civitech - General Counsel

• Experience with election law, campaign finance law, voter engagement programs, political communications, or campaign operations is a strong plus. • The General Counsel will serve as Civitech's primary legal advisor, providing guidance on contracts, corporate governance, employment matters, compliance, risk management, and vendor relationships. This role will help ensure the company's legal framework supports growth while appropriately managing risk. • ## Civitech’s Values: • We act with Integrity – At Civitech, we hold ourselves to the highest standards and value open and transparent communications with all of our stakeholders. Our rigorous approach to product design, testing, and data science leads to accurate assessments of our outcomes and challenges us to constantly improve our tools. • We are Changemakers – As a team, Civitech seeks to make transformational change in our democracy by eliminating obstacles meant to hamper contribution from every member of the community. • We are Collaborators - Buoyed by our mission, we look for opportunities to partner with everyone committed to making democracy easier to participate in. We seek to understand the challenges our partners face and use our skills and creativity to help them solve them. • We are Bold – We recognize that disruptive change won’t come with doing business as usual. Civitech seeks to revolutionize civic participation by bringing innovation and creativity to politics. • Juris Doctor (JD) from an accredited law school. • Active bar membership in good standing. • 8+ years of legal experience, including substantial experience in business law, corporate law, employment law, or commercial contracting. • Strong understanding of contract review, risk assessment, corporate governance, and employment law. • Experience advising senior leadership on legal and business matters. • Excellent written and verbal communication skills. • Ability to balance legal risk with practical business needs. • Prior in-house counsel or General Counsel experience. • Experience supporting technology, SaaS, data, consulting, or service-based businesses. • Significant experience advising organizations that utilize a mix of employees, contractors, temporary workers, and seasonal staff. • Strong knowledge of worker classification, wage and hour laws, multi-state employment compliance, and workforce risk management. • Familiarity with election law, campaign finance law, voter engagement programs, political communications, or campaign operations. • Experience supporting mergers, acquisitions, asset purchases, or corporate integrations. • Experience developing scalable legal processes for growing organizations. • ## What Success Looks Like • The company has clear, scalable legal policies and processes. • Contracts and agreements are reviewed efficiently and consistently. • Leadership receives timely, practical legal guidance. • Legal and compliance risks are identified early and managed appropriately. • Outside counsel is used thoughtfully for matters that require specialized expertise, while routine legal issues are handled efficiently in-house. • The organization can confidently pursue growth opportunities with strong legal support. • ## Reporting Structure • This role reports to the Chief Operating Officer and works closely with the executive leadership team, providing legal guidance across all areas of the organization. The General Counsel will partner with leaders across Operations, Sales, Marketing, Product, Engineering, People Operations, Finance, and Client Success to support business objectives while managing legal and compliance risk. • Civitech is a remote-first company hiring within our current footprint of  29 states (AL, AK, CA, CO, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IL, MA, MD, MI, MN, NC, ND, NH, NJ, NV, NY, OH, PA, SD, TN, TX, VA, WA, WI, WY);  Civitech does have an office in Austin, TX. • It is important that our team reflects the diversity of the organizations we seek to serve. We strongly encourage women, people of color, LGBTQIA+ people, and others otherwise underrepresented in the technology sector to apply. • Civitech is not able to provide visa sponsorship at this time.