Head of Legal

The Military Veteran; New York (NY); On-site; USD 210,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

The Military Veteran is seeking a Head of Legal to serve as a key advisor to senior leadership, handling a broad range of legal and business matters. This role balances strategic counsel with hands-on execution to navigate growth and change.

Based in NYC or LA, the successful candidate will lead corporate and transactional initiatives, ensure compliance, and build scalable legal processes while operating with significant autonomy in a fast-moving environment.

Qualifications

• Experienced legal leader with broad corporate and commercial experience.
• Track record of working closely with senior executives.
• Pragmatic, entrepreneurial, and autonomous in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Advise senior leadership on legal and business matters
• Manage commercial agreements and contracts
• Support corporate and transactional initiatives
• Oversee compliance and risk-related matters
• Manage relationships with outside counsel
• Partner with leaders across the organization
• Develop scalable legal processes and practices
• Provide practical guidance on complex or ambiguous issues

Skills

Legal leadership

Corporate law

Commercial contracts

Regulatory compliance

Risk management

Job description

The Opportunity: Head of Legal

Location: NYC OR LA

Reports to: Senior Leadership

Company Overview

A growing organization is building a strong platform for long-term growth and continued expansion.

The company offers an entrepreneurial, fast‑paced environment with a focus on thoughtful decision‑making and execution.

Position Overview

The Head of Legal will serve as a key advisor to senior leadership and support a broad range of legal and business matters.

This individual will balance strategic counsel with hands‑on execution and help the organization navigate growth, complexity, and change.

Key Responsibilities

• Advise senior leadership on legal and business matters
• Manage commercial agreements and contracts
• Support corporate and transactional initiatives
• Oversee compliance and risk‑related matters
• Manage relationships with outside counsel
• Partner with leaders across the organization
• Develop scalable legal processes and practices
• Provide practical guidance on complex or ambiguous issues

Qualifications

The ideal candidate is an experienced legal leader with broad corporate and commercial experience and a track record of working closely with senior executives.

Strong candidates will be pragmatic, entrepreneurial, confident, and comfortable operating in a fast‑moving environment with significant autonomy.

Work Environment & Travel

This role will work closely with leadership teams across the organization, with periodic travel as needed.

Compensation

Base salary in the low to mid $200Ks, plus equity