[Hiring] Founding Legal Counsel @Pinpoint

Role Description

Hi 👋 I'm Ellis, COO at Pinpoint. We're a high growth HR tech company building software that helps in house recruitment teams attract, hire, and onboard the right talent. Today we have a strong foundation in place: a mature product, rapid growth, strong product market fit, and happy customers.

We've built strong operational foundations, but we've never had a dedicated lawyer. Legal work has been landing on the ops team, and the volume is climbing fast: contract volume is up sharply, and the product is moving into even more regulated territory. We need someone to own the legal end to end so our deals keep moving and our customers stay confident. That's where you come in.

The fine print (but way more exciting):

• This is a remote role based in the UK with occasional in-person team meetups.
• You'll be our first dedicated legal hire, so you're building the function and inheriting the old contracts and processes at the same time.
• You'll be the sole member of the legal team and will own both the judgment and the tactical work: marking up contracts, chasing signatures, building templates, and staying on top of compliance.
• There's no one to delegate to, and there's no escalation for the day-to-day slog.
• The volume is heavy, and the pace is fast. This role suits someone who likes to build and who's hands-on; it's not a quiet compliance desk.

About the Role:

• Sales legal (35%)
  • Own commercial contracting end to end: our MSA, DPA, and customer red lines.
  • Turn around a high volume of reviews at pace.
  • Set and publish a legal SLA for sales.
  • Own our risk tolerance and playbook: liability caps, indemnities, termination.
  • Run legal intake: triage what needs you, what sales can self serve, and what genuinely needs external counsel.
  • Build the playbooks, fallback positions, and templates.
• Product legal (20%)
  • Partner with Product and Engineering as we build in a regulated space.
  • Own regulatory compliance as the landscape shifts.
• Partnerships, NDAs, and supplier terms (15%)
  • Draft and negotiate partnership, reseller, and referral agreements.
  • Own NDAs, supplier and vendor terms, and the contract lifecycle.
  • Negotiate with suppliers and integration partners.
• Data protection, governance, and audit readiness (30%)
  • Own data protection across the business.
  • Keep us on the right side of UK and EU GDPR, US state privacy law, and local regimes.
  • Make audit readiness a habit.
  • Lead due diligence readiness.

Qualifications

• A qualified lawyer (England and Wales, or an equivalent common law jurisdiction) with real commercial contracting experience, including in-house time at a SaaS business.
• Experience as in-house counsel in a scaling startup (50–250 people).
• Time served on both sides: trained at a firm, then moved in-house.
• Breadth over narrow specialism: comfort owning legal end-to-end.
• A bias toward finding the defensible yes and containing the risk.
• Comfort making the call: assessing the ask and proposing the route.
• Technically adept and quick to pick up new tools.
• Clear, concise communication that enables other teams.
• Happy working independently and highly self-motivated.

Benefits

• Comprehensive healthcare – Excellent medical, dental, & vision coverage for you and your family.
• Unlimited holidays – Take the time you need to rest and recharge.
• Mental health support – Unlimited, immediate access to professional counseling via Spill.
• Retirement contributions – 401k or pension contributions depending on your location.
• Remote-first – Work where you’re most productive, with flexibility and trust as the default.
• Equity with real upside – Share in the long-term value you help create.
• Fully paid parental leave – Up to 16 weeks of paid leave for new parents.
• Learning budget – Annual funds for courses, books, or anything that supports your growth.