[Remote] Head of Legal

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Levanta is the leading affiliate marketing platform for marketplace sellers, and they are seeking a Head of Legal to lead legal across the business. This role involves owning commercial contracting, compliance, privacy, and corporate governance while serving as a strategic partner to the CEO and executive team in a fast-moving startup environment.

Responsibilities

• Own legal review and negotiation for customer, partner, vendor, agency, publisher, and enterprise agreements
• Partner closely with Sales, Partnerships, Customer Success, Marketplace, Finance, and Product to unblock deals while protecting the company
• Build scalable contract templates, playbooks, fallback positions, and approval workflows
• Support enterprise sales motions, including MSAs, DPAs, security reviews, procurement redlines, and custom commercial terms
• Advise on marketplace, affiliate, creator, influencer, and paid media partnership structures
• Own and evolve Levanta’s Terms of Service, Privacy Policy, creator terms, seller terms, marketplace policies, and related platform rules
• Advise Product and Engineering on legal issues related to attribution, payments, data usage, creator-brand relationships, affiliate programs, and platform expansion
• Support compliance with privacy, data protection, advertising, marketing, consumer protection, and platform partner requirements
• Help the company navigate evolving marketplaces and platforms like Amazon, Walmart, TikTok Shop, Shopify, Meta, Google, and other ecosystem partners
• Develop practical internal policies that allow the business to scale without unnecessary friction
• Advise on international expansion, cross-border operations, and market-specific legal risk as Levanta grows globally
• Partner with Finance, People, Product, and GTM teams on entity formation, EOR arrangements, contractor structures, employment risk, taxable presence, and local operating models
• Manage local counsel in priority jurisdictions and translate legal advice into clear, practical business recommendations
• Support international customer, vendor, partner, creator, and agency agreements
• Advise on cross-border data, privacy, employment, IP protection, payments, anti-bribery, sanctions, and regulatory considerations
• Help build internal policies and approval processes for international hiring, contracting, sales activity, and vendor management
• Manage corporate governance, board consents, equity matters, investor requests, financing support, and corporate housekeeping
• Partner with Finance and People on employment matters, contractor classification, equity administration, compensation issues, and international hiring considerations
• Manage disputes, claims, escalations, and legal risk across the business
• Oversee outside counsel and ensure legal spend is efficient and well-prioritized
• Help prepare the company for future financing, strategic partnerships, M&A, and expansion opportunities

Skills

• 5+ years of legal experience, ideally including both top-tier law firm and in-house technology company experience
• Significant experience with SaaS, marketplace, ecommerce, adtech, affiliate, creator economy, fintech/payments, or platform businesses
• Strong commercial contracting experience, including enterprise SaaS agreements, partnership agreements, vendor agreements, DPAs, and platform terms
• Experience advising high-growth startups or venture-backed companies
• Experience supporting international expansion, cross-border operations, or complex employment and contractor structures
• Comfort operating as a true generalist across commercial, product, privacy, employment, corporate, international, and compliance matters
• Strong business judgment and ability to balance legal risk with speed and commercial outcomes
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to simplify complex legal issues for non-lawyers
• Low ego, high ownership, and willingness to be both strategic and hands-on
• JD from an accredited law school and active bar membership in good standing
• Experience with affiliate marketing, influencer marketing, creator platforms, ecommerce marketplaces, or performance marketing
• Experience managing legal issues across multiple jurisdictions, including China
• Familiarity with EORs, subsidiaries, resellers, contractors, local counsel management, and cross-border contracting
• Experience managing outside counsel and legal budgets
• Familiarity with privacy frameworks, data processing agreements, and vendor security review processes
• Prior experience as the first legal hire or senior legal leader at a scaling startup

Benefits

• A dynamic and supportive work environment where innovation and creativity are encouraged.
• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• Open vacation and sick policy, take the time you need.
• Opportunity for professional growth and advancement within a rapidly expanding startup.
• A culture that values diversity, inclusion, and the impact of every team member on our success.

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