General Counsel, Legal, & Compliance

Job Description

Fay is seeking a strategic General Counsel to oversee all legal aspects of the company. The General Counsel will collaborate closely with the founders, CEO, and CTO, focusing on corporate organization, early-stage employment matters, venture financings, partnership design, commercial agreements, and compliance.

This role is perfect for someone eager to address a wide array of startup challenges and strategically position Fay for rapid growth.

What the role involves:

• Developing and leading legal strategy to promote and protect the company
• Advising on formation and organizational matters, corporate governance, early-stage labor & employment matters, product development, venture financings, regulatory considerations and commercial partnerships
• Advising on structuring, negotiation and execution of venture financing transactions and other investment transactions
• Reviewing and negotiating commercial contracts, including vendor agreements, design partnership agreements, SaaS agreements, engagement letters, and NDAs

Requirements:

• J.D. from accredited law school
• Practicing for a minimum of 7+ years, ideally with a mix of law firm (corporate) and in-house startup experience
• Experience forming and counseling early-stage companies and advising on general startup-related questions and activities
• Experience advising on venture financing transactions, cap tables, corporate governance and early-stage executive compensation
• Strong commercial contract drafting, negotiating, and issue-spotting skills
• Experience with healthtech regulatory matters a plus
• Experience advising startups a plus

Fay Offers:

• Opportunity to tackle a broad range of startup challenges.
• Strategic positioning for hyper growth.