General Counsel

Job Description

We are looking for a strategic General Counsel to manage all legal matters for Fay. You will work closely with our founders, the CEO and CTO, on corporate organization, early-stage employment, venture financings, partnership design, commercial agreements, compliance, and more. This is an ideal role for someone looking to tackle a broad range of startup challenges while strategically positioning Fay for hyper growth.

What You'll Be Doing

• Develop and lead legal strategy to promote and protect the company
• Advise on formation and organizational matters, corporate governance, early-stage labor & employment matters, product development, venture financings, regulatory considerations and commercial partnerships
• Advise on structuring, negotiation and execution of venture financing transactions and other investment transactions
• Review and negotiate commercial contracts, including vendor agreements, design partnership agreements, SaaS agreements, engagement letters, and NDAs

Qualifications

• J.D. from accredited law school
• Practicing for a minimum of 7+ years, ideally with a mix of law firm (corporate) and in-house startup experience
• Experience forming and counseling early-stage companies and advising on general startup-related questions and activities
• Experience advising on venture financing transactions, cap tables, corporate governance and early-stage executive compensation
• Strong commercial contract drafting, negotiating, and issue-spotting skills
• Experience with healthtech regulatory matters a plus
• Experience advising startups a plus

The best companies are made of the best people. There’s no shortage of work ahead, but we stay balanced and look forward to celebrating our wins as a team.
See our careers page here to learn more about working on our team.