Legal Counsel, Fintech SaaS & Privacy Growth

Counselwell Inc.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Nevis Wealth, building the AI platform for wealth management, seeks its first dedicated legal hire in New York City. Reporting to the CEO, you will own the legal function from the ground up and advise leadership across commercial, privacy, corporate, and fundraising matters.

This builder role involves creating scalable processes, negotiating enterprise contracts (MSAs/DPAs/NDAs), governing data privacy, and partnering with Product, Security, and Finance to scale responsibly.

Qualifications

• J.D. and active membership in good standing with a US state bar (New York preferred).
• Approximately 4-8 years of relevant legal experience in technology, fintech, wealth tech, or B2B SaaS.
• Strong experience negotiating SaaS and technology commercial agreements.
• Working knowledge of US privacy laws and data processing agreements.

Responsibilities

• Own the full customer contracting lifecycle, including MSAs, SaaS agreements, DPAs, NDAs, order forms, and vendor agreements.
• Lead negotiations with enterprise customers, strategic partners, and key vendors.
• Partner with Sales, Product, and Security to improve contract velocity while managing legal risk.
• Build scalable contract templates, playbooks, and approval processes.
• Manage external counsel support for specialist matters.
• Advise on privacy requirements (CCPA/CPRA, UK GDPR) and data governance.

Skills

SaaS contract negotiations

Privacy/compliance knowledge

Cross-functional collaboration

Negotiation & risk management

Education

J.D., US bar admission (New York preferred)

Tools

Legal technology tools

Job description

Nevis Wealth, building the AI platform for wealth management, seeks its first dedicated legal hire in New York City. Reporting to the CEO, you will own the legal function from the ground up and advise leadership across commercial, privacy, corporate, and fundraising matters.

This builder role involves creating scalable processes, negotiating enterprise contracts (MSAs/DPAs/NDAs), governing data privacy, and partnering with Product, Security, and Finance to scale responsibly.