Head of Legal

ClassDojo

. Sit on the leadership team and work directly with the co-founders .

Posted 10/20/2026full-timeRemote • United StatesLead💰 $220,000 - $325,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates extensive legal expertise in privacy, regulatory compliance, and M&A within the consumer technology sector, particularly focused on children's products. Proven ability to lead legal teams, integrate AI into legal workflows, and effectively communicate with stakeholders.

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Privacy Law ExpertiseM&A ExperienceLeadership of Legal TeamsRegulatory ComplianceAI Integration in Legal Workflows

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Hard Skills

Privacy LawM&ARegulatory ComplianceContract ManagementData Privacy RegulationsCorporate LawLitigation ManagementLegal StrategyAI in Legal ProcessesChild-Directed Product Law

Soft Skills

Decision MakingAdaptabilityConcise CommunicationProblem SolvingTeam Leadership

Industry Keywords

COPPAFERPACCPACPRAGDPRConsumer TechnologyChild SafetyData UseIdentity VerificationSchool District Compliance

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Sit on the leadership team and work directly with the co-founders
Own all legal functions, including product, privacy, commercial, corporate, employment, IP, regulatory, and litigation
Lead the company’s positions on emerging kids’ technology, AI, online child safety, identity verification, and data use
Identify and obtain seals and certifications important to parents and school districts
Make privacy a differentiator for school districts
Handle regulatory inquiries and protect the product and company reputation
Partner early with product, engineering, and partnerships to develop shippable plans with sensible guardrails
Turn standard contracts around in hours and product questions in two days
Create playbooks for district data agreements, partnerships, and vendor deals
Lead and grow the in-house legal team and manage outside counsel
Integrate AI into contract, data-agreement, and privacy-review workflows
Decide which work belongs in-house versus with specialists and reduce outside spend
Own M&A, financing, and board matters with the CFO
Keep the company prepared for transactions or fundraising on short notice

Requirements

What you’ll need

Led legal at a consumer tech company of 100 to 1,000 people
Experience owning privacy for a consumer product, ideally one for kids, across COPPA, FERPA, state student privacy laws, CCPA/CPRA, GDPR, and AI regulations
Comfortable running M&A, financings, and board work alongside a CFO
Experience leading talent-dense teams and managing multiple outside firms to budget
Ability to identify and engage appropriate legal specialists
Rebuilt legal work with AI and can explain how a small team can match a much larger one
Ability to distill complex problems into key decisions and write concisely
Ability to hold a position constructively, adapt when facts change, and make decisions based on trust
Fast-paced, high-ambition approach with rigorous standards
10+ years in law (bonus)
Experience with child-directed products or student data (bonus)
Background in strategy consulting, operating, finance, or engineering (bonus)
Experience improving an existing legal function or leading a distributed team (bonus)
Ability to communicate Dojo’s story to regulators, reporters, or partners (bonus)

Benefits

Comp & perks

Distributed company; hire regardless of location with significant hours overlap with one of the Americas time zones
Equal employment opportunity
Disability and special-needs accommodations
Geographic compensation ranges: $260,000–$325,000 for CA, WA, NY, NJ, CT; $220,000–$275,000 for all other U.S. states