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Spreetail · 2 months ago

Vice President & General Counsel

United States

Full-time

Remote

Director/Executive

$186K/yr - $315K/yr

10+ years exp

Spreetail is a rapidly growing ecommerce company focused on enhancing brands' market share. They are seeking a hands-on General Counsel to manage commercial contracting, oversee litigation strategies, and provide legal counsel across various business functions as the company scales.

E-CommerceInformation TechnologyLogisticsRetailSoftware

Responsibilities

Draft, redline, and negotiate a high volume of complex commercial agreements daily (e.g., brand, vendor, SaaS, logistics), ensuring a fast, business-friendly deal desk

Design and implement legal self-service tools, clause libraries, and CLM workflows to drive contract velocity and lower internal friction

Provide opinioned leadership on early case assessment, discovery, and settlement, and direct outside counsel on contract disputes, IP enforcement, and product claims

Tightly scope, set budgets, and manage outside counsel for all legal matters, ensuring costs are controlled and strategy aligns with business goals

Advise on specialized areas like tariffs/Incoterms, customs, AP/AR mechanics, brand funding, and marketplace policies

Oversee trademark/copyright, brand registry, takedowns, and licensing structures to actively protect the company's brand and IP assets

Partner with and coach deal teams (Merchandising, Ops, Finance, Tech) on contract structure, leverage, and translating legal risk into business outcomes

Qualification

Commercial ContractingLitigation StrategyIntellectual Property ProtectionLegal Process DevelopmentEcommerce ExpertiseOutside Counsel ManagementBusiness JudgmentCross-Functional CoachingProcess ScalabilitySpecialized Domain Knowledge