Startup Employment Counsel: Ownership & Impact

Nicely Co.; Tulsa (OK); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Nicely Co. is seeking an Employment Counsel to strengthen practical legal advice, contracts, privacy, governance, records, regulatory awareness, and proportionate risk management. This role turns company priorities into clear, dependable work and partners with colleagues across functions in an early-stage setting.

The successful candidate will communicate tradeoffs, act with autonomy, and help develop scalable processes and internal systems as the company grows.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated capability relevant to practical legal advice, contracts, privacy, governance, records, regulatory awareness, and proportionate risk management.
• Judgment and ownership appropriate for the Employment Counsel scope.
• Strong written and verbal communication with both specialists and cross-functional partners.
• Ability to organize ambiguous work, make progress independently, and document decisions.
• Comfort building systems in an early-stage environment where priorities may evolve.
• Commitment to ethical conduct, confidentiality, security, accessibility, and inclusive collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Own day-to-day work across practical legal advice, contracts, privacy, governance, records, regulatory awareness, and proportionate risk management.
• Translate the priorities of the Employment Counsel role into documented plans, decisions, and measurable outcomes.
• Build lightweight, repeatable processes that fit an early-stage company and can mature over time.
• Collaborate across functions to resolve dependencies and deliver complete outcomes.
• Identify risks early, recommend proportionate solutions, and escalate consequential decisions.
• Maintain accurate documentation and handle company, customer, and employee information responsibly.
• Use relevant evidence and feedback to improve quality, efficiency, and stakeholder experience.
• Communicate progress, constraints, priorities, and results clearly to affected teammates.

Skills

Practical legal advice

Contracts

Privacy

Governance

Regulatory awareness

Risk management

Written & verbal communication

Ownership

Job description

Nicely Co. is seeking an Employment Counsel to strengthen practical legal advice, contracts, privacy, governance, records, regulatory awareness, and proportionate risk management. This role turns company priorities into clear, dependable work and partners with colleagues across functions in an early-stage setting.

The successful candidate will communicate tradeoffs, act with autonomy, and help develop scalable processes and internal systems as the company grows.