[Hiring] Head of Legal @Description Atticus

Role Description

Atticus is seeking its first Head of Legal to build, own, and scale the legal function across our global operations. This is a critical leadership role for an ambitious problem-solver who perceives legal as a strategic enabler of commercial success. You will be instrumental in navigating the complex legal landscape of a fast-growing, cross-jurisdictional B2B SaaS company, particularly one operating in the legal and regulated industries space.

About the role

You will be a key commercial partner to the leadership team, owning all legal matters across four core pillars:

• Commercial & contracting:
  • Lead customer and supplier contract negotiation, drafting, and management globally.
  • Be the subject matter expert for all IT/technology contracting, licensing, and procurement.
  • Structure and execute commercial agreements that accelerate sales and partnership objectives.
  • Engage, instruct and manage outside counsel.
• Corporate & governance:
  • Manage group entity governance, formation, and compliance (entity management).
  • Oversee the company's intellectual property (IP) strategy, registration, and enforcement.
  • Manage global insurance policies and claims.
• Employment & people:
  • Draft and manage employment contracts and ensure HR compliance across jurisdictions.
  • Advise on employment law matters and company policies.
  • Administer and manage the employee share option plan (ESOP) and Enterprise Management Incentive (EMI) scheme.
• Data, privacy & AI regulation:
  • Ensure compliance with global data protection and privacy regulations (e.g., GDPR).
  • Proactively advise on the rapidly evolving regulatory landscape for Artificial Intelligence (AI regulation) as it relates to our product development and deployment.

Qualifications

• Commercially focused and pragmatic lawyer with substantial experience, ideally in a fast-growth technology or SaaS environment.
• 7+ years of relevant legal experience, with time spent in-house, ideally at a B2B SaaS scale-up.
• AU qualified solicitor/barrister.

Requirements

• Problem solving: Comfortable working in ambiguity and finding creative, commercially viable solutions to complex legal and business challenges.
• Tech fluency: Adept at building a modern, tech-enabled legal function, understanding tools like contract lifecycle management, workflow automation, and AI-assisted review.
• Strategic enablement: Perceives role as enabling business growth and speed, viewing risk as something to be managed and mitigated.
• Commercial acumen: Strong commercial focus, understanding the company's business model, sales drivers, and growth objectives.
• Cross-jurisdictional experience: Demonstrable experience working across multiple legal jurisdictions (e.g., UK, Australia, US), managing foreign counsel where necessary.

Benefits

• Salary of $220,000 + depending on capability and experience.
• 100% remote-friendly from within Australia (come to the office, work from home or a bit of both—it’s up to you).
• Flexible work hours (we value output over hours).
• $2,000 home office setup budget.
• Five weeks leave each year (and never work on your birthday).
• 16 weeks paid parental leave.
• Generous professional development program.