEO on negotiations, disputes, and sensitive matters
- Build and scale Owner’s Legal function as its first full-time legal hire
- Serve as DRI on litigation strategy, regulatory posture, and complex commercial agreements
- Partner with Product and Engineering to ensure new products and pricing models are built with compliance and risk minimization in mind
- Design scalable systems across contracting, compliance, governance, privacy, employment, and IP
- Manage outside counsel across corporate, regulatory, employment, and litigation matters
- Support fundraising, board matters, corporate governance, and investor communications
- Proactively identify legal risk areas and implement preventive frameworks
About You
- 8–10+ years of legal experience across law firm and in-house environments
- Broad, “full-stack” experience across commercial, corporate, compliance, IP, employment, and litigation oversight
- Builder mentality — energized by creating structure from scratch
- Strong executive presence and business judgment
- Comfortable operating in fast-moving, ambiguous environments
- Able to partner closely with product and engineering teams
- Motivated to scale and eventually build a Legal team
Compensation
$250,000 – $325,000
Owner is open to increased compensation at the General Counsel level and may stretch beyond the posted range for the right candidate.
Perks
Comprehensive health coverage, Bay Area-based remote flexibility, unlimited PTO, and additional growth-stage benefits.
Interested?
This search is being led by Wolf at Whistler Partners. Please contact them for a confidential conversation.
About Whistler Partners
Matchmakers, Not Headhunters
Whistler Partners is a boutique matchmaking firm focused on counseling the best and the brightest attorneys over the course of their careers. We believe that the right move comes from working closely with talent to curate their long-term career paths. When it comes to career advice, what matters is not the size of the agency but the strength of your individual recruiter.
We readily admit that we are elite and only work with the best – after all, a little elitism is okay when it comes to your career. Employers love us because we are picky about whom we represent, and attorneys love us because we get them their dream jobs.