Franchise Platform Counsel — Hybrid & Compliance

HomeFront Brands; Huntersville (NC); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

HomeFront Brands, a Huntersville-area franchise platform, is seeking a Corporate Counsel to own franchise compliance, draft and negotiate vendor and tech agreements, and support day-to-day legal operations. You will collaborate with the Chief Legal Officer and cross-functional partners to drive practical legal solutions that scale with our growing portfolio.

You will manage contract life cycles, maintain our LinkSquares records, and continuously improve templates and processes while operating in

Qualifications

• J.D. from an accredited law school.
• Active membership in good standing in at least one U.S. jurisdiction and eligibility to practice as in-house counsel in North Carolina.
• Approximately 2–5 years of relevant legal experience in a law firm, corporate legal department, or comparable environment.
• Meaningful experience drafting and negotiating commercial contracts.
• Experience administering or supporting a compliance function, including monitoring obligations, identifying deficiencies, pursuing remediation, documenting outcomes, and escalating material issues.
• Strong legal drafting, research, analytical, and issue-spotting skills.
• Demonstrated ability to manage numerous active matters and competing deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to work effectively with business operators and cross-functional teams.
• Willingness and ability to work regularly from HomeFront Brands’ Huntersville-area office.

Responsibilities

• Help manage the company’s franchise compliance function across its portfolio of brands.
• Monitor franchisee obligations and partner with Finance, brand teams, and other business stakeholders to identify and address compliance deficiencies.
• Draft and issue default notices, noncompliance communications, fee-related agreements, amendments, releases, and other franchise system documents.
• Maintain complete and accurate franchisee files, system records, and compliance documentation.
• Draft, review, and negotiate vendor agreements, master services agreements, SaaS and technology agreements, referral arrangements, and other commercial contracts.
• Lead routine contract matters from intake through negotiation, execution, and filing.
• Maintain LinkSquares as the authoritative contract-management platform for vendor agreements, including accurate records, key dates, and executed documents.
• Take first-pass ownership of a broad range of legal deliverables, including research, drafting, issue analysis, and stakeholder coordination.
• Maintain assigned matters and department priorities through the Legal team’s project-management system.
• Participate in regular Legal team standups and proactively communicate status, risks, delays, and recommended next steps.
• Help maintain organized, accurate, and transaction-ready legal records capable of supporting an efficient diligence process.
• Improve legal templates, playbooks, intake processes, execution workflows, filing practices, and compliance controls.
• Work effectively with the Chief Legal Officer, Legal administrative support, outside counsel, Finance, Franchise Development, Operations, and individual brand teams.
• Support other corporate, franchise, dispute, governance, and legal matters as business needs evolve.

Job description

HomeFront Brands, a Huntersville-area franchise platform, is seeking a Corporate Counsel to own franchise compliance, draft and negotiate vendor and tech agreements, and support day-to-day legal operations. You will collaborate with the Chief Legal Officer and cross-functional partners to drive practical legal solutions that scale with our growing portfolio.

You will manage contract life cycles, maintain our LinkSquares records, and continuously improve templates and processes while operating in