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PlanetArt · 10 hours ago

General Counsel

Calabasas, California, United States

Full-time

Hybrid

Director/Executive

PlanetArt is seeking a General Counsel who brings strong legal judgment, business acumen, and the ability to operate effectively in a fast-growing, technology-driven environment. This role is a member of the executive team and serves as a core partner to the Co-CEOs and senior leadership in shaping company strategy and managing legal risk across a global business.

E-CommerceProduct DesignSoftware

Comp. & Benefits

Responsibilities

Manage the day-to-day of our legal function, including managing both outside counsel and our in-house legal team

Work closely with our Co-CEOs on a variety of strategic and special projects

Hold primary responsibility for compliance, including privacy (domestic and international), employment, FTC Consent Order, OSHA, consumer product, and advertising and promotion

Negotiate, draft, review and interpret a wide range of commercial agreements and amendments, including license agreements, service agreements, marketing agreements and leases

Run the legal side of our M&A and corporate transactions activity, including conducting and managing due diligence and drafting and negotiating contracts used in the M&A process

Oversee litigation and dispute resolution on a global scale

Oversee our intellectual property practice, covering primarily patents and trademarks (domestic and international)

Serve as the company’s corporate secretary

Act as an “Agent of Change” in our growth-oriented culture

Qualification

Legal judgmentCompliance managementContract negotiationIntellectual propertyM&A transactionsAccountabilityBusiness acumenCollaboration

Required

Strong legal judgment

Business acumen

Ability to operate effectively in a fast-growing, technology-driven environment

Experience managing both outside counsel and in-house legal teams

Experience working closely with executive leadership on strategic projects

Primary responsibility for compliance in areas including privacy (domestic and international), employment, FTC Consent Order, OSHA, consumer product, and advertising and promotion

Experience negotiating, drafting, reviewing, and interpreting a wide range of commercial agreements and amendments, including license agreements, service agreements, marketing agreements, and leases

Experience running the legal side of M&A and corporate transactions activity, including conducting and managing due diligence and drafting and negotiating contracts used in the M&A process

Experience overseeing litigation and dispute resolution on a global scale

Experience overseeing intellectual property practice, covering primarily patents and trademarks (domestic and international)

Ability to serve as the company's corporate secretary

Ability to act as an 'Agent of Change' in a growth-oriented culture

Local to or willing to relocate to the Calabasas area