Optery, Inc. - General Counsel
Requirements
• 8–15 years of legal experience, with time spent at a top-tier law firm and in-house at a technology or privacy-focused company. • Strong expertise in U.S. consumer data privacy law and regulatory frameworks; familiarity with enforcement trends under the CCPA, VCDPA, CPA, TDPSA, OCPA, and other state data privacy laws is strongly preferred. • Demonstrated experience navigating or working with regulatory agencies such as the CPPA, Attorney General offices, Departments of Justice, or Federal Trade Commission (FTC). • Strong background in commercial contracts, corporate governance, and startup equity and debt financing matters. • Excellent communicator and negotiator with a bias for action and pragmatism. • Passion for consumer privacy and strong motivation for holding data brokers accountable to consumer data privacy laws. • Track record of professional success and achievement • Licensed to practice law in the U.S. (California preferred, but not required).
Responsibilities
• Serve as a key advisor to the CEO, Board of Directors, and leadership team on legal, regulatory, and risk matters. • Draft, review, manage, and negotiate a wide range of commercial agreements, including B2B SaaS, vendor, and partnership contracts. Create processes and systems for manage greater volumes across each of these areas. • Lead our data privacy and regulatory compliance efforts. • Maximize data broker compliance with Optery’s opt out requests by: • Communicating directly with non-compliant data brokers to compel compliance. • Building collaborative relationships with state enforcement bodies (e.g., CalPrivacy / California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA), State Attorneys General, Departments of Justice). • Assembling evidence of non-compliance and filing complaints with regulators to enforce compliance with consumer data privacy laws. • Support corporate governance, board matters, and equity administration. • Support financing transactions, equity and debt instruments, and potential M&A activity. • Advise on employment matters, intellectual property, and risk mitigation. • Manage outside counsel relationships and develop internal legal processes and policies. • Build and lead the legal function, including potential future legal hires.
Benefits
• Lead the legal strategy of a fast-growing, high-impact cybersecurity and privacy tech company • Optery is profitable, and growing rapidly • Help enforce the groundbreaking consumer data privacy laws that are cascading across the United States and globally • Work closely with the CEO, CISO, CTO, VP Finance & Operations, Chief Commercial Officer, Board of Directors, and leadership team on key initiatives • Influence industry practices and regulatory momentum around data broker compliance • Make a measurable difference in protecting consumer rights and digital safety • Optery has processed tens of millions of opt out requests for over hundreds of thousands of people • While Optery is a fully-remote global team, this position is based in the United States and is required to work regular U.S. business hours, i.e. in the U.S. Eastern, Central, Mountain, and/or Pacific time zones. • Great health, dental, and vision insurance • 401k program with employer match • Paid time off policy • Stipend for home office setup • EQUAL OPPORTUNITY
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