Firsthand · 2 weeks ago
Head of Legal
New York, NY
Full-time
Hybrid
Director/Executive
$225K/yr - $250K/yr
8+ years expFirsthand is a pioneering company that has developed an AI-powered Brand Agent platform to enhance consumer engagement. The Head of Legal will be responsible for establishing and leading the legal function, focusing on commercial agreements, corporate governance, and compliance to support the company's growth trajectory.
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Responsibilities
Build and scale Firsthand’s Legal function, establishing the frameworks, tooling, and operating norms that enable rapid growth
Structure, draft, and negotiate complex customer, vendor, and third-party agreements covering a broad range of products and services
Partner closely with Product and Engineering to ensure new products, pricing models, integrations, and financial infrastructure are built with compliance and risk minimization in mind
Provide risk-weighted advice to business partners that balances commercial upside against corresponding legal, financial, operational and reputational risk
Seek to understand the context of the positions of Firsthand’s customers and the requests from internal clients, and strive to solve problems and address issues from their perspective
Develop and scale efficient contract workflow for Firsthand, including coordination of relevant internal stakeholders and external providers
Engage in customer-facing legal negotiations with global organizations as well as other high growth startups
Develop and maintain templates and inventories of contracts, terms of services, notices, and confidentiality agreements for Firsthand’s products, services, and distribution channels
As the first member of the Legal team, you'll also support processes related to privacy law, human resources, compliance and corporate transactions
Qualification
Required
8+ years of in-house experience is required, adtech, media platform or advertising experience is required
JD from an accredited law school and admission to the bar in the relevant jurisdiction (preferably NY)
Knowledge of key US advertising regulations, including but not limited to FTC guidelines on advertising content and methods and industry self-regulatory programs
Ability to structure, draft and negotiate a high volume and broad range of contracts, including commercial agreements, professional services agreement, partner agreements and NDAs
Strong “business-friendly” style that comes with an understanding that the legal team's primary purpose is to support the growth and success of the business
Proven ability to thrive in a fast-paced, start-up environment with a high level of autonomy and accountability
Preferred
Knowledge of data privacy and experienced handling and dealing with data privacy related questions when negotiating Data Processing Agreements
Company
Firsthand
Firsthand operates as an AI agent platform built for brands & publishers.
11-50 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageTotal Funding
$32.6MKey Investors
Radical Ventures
2025-03-04Series A· $26M
2024-02-21Seed· $6.6M
Leadership Team
Wei Wei
Co-founder and CTO
Sara Wallace
Head of Product
Recent News
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