[Hiring] Associate General Counsel @Grant Street Group

Commercial contracts and SaaS transactions

• Help lead the company’s commercial contracting function, including drafting, reviewing, and negotiating a broad range of agreements, such as:
• SaaS subscription agreements and terms of service
• Professional services and implementation statements of work
• Data protection and information security addenda
• Confidentiality agreements
• Vendor, subcontractor, and consulting agreements

Risk, privacy, and AI governance

• Provide clear, practical guidance on legal, regulatory, and contractual risks, recommending solutions that appropriately balance risk management with business objectives.
• Apply and oversee compliance with data protection, privacy, and information security requirements in client and vendor relationships.
• Support the development and ongoing refinement of privacy and AI governance policies, standards, and training, including responsible use of AI across the organization.

Templates, playbooks, tools, and legal operations

• Own and continuously improve core contract templates, fallback positions, and clause libraries, with special attention to SaaS and government contracting nuances.
• Develop and maintain contracting playbooks that support consistent, scalable negotiation while allowing thoughtful, risk‑based flexibility and escalation.
• Partner with internal stakeholders to implement and refine Grant Street’s contract lifecycle management and AI‑enabled legal tools (e.g., for contract review, redlining, or knowledge management).
• Contribute to broader legal operations initiatives aimed at improving visibility, efficiency, and predictability (e.g., intake processes, KPIs, self‑service resources).

Collaboration, counseling, and training

• Partnering with our General Counsel to serve as a generalist in-house counsel providing support for all Company legal questions, with a focus on our commercial contracts.
• Provide practical guidance on employment issues in close partnership with HR.
• Support corporate governance and entity management, including policies, charters, board or committee materials, in collaboration with the General Counsel and finance/leadership teams.
• Assist with dispute resolution and pre-litigation strategy, including responding to demand letters, managing escalated customer/vendor issues, and coordinating outside counsel where appropriate.
• Contribute to legal support for strategic transactions (such as M&A or other significant partnerships), including diligence, contract review, and integration-related legal workstreams, in partnership with the General Counsel and business stakeholders.

Required experience and qualifications

• Juris Doctor (JD) from an ABA‑accredited law school.
• Active membership in good standing with at least one U.S. state bar.
• 4-7 years of post‑JD experience.
• At least 3 years of in‑house experience strongly preferred.
• Comfort handling a high volume of concurrent matters, prioritizing effectively, and moving work forward with limited oversight.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain complex legal concepts clearly and to tailor messaging for senior stakeholders.
• High level of personal integrity, judgment, and discretion, with a track record of building trust across functions.
• Experience drafting and negotiating technology‑focused commercial agreements.
• Experience with data and privacy issues in contracts.
• Familiarity with legal AI tools and a demonstrated interest in building OpenClaw assistants (vibe coding, AI orchestration engineering).

You don’t need all of these, but experience in several of the following will be especially valuable:

• SaaS and GovTech:
• Prior work with state or local government customers, including understanding of public procurement, RFP processes, and common government contracting positions.
• Experience in FinTech, payments, or other highly regulated technology domains.
• Government contracting:
• Familiarity with government contract requirements (state/local and/or federal) and how they affect commercial terms, risk allocation, and compliance.
• Privacy and AI governance:
• Practical experience implementing or advising on privacy programs, data protection impact assessments, or similar frameworks.
• Exposure to AI governance (e.g., internal policies for AI use, vendor diligence, or risk assessments).
• Legal operations and tooling:
• Hands‑on experience with contract lifecycle management (CLM) systems, AI‑assisted contract review and management tools.
• Experience in legal operations such as designing legal processes, playbooks, or metrics to improve the consistency and scalability of a small legal team.