General Counsel: Build a Scalable Legal Function

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Washington

On-site

USD 300,000 - 450,000

Full time

14 days+
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Annual discretionary bonus
401k contribution
Competitive benefits package

Job summary

Keystone seeks its first General Counsel to build and lead a strategic legal function in a PE-backed, growth-oriented company. The role partners with the CEO, executive team, and Board to shape legal, compliance, and risk while enabling business objectives.

As the senior-most legal leader, you will design scalable governance, contract management, and risk frameworks, overseeing outside counsel and major commercial agreements to drive efficient growth.

Qualifications

  • Senior in-house legal leader or senior law-firm partner with deep experience advising PE-backed or platform businesses.

Responsibilities

  • Advise the CEO, leadership team, and Board on legal, governance, and risk matters.
  • Build and lead Keystone’s legal function, creating scalable systems that support growth.
  • Oversee key commercial agreements, partnerships, and strategic alliances.
  • Partner with revenue and business-development leaders to improve contracting efficiency.
  • Manage outside counsel relationships across top-tier firms and boutiques.
  • Own governance, compliance, and risk frameworks for a PE-backed business.
  • Navigate complex matters involving privilege, conflicts, and sensitive stakeholders.

Skills

Executive leadership
In-house legal experience
Regulatory/compliance
Contracting optimization

Job description

Keystone seeks its first General Counsel to build and lead a strategic legal function in a PE-backed, growth-oriented company. The role partners with the CEO, executive team, and Board to shape legal, compliance, and risk while enabling business objectives.

As the senior-most legal leader, you will design scalable governance, contract management, and risk frameworks, overseeing outside counsel and major commercial agreements to drive efficient growth.

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