ezCater

ezCater is the world’s largest online marketplace for business catering.

Director – Managing Counsel

General CounselGeneral CounselFull TimeRemoteLeadTeam 501-1,000Since 2007H1B No SponsorCompany Site LinkedIn

Location

Massachusetts

Posted

97 days ago

Salary

$250K - $366K / year

Seniority

Lead

Professional Certificate10 yrs expEnglish

Job Description

• Proactively partner with sales leaders to develop and implement a market competitive contract strategy that drives enterprise prospect and customer engagement while appropriately mitigating legal and business risk, and successfully lead certain complex contract negotiations. • Upgrade and mature vendor and legal operations to enhance efficiency and consistency of contracting processes and execution; this includes close partnership with the security team. • Collaborate with operations and sales teams to ensure third-party partner agreements and operating requirements meet ezCater's needs to deliver on its mission to land the Perfect Order for its customers. • Identify and integrate next generation tools and processes, including AI, to drive efficiency and optimization of the legal support function. • Develop and implement scalable approaches and processes to provide efficient and effective commercial legal support and guidance to the sales, operations, marketing and product teams. • Be a trusted business partner to the extended leadership team and other key stakeholders in providing practical legal analysis, strategy and advice relating to key business initiatives and complex legal matters. • Partner with legal leadership and other stakeholders to develop and implement initiatives that foster a culture of compliance, integrity and risk awareness across the company. • Build a best-in-class legal team by providing strong mentorship and management, setting high expectations with your own individual contributions, and prioritizing ongoing professional development, learning and benchmarking for you and your team.

Job Requirements

A Juris Doctor Degree from an ABA-accredited law school and are a good standing member of the bar in at least one state or the District of Columbia.
10+ years of legal experience, including 5+ years as an in-house attorney managing lawyers and supporting multiple departments with practical legal and business advice.
Experience at a marketplace company with B2B and B2C operations a plus.
A strategic mindset and proven ability to champion change and build operationally excellent processes and practices for providing legal services and advice.
Strong leadership and team management skills with a track record of developing, inspiring and guiding others effectively.
Direct experience drafting and negotiating complex commercial contracts and advising on a broad range of legal issues, including information security, privacy, AI, and intellectual property rights.
A practical, proactive, and business-focused approach to problem-solving, paired with sound decision-making and excellent judgment.
Exceptional interpersonal skills and cultivate meaningful and collaborative relationships with internal stakeholders across various levels of the organization to gain trust, influence decision-making, and drive appropriate outcomes.
A strong work ethic, high standards, impeccable integrity, strong business acumen, and superior oral and written communications skills.

Benefits

Market competitive salary
Stock options that you’ll help make worth a lot
12 paid holidays
Flexible PTO
401K with ezCater match
Health/dental/FSA
Long-term disability insurance
Mental health and family planning resources
Remote-hybrid work from our awesome Boston office OR your home OR a mixture of both home and office