Position Overview: Dynamic Signal is the leading Employee Communication and Engagement Platform, committed to creating a connected, inclusive, and engaged workforce where people feel valued and empowered to be their best. From factory workers and field employees, to knowledge workers in any time zone, hundreds of companies across every industry use Dynamic Signal’s web, desktop, and mobile applications to build aligned, productive, and actively engaged communities and employee advocates. Dynamic Signal is looking for a Director, Legal. Reporting to the CFO and/or the head of the Legal function (as applicable, i.e. General Counsel), the role will be responsible for identifying and analyzing key legal issues, drafting key documents, presenting clear recommendations to senior management, and assuring regulatory compliance. Since the Dynamic Signal legal team is very small and not broken out into practice areas, the Director, Legal will be responsible for a wide scope of activities, providing the services of a full-service in-house counsel, and is responsible for managing directly or a team covering multiple areas of legal responsibility, such as tax, litigation, trademarks, IP, financing, or M&A. The role consists of five primary areas of accountability:

Scaling the Legal function for future growth

Participates in the definition and development of corporate policies, procedures and programs and provides continuing counsel and guidance on legal matters and on legal implications of all matters
Drafts and maintains forms/templates and terms as needed for a variety of commercial agreements
Assists in managing a contract template library. Sets up and maintains a contract management system
Creates and maintains the Company’s Contracts Policy document outlining all the company’s major positions on commercial items
Proactively identifies areas where the legal function is not scalable and not operating at industry best practices and proposes and implements plans to “fix it”. Executes on those plans to agreed-upon timelines

Commercial Counsel

Provides strategic and practical legal guidance and subject matter expertise to the company on the negotiation of a variety of commercial agreements (e.g., strategic partnership agreements, licensing agreements, stock purchase agreements, SaaS agreements, and development agreements)
Works directly with and advises key decision-makers in contract negotiations and other business arrangements, including identifying and proposing solutions to key business issues and managing risk
Assesses legal and risk diligence during pre-deal management presentation and negotiation stages

Privacy and regulatory compliance

Assumes responsibility for ensuring that the company conducts its business in compliance with applicable laws and regulations
Ensures internal constituents are aware of the rules and requirements for GDPR or other privacy and legal requirements. Partners with the functions (i.e. Human Resources, Marketing) to audit and ensure their operational processes are resulting in compliance to laws and regulations

IP, Trademarks, Tax, Financing and Other Business Support

Serves as key lawyer/legal advisor on all major business transactions (including channel partnerships, acquisitions and joint ventures)
Partners with Marketing to develop a trademark strategy
Runs point on legal matters related to IP, tax, HR matters, or other items as they come up
Advises on legal aspects of the company's financing, including assessing and advising on current and future business structures and legal entities
Works on special assignments as needed

Management and Leadership:

Proactively identifies and prioritizes strategic, longer term legal projects. Solicits CFO buy-in on prioritization, resourcing, and timelines to completion
Leads and effectively manages strategic and longer-term projects for the legal function and company, while ensuring all of the day-to-day activities (contracts, privacy, etc.) stay on track
Leads cross-functional dialogue and provides guidance to the organization and senior leadership on legal items

Develops, manages and conducts training to internal clients on contract principles, negotiation of key terms, and general procedures at the company
Recruits, develops and retains a junior and mid-level legal team including those at the level of Sr. Corporate Counsel (as requisitions are approved and opened based on business need) – instilling best practices in all aspects
Manages the Legal budget. Oversees the selection, retention, management and evaluation of all outside counsel, minimizing spend while maximizing effectiveness
Develops a close working relationship with senior managers across the company; leads working teams containing members with diverse backgrounds and perspectives to achieve strategic goals of the business

Qualifications:

D. with excellent academic credentials and a state bar member in good standing in California
8+ years of legal practice; combination of law firm and/or in-house highly preferred
Extremely practical and business-oriented approach to one's work with strong attention to detail
Excellent organizational skills; ability to manage multiple projects at once, follow-through, and meet tight deadlines.
Superior relationship-building & influencing skills; ability to negotiate and collaboratively solve problems with external and internal stakeholders in a way that fosters trust and goodwill and advantages the company for both the short- and long-term
Demonstrated excellence at assessing risk with a flexible risk tolerance; understanding that our risk-mitigation approach must change quickly as we grow & willingness to adapt accordingly
Comfort working across all departments and job levels
Ability to handle competing deadlines with minimal supervision
Ability to advise business teams on a wide variety of matters. Thoughtful and creative approach to finding business solutions for legal issues
Experience providing counsel in the areas of contracts, corporate law, corporate transactions, agency law, data privacy, HR, and/or marketing
Willingness to take feedback, learn, and grow; an ethos of continuous self-improvement

Professional traits that are not unique to this position, but necessary for Dynamic Signal leaders:

Exhibits excellent judgment
Entrepreneurial problem solver with strong troubleshooting skills
Vocally self-aware and curious
Results oriented
Hires great people. Develops great people
Ability to effectively manage time, multi-task, and prioritize projects to meet established deadlines
Ability to communicate clearly and concisely, both verbally and written
Has relentlessly high standards
Thinks strategically, but stays on top of tactical execution
Loves learning in an effort to improve and develop both personally and professionally

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