[Hiring] General Counsel @Optery, Inc.

Role Description

As Optery’s General Counsel, you’ll be responsible for building and leading the company’s legal function. This includes:

• Commercial transactions
• Regulatory compliance
• Litigation
• International expansion
• Corporate governance
• Employment matters
• Strategic initiatives

You'll utilize external counsel in most of these areas. You will also play a central role in holding data brokers accountable for noncompliance, interfacing with enforcement bodies such as:

• CalPrivacy / California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA)
• State Attorney General and Department of Justice offices

Advocating for consumer data privacy rights is also a key aspect of this role.

This is a unique opportunity to define and execute the legal strategy at a mission-driven, high-growth startup at the forefront of applying Artificial Intelligence (AI) to data rights management and the privacy tech movement.

Qualifications

• 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).

Requirements

• 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 managing greater volumes across each of these areas.
• Lead 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.
• Assembling evidence of non-compliance and filing complaints with regulators.
• 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

• Base salary: $240K - $270K
• Great health, dental, and vision insurance
• 401k program with employer match
• Paid time off policy
• Stipend for home office setup

Equal Opportunity

Optery values diversity and is an equal opportunity employer. Optery does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factor.