General Counsel & Company Secretary

United States Digital Space LLC; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 250,000 - 360,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity through ESPP

Learning programs

Refresh days

Parental leave

MacBook & home setup

Annual social impact days

Medical insurance (US & UK only)

Job summary

Culture Amp seeks an exceptional General Counsel & Company Secretary to lead our global legal strategy. Youll guide governance for the Board, advise on AI adoption, capital raises, and regulatory matters, and shape privacy-first product work.

A high-performing team will report to you as you balance risk with rapid growth. Youll drive governance across the organization, partnering with senior leadership to align legal strategy with business goals, while mentoring the legal team and influencing

Qualifications

• 15+ years PQE with deep corporate law and governance experience.
• Proven track record advising boards and executives on complex legal and regulatory issues.
• Experience using AI in legal work with appropriate risk awareness.
• Strong knowledge of global privacy laws (GDPR, Australian Privacy Act).
• Demonstrated ability to lead and mentor a high-performing legal team.
• Excellent drafting skills for contracts, policies and governance materials.
• Exceptional communication and stakeholder management at the executive level.

Responsibilities

• Lead the company's legal strategy and governance end to end.
• Act as Company Secretary, managing Board governance and statutory obligations.
• Advise the executive team on AI adoption, capital raises, M&A and major contracts.
• Grow and lead the global legal team, with the Directors of Legal (Commercial, and Product & Privacy).
• Own risk management and GRC, keeping risk visible to leadership and the Board.
• Oversee global privacy strategy and privacy-by-design for product work.
• Foster a culture of trust, pragmatism, and business enablement while mitigating risk.

Skills

Corporate law

Governance

Leadership

AI in legal work

Privacy laws

Stakeholder management

Drafting contracts

Tools

ISO 42001

Job description

***We’re big believers in the power of IRL, so for most roles we ask Campers to work from their local Culture Amp office an average of 2 days a week to unlock connection, pace and culture together.*Join us on our mission to make a better world of work.**

Culture Amp is the world’s leading employee experience platform, revolutionizing how 25 million employees across more than 6,000 companies create a better world of work. Culture Amp empowers companies of all sizes and industries to transform employee engagement, drive performance management, and develop high-performing teams. Powered by people science and the most comprehensive employee dataset in the world, the most innovative companies including Canva, On, Asana, Dolby, McDonalds and Nasdaq depend on Culture Amp every day.

Culture Amp is backed by leading venture capital funds and has offices in the US, UK, Germany and Australia. Culture Amp has been recognized as one of the world’s top private cloud companies by Forbes and most innovative companies by Fast Company.

For more information visit the company.com.

How you can help make a better world of work

You're a strategic thinker with deep expertise in corporate law, governance and leadership, ready to lead and inspire a high-performing legal team. As General Counsel & Company Secretary, you'll serve as a trusted advisor to the executive team and Board, ensuring legal, regulatory and governance excellence across the business.

In this role, you'll own Culture Amp's global legal strategy while leading the Directors of Legal (Commercial, and Product & Privacy). You'll be central to managing corporate governance frameworks, supporting the Board and its committees, and advising on high-stakes calls including AI adoption, capital raises, M&A and major commercial contracts.

You'll bring a strong point of view on privacy, using your judgement on where AI can safely support legal work such as contract review, drafting and research, without compromising on rigour. Your leadership will shape a legal function that helps the business move fast without losing sight of risk.

This is a rare opportunity to combine your legal expertise, governance experience and people leadership in a role with genuine influence over how Culture Amp scales. You'll work closely with a global business, and your comfort operating in ambiguity, setting risk tolerance, and advising senior stakeholders will set you apart.

Duties and responsibilities (Accountabilities):

• Lead Culture Amp's legal strategy end to end, balancing risk management with business goals.

• Act as Company Secretary, running governance for the Board and its committees and staying on top of statutory obligations.

• Advise the executive team directly on high-stakes calls: AI adoption, capital raises, M&A, regulatory compliance and major commercial contracts.

• Lead and grow the global legal team, including the Directors of Legal (Commercial, and Product & Privacy), lifting the whole function's service and capability.

• Own risk management and GRC, setting the framework and cadence that keeps risk visible to the exec team and Board.

• Own the company's global privacy strategy, keeping data protection compliant and enabling privacy-first product work.

• Champion a culture of trust and pragmatism, balancing proactive risk mitigation with enabling business growth.

Qualifications, experience and knowledge required:

• 15+ years PQE, with deep corporate law and governance expertise, ideally in-house in SaaS or technology-driven industries.

• A proven track record advising boards and executive teams on complex legal, compliance and regulatory issues.

• Practical experience using AI in legal work (contract review, drafting, research), with good judgement on where it's safe to lean on it and where it isn't.

• Strong knowledge of global privacy law and regulatory frameworks (GDPR, the Australian Privacy Act), with comfort setting risk tolerance in ambiguity.

• Demonstrated ability to lead and mentor a high-performing legal team.

• Strong drafting skills, with the ability to produce precise, accessible documentation including contracts, policies and governance materials.

• Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence at the highest levels.

• Experience leading a Governance, Risk, and Compliance function, including familiarity with AI Governance frameworks (e.g. ISO42001)

Perks & Benefits

At Culture Amp, our people are at the heart of our success. We offer competitive pay and a total rewards package designed to support you at work and in life. This includes:

• Equity through our Employee Share Option Program, so you can share in our long-term success

• Learning programs and coaching to help you thrive and grow

• Quarterly refresh days, an extended end-of-year break and a monthly allowance to support your wellbeing and lifestyle

• Inclusive parental leave from day one

• A MacBook and budget to set up your home workspace, enabling flexibility

• Five annual social impact days to to give back to causes that matter to you

• Medical insurance coverage for you and your family (Available for US & UK only)

Our rewards are designed to support different needs and life stages, recognising that what matters most can vary from person to person.

Research shows that candidates from underrepresented backgrounds may hesitate to apply if they don’t meet every requirement, but your unique experience matters.

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