[Hiring] Head of Legal @Kit

Role Description

Kit is growing, and so are the legal complexities of our business. We're looking for a Senior Legal Counsel to help us navigate them with clarity, speed, and commercial savvy. You'll serve as in-house legal subject matter expert, partnering closely with the executive team to lead product legal strategy and execution—especially around privacy, data, AI and compliance, commercial contracts, customer security requirements, and scalable legal support for our teams. A key focus will be helping Kit respond to a growing volume of privacy questions—particularly as one of our newer products, Subscriber Signals, evolves by building practical, repeatable systems that provide timely and consistent guidance at scale.

You'll help shape the legal backbone of a fast-moving tech company with multiple revenue streams—including SaaS, digital commerce, paid recommendations, and advertising—and a rapidly growing platform for creators. To advise the business effectively, you'll develop a deep understanding of Kit, SparkLoop, Subscriber Signals, and how creators get value from our connected ecosystem of apps and tools. You'll be at the center of complex, cross-functional problems where product, business, and legal strategy meet—all in service of helping creators build more valuable businesses.

Qualifications

• Deep expertise in data, compliance, and product.
• Strong ability to navigate U.S. and European data privacy laws (e.g., GDPR, CCPA).
• Ability to translate privacy and compliance requirements into scalable playbooks, templates, intake processes, and self-service guidance.
• Experience supporting customer security questionnaires and partnering effectively with security, sales, product, and engineering teams.
• Familiarity with SOC 2 Type II and the associated legal, privacy, and customer requirements.
• Understanding of intellectual property law, especially related to brand, content, and software.
• Understanding of commercial contracts.
• Clear communicator and trusted advisor.

Requirements

• Experience as in-house counsel at a tech company or serving a tech portfolio at a top-tier firm.
• J.D. from an accredited law school in the United States.
• Active member in good standing of a State Bar Association.

Benefits

• Profit Sharing.
• Kit equity.
• 401k with a 5% match.
• Medical premiums coverage up to $2,100 per month, with dental and vision fully covered.
• $2,000 equipment allowance for your first two years, $1,000 budget every following two years.
• Individual learning + development budget ($3,500/year).
• Gender affirming benefits.
• Childcare benefit up to $3,000 annually through JOON.
• Twenty (20) days of paid time off during each year of employment.
• Paid paid vacation: An after-tax bonus of $1,000 for taking five consecutive days of vacation.
• Ten (10) paid holidays a year.
• Two weeks of paid sick time each year, including mental health + well-being days.
• Twelve (12) weeks paid parental leave and flexible scheduling in your child’s first year.
• Up to six weeks of paid bereavement leave, medical leave, and disaster after six months of employment.
• Winter Break Closure: Kit closes for a week at the end of December.
• Four-week, paid sabbatical after five years with the team.
• Fantastic in-person or virtual retreats with the team twice a year.

How to apply

We usually receive a large number of applications, and our goal is to follow up with you within two weeks. You’ll hear from us either way. Here’s what you can expect from the rest of our hiring process:

• A phone screen with our recruiter (30 min).
• Hiring manager interview (45 min).
• Take-home assignment.
• Panel interview with cross-functional stakeholders (60 min).

We’ll keep you informed through every step. To get started, complete this application, including a cover letter and answers to the questions on the next page.

Company Description

Kit is the email marketing platform experts choose to grow their audience, deepen their relationships, and build a business around the work they love. We are proud to have built a product that our customers love, and we look for people who have enthusiasm and belief in our mission, vision, and values to join our team.