Vice President, Legal

NU Advisory Partners; United States; On-site; USD 250,000 - 400,000; Full time

Job summary

NU Advisory Partners has been retained to lead the search for a Vice President, Legal for a fast-growing technology company. This leader will own the full legal function, acting as a strategic advisor to leadership and the board while personally driving the agreements that power the company's growth.

The role suits a commercially minded attorney who wants to build a legal team that sales and leadership see as a true advantage.

Qualifications

• Experience leading legal at a fast-growing enterprise software company or as a senior deputy to the GC at a larger organization.
• Extensive experience negotiating sophisticated enterprise agreements with large customers.
• Track record building a legal function and infrastructure for a growing team.
• Broad knowledge of IP, employment, governance, financings, and corporate development; know when to bring in outside firms.
• Experience with data and partnership agreements is a plus.
• Law firm experience earlier in your career is preferred.
• Comfortable both with high-volume deal work and leading a team.
• Ability to reason from business specifics rather than default to standard positions.
• Fast-paced operator available for critical deals.
• Curious about product and able to make informed calls on data and customer terms.
• Collaborative and steady under pressure, enabling commercial teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead negotiation of large, high-value enterprise contracts across multiple countries and units.
• Guide revenue teams with practical terms and where flexibility helps close deals.
• Shape pricing framework and contract models to support growth.
• Manage data, vendor, and partnership agreements with product context in mind.
• Address new legal questions as the company expands into new markets and offerings.
• Build and scale the legal team across commercial, IP, employment, and corporate work.
• Implement playbooks, forms, and workflows to keep pace with business growth.
• Oversee IP, employment, financings, and corporate housekeeping, including entity setup for international growth.
• Support strategic transactions and corporate development opportunities.
• Advise the executive team and board on legal strategy aligning risk with growth goals.

Skills

Enterprise contract negotiation

Legal leadership

IP, employment, governance

Corporate development

Data privacy & security

Commercial terms judgment

Cross-border deals

Strategic advisory to board

Team building in legal function

Job description

NU Advisory Partners has been retained to lead the search for a Vice President, Legal for a fast-growing technology company. This leader will own the full legal function, acting as a strategic advisor to leadership and the board while personally driving the agreements that power the company's growth. The role suits a commercially minded attorney who wants to build a legal team that sales and leadership see as a true advantage.

About NU Advisory Partners

NU Advisory Partners is an AI-native executive search and advisory firm specializing in senior executive, operating, and board roles, with deep expertise in private capital-backed environments.

We're breaking the mold in an industry that hasn't changed in decades, pairing a top-tier team with tech, data, and AI to make search smarter, faster, and built for how businesses move today. The result? A better experience for clients, candidates, and ourselves. With 2,000+ searches and deep industry expertise, we deliver high-touch service and leadership talent that drives long-term value.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead negotiation of large, high-value enterprise contracts, often working from the customer's own templates and spanning several countries and business units
• Get involved early in significant deals, giving the revenue team practical guidance on which terms matter and where flexibility will help close
• Shape the contractual framework behind new and evolving pricing models as the business grows
• Manage data, vendor, and partnership agreements, applying a solid understanding of the product to decisions about customer information and security
• Work through new and unfamiliar legal questions with sales and product as the company enters new markets and offerings
• Build out the legal team across commercial, IP, employment, and corporate work, prioritizing commercial capacity where deal volume is rising fastest
• Put in place the playbooks, standard forms, and approval workflows that let the function keep pace with the business
• Oversee IP, employment, financings, and corporate housekeeping, including entity setup to support international growth
• Support strategic transactions and corporate development as opportunities arise
• Advise the executive team and board on legal strategy, offering a clear view of how risk and growth goals fit together

Qualifications & Experience

• Experience leading legal at a fast-growing enterprise software company, or serving as a senior deputy to the General Counsel at a larger, well-regarded organization
• Extensive experience negotiating sophisticated enterprise agreements with large, sophisticated customers
• A record of building a legal function, including hiring attorneys and creating the infrastructure a growing team needs
• Broad working knowledge of IP, employment, equity and governance matters, financings, and corporate development, along with sound judgment on when to bring in outside firms
• Experience with data and partnership agreements is a plus
• Law firm experience earlier in your career is preferred
• Comfortable both rolling up your sleeves on high-volume deal work and leading a team
• Able to reason from the specifics of the business rather than defaulting to standard positions
• A fast-paced operator who is available when critical deals need to get done
• Curious about the product and fluent enough to make informed calls on data and customer terms
• A collaborative, steady presence under pressure who leaves commercial teams feeling enabled rather than slowed down