Startup General Counsel & Legal Systems Architect

Nicely Co.; Tulsa (OK); On-site; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Nicely Co. seeks a General Counsel to lead practical legal advice, contracts, privacy, governance, and risk management for an early‑stage company. This role partners with colleagues across functions to translate priorities into actionable plans and scalable processes.

The successful candidate will own decision-making, communicate tradeoffs, and establish systems that evolve with growth while maintaining rigorous ethics and security standards.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering practical legal guidance across contracts, privacy and governance.
• Ability to organize ambiguous work and document decisions clearly.
• Strong written and verbal communication with cross-functional partners.
• Demonstrated ownership and leadership in a legal function.

Responsibilities

• Set direction for practical legal advice, contracts, privacy, governance, records, regulatory awareness, and proportionate risk management.
• Translate priorities of the General 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.
• Partner with the Founder/CEO on company strategy, budgets, resource choices, and performance measures.
• Build the function's roadmap, operating policies, and future hiring plan.
• Develop future team members through clear expectations, coaching, and accountable leadership.
• Balance immediate execution with organizational resilience and scalable company growth.

Skills

Practical legal advice

Contracts

Privacy

Governance

Regulatory awareness

Risk management

Leadership experience

Cross-functional collaboration

Documentation

Risk escalation

Job description

Nicely Co. seeks a General Counsel to lead practical legal advice, contracts, privacy, governance, and risk management for an early‑stage company. This role partners with colleagues across functions to translate priorities into actionable plans and scalable processes.

The successful candidate will own decision-making, communicate tradeoffs, and establish systems that evolve with growth while maintaining rigorous ethics and security standards.