The Company
A fast-growing clean energy technology company helping businesses and consumers access smarter, more sustainable energy solutions through utility data, energy management, and renewable energy programs. The organization works across areas including energy analytics, sustainability reporting, and community-based clean energy initiatives designed to expand access to affordable renewable power.
Role Overview
The General Counsel serves as the company’s lead legal executive, shaping a proactive legal strategy that supports commercial expansion and operational objectives. Acting as a strategic advisor to executive leadership and the Board, this individual helps accelerate revenue initiatives, oversees legal aspects of acquisitions and integrations, and guides workplace and compliance matters in a way that balances innovation with sound governance.
Duties & Responsibilities
- Partner closely with commercial and product leadership to simplify contracting workflows and support faster revenue generation
- Structure, review, and negotiate complex commercial agreements involving software, technology, partnerships, and intellectual property
- Develop scalable contracting processes, templates, and internal guidance tools to improve efficiency across the business
- Support strategic growth initiatives including financings, strategic alliances, and corporate transactions
- Oversee legal integration efforts following acquisitions, including entity consolidation and alignment of intellectual property assets
- Advise executive leadership and the Board on governance matters, corporate policies, and strategic legal considerations
- Help position the organization for future liquidity or capital market opportunities through strong legal and governance infrastructure
- Counsel leadership and HR teams on sensitive employment matters, organizational policies, compensation issues, and performance-related matters
- Guide the alignment of workplace policies and employment practices across expanding or newly integrated teams
- Manage employment-related disputes, investigations, and regulatory matters while supporting a positive organizational reputation
- Lead enterprise compliance efforts related to privacy, cybersecurity, and evolving regulatory requirements
- Direct outside counsel relationships and oversee litigation strategy while managing legal spend effectively
Qualifications
- Over ten to fifteen years of legal experience across corporate law, including substantial tenure in senior in-house leadership roles and/or premier law firms
- Background serving as a chief legal executive or senior legal advisor within rapidly scaling software, technology, or digital infrastructure companies
- Experience supporting publicly listed organizations or preparing companies for major capital market transactions such as public offerings or strategic exits
- Strong history of managing acquisition-related legal matters from diligence and negotiation through operational integration
- Ability to translate complex legal and regulatory issues into clear, practical guidance for executive and commercial stakeholders
- Business-oriented approach with sound judgment, operational awareness, and careful attention to detail
- Extensive knowledge of employment and workplace law, particularly in evolving or high-growth organizational environments
- Experience supporting multinational operations and collaborating with teams across international markets and time zones
- Qualified attorney with strong academic credentials and active bar membership in at least one applicable U.S. jurisdiction
- Proven ability to manage multiple priorities, operate independently, and build trusted relationships across departments
- Strong communication skills, professional integrity, adaptability, and commitment to ongoing development
- Familiarity with energy, infrastructure, utility, or regulated industry environments
- Experience within venture-backed or rapidly expanding technology businesses
- Strong commercial judgment with the ability to balance legal exposure against broader business priorities
- Experience overseeing legal teams or stakeholders across multiple countries
- Background leading legal diligence, negotiation, and execution activities for strategic transactions and corporate combinations