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Shield

Head of Legal

Shield

. Advise the CEO and business leaders on legal and business risk .

Posted 10/19/2026full-timeNew York City • New York • United StatesLeadWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates extensive legal expertise with a focus on complex enterprise commercial agreements, regulatory compliance, and corporate governance. Proven ability to advise on privacy, data protection, and emerging legal issues, particularly in relation to AI capabilities.

Highest-signal resume keywords
10+ Years Legal ExperienceJD From Accredited Law SchoolActive State Bar MembershipComplex Enterprise Commercial ContractingRegulatory And Compliance Counsel

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Hard Skills
Complex Enterprise Commercial AgreementsDrafting Legal DocumentsCorporate GovernanceRegulatory CompliancePrivacy LawData ProtectionIntellectual PropertyM&A TransactionsLitigation ManagementEmployment Law
Soft Skills
Strong Communication SkillsCollaborative ApproachJudgment And Decision-MakingRelationship BuildingHands-On Leadership
Certifications & Qualifications
Active Membership In State Bar
Industry Keywords
Data Processing AgreementsSaaS AgreementsVendor ContractsPartnership ContractsAcquisitionsIntegrationEmerging Legal IssuesAI CapabilitiesMultistate WorkforceOutside Counsel Management

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies
Cyber Security

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Advise the CEO and business leaders on legal and business risk
  • Lead negotiation and management of complex enterprise commercial agreements, including master services agreements, SaaS agreements, statements of work, data processing agreements, and vendor and partnership contracts
  • Partner with Security, Technology, and operating teams on privacy, data protection, and cybersecurity obligations
  • Counsel product and technology teams on intellectual property, data use, and emerging legal issues related to AI capabilities
  • Support employment matters for a geographically distributed, multistate workforce
  • Oversee legal support for acquisitions and integration, including diligence, transaction execution, and acquired-business legal needs
  • Manage corporate governance, regulatory and compliance matters, disputes, and litigation
  • Establish legal priorities, processes, and resourcing; develop contract templates and playbooks; improve workflows; manage outside counsel; and build the team

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • 10+ years of relevant legal experience, ideally with a mix of law firm and in-house experience
  • JD from an accredited law school
  • Active membership in good standing with at least one US state bar
  • Judgment and readiness to serve as the senior legal leader of a growing business, take ownership across a broad remit, and recognize when specialist advice is needed
  • Strong drafting and communication skills, with the ability to explain legal issues clearly to non-lawyers and build trusted relationships across the business
  • Collaborative, low-ego approach and willingness to remain hands-on while establishing processes and capabilities as the business scales
  • Extensive experience with complex enterprise commercial contracting (preferred)
  • Experience leading product counseling (valuable)
  • Three or more years of in-house experience (preferred)
  • Familiarity with intellectual property, privacy, M&A, corporate matters, and litigation (preferred)
  • Experience advising on employment matters for a large workforce across multiple states (preferred)
  • Experience providing regulatory and compliance counsel, particularly on privacy, data security, and services for regulated customers (preferred)
  • Exposure to emerging legal issues around AI (preferred)
  • Experience supporting a business grown through acquisitions and integrating multiple companies (preferred)