Senior Legal Counsel

Bitrise seeks to attract high-performing individuals who are driven to make an impact in a fast-paced environment. Reporting to the CFO, the new Senior Legal Counsel will be involved in all aspects of Bitrise legal function and interact with all areas of the business.

What you will be actually doing? 

• Manage a wide range of legal matters, including commercial agreements, HR/employment, supplier agreements and other legal matters as they happen.
• Be able to lead in all aspects of commercial contracting, including deal structuring, and drafting, review, and negotiation of contracts when needed. 
• Assist with key company strategic initiatives, including extra-ordinary transactions as well as day to day membership agreements and vendor agreements.
• Assist with Board and Committee minutes and organizational documents and oversee the initial production of draft minutes.
• Work with teams on corporate policies, processes, and training.
• Drive and manage legal templates and processes.
• Provide advice and guidance regarding risk management and dispute resolution.
• Proactively identify opportunities for internal process improvements and implement them.
• Oversee and manage the work of external law firms as required.
  
  

Requirements

• Demonstrated ability to provide practical, business-oriented legal advice and recommendations
• Effective communication skills and ability to present clear and practical legal arguments
• Ability to work in a dynamic, fast-paced, environment and to adapt quickly to changing priorities
• Highly self-motivated and proactive; eager to take ownership over work product and able to advance work independently
• Team-oriented, demonstrating a commitment to shared success above any personal accomplishment or recognition
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to develop collaborative relationships at all levels in the organization
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills combined with attention to detail and thoroughness
• Excellent organizational skills and capability to effectively manage priorities while meeting timelines
• Requires travel, from time to time, dependent upon project/transaction dynamics
  
  

We’d love to hear from you if you have

• 5 years of experience of which at least two years strongly preferred as in-house counsel in a startup, technology or other dynamic environment including some commercial contracting and negotiation
• J.D. from a well regarded law school. Admission to local state bar or ability to register as in-house counsel
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Exceptional interpersonal skills and real team player
• Strong drafting and analytical skills
• Ability to demonstrate sound judgement in ambiguous situations
• Ability to work independently while being able to contribute successfully to cross-functional teams
• Excellent organizational skills; ability to manage multiple projects at once, follow through, and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment
• Enthusiastic and proactive attitude with the ability to identify gaps and willingness to step in where needed
• A creative problem solver who is open to new ideas and new approaches
• Proven track record of learning quickly, taking initiative, working proactively and being resourceful
• Experience with or strong excitement for a dynamic, high-growth environment

What we offer

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• A stack of the most modern technologies
• Super collaborative environment, where every opinion matters
• We share information openly and proactively within the company
• Informal and supportive culture, where you can be yourself
• 100% Remote & Flexible workplace 

About Bitrise

Bitrise is a continuous integration and delivery platform, built by and for mobile app developers. Our mission? To help everyone build and operate better mobile apps. By streamlining, automating and optimizing recurring mobile development processes, we free up time and resources for creative, interesting and impactful development tasks, resulting in better, faster releases.

As a successful graduate of Y Combinator, we are born of the same DNA as Airbnb, Reddit and Dropbox. Since Bitrise was launched in 2015, we have grown exponentially: Today, tens of thousands of developers release apps via Bitrise that end up on billions of mobile devices around the world.

Current customers include fortune 500 companies like Virgin or SIXT, and rapidly scaling unicorns like Wise, Mozilla and Get Your Guide. Pick up any mobile device, and chances are you’ll encounter multiple apps that were built on Bitrise. Working at Bitrise means contributing to all of that.