[Remote] Director, Legal

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Submittable is hiring a Director, Legal to lead its legal function as its SaaS business scales. The role manages day-to-day legal operations and the legal team, advises on privacy, customer contracts, intellectual property, and broader company legal matters, and partners with teams and executive leadership.

Responsibilities

• Lead the day-to-day legal function, setting priorities and standards for how legal work gets done across the company
• Build, manage, and mentor a legal team, including hiring, workload distribution, and professional development
• Serve as a primary resource on data privacy and security law (e.g., GDPR, CCPA/CPRA, and other U.S. and international privacy regimes), including policy development and incident response
• Negotiate customer contracts, including MSAs, order forms, DPAs, and enterprise procurement paperwork, balancing legal risk against deal velocity
• Advise Product and Engineering on intellectual property matters, including IP ownership, licensing, open-source usage, and protection of proprietary technology
• Partner with Sales and Revenue Operations to maintain contracting playbooks, standard terms, and approval thresholds that let deals move quickly without unnecessary escalation
• Manage outside counsel relationships and legal spend across litigation, IP, and specialty areas
• Advise company leadership on governance, risk, and compliance matters, escalating to the executive team as needed
• Support employment law matters in partnership with People/HR, including policy review and workplace investigations as needed
• Monitor the regulatory and legislative landscape relevant to SaaS, data privacy, artificial intelligence, and the sectors Submittable serves, and translate changes into practical guidance for the business
• Manage the contract lifecycle management approach and legal operations tooling
• Collaborate with the Finance team to address and collect overdue customer accounts, utilizing escalation procedures and legal remedies as appropriate
• Establish and track key performance indicators for the Legal department to assess progress and fuel continuous process improvement, including the integration of AI-driven workflow automation
• Support M&A, corporate transactions, and other strategic initiatives as they arise

Skills

• J.D. and active bar membership in good standing in at least one U.S. state
• 8+ years of legal experience, including at least 3 years in-house at a B2B SaaS or technology company
• At least 3 years of hands-on experience negotiating SaaS customer contracts, including MSAs, DPAs, and complex order forms
• Experience managing or mentoring attorneys and legal professionals, with an interest in building and growing a legal team
• Strong expertise in data privacy and security law, with hands-on experience supporting privacy programs and responding to regulatory change
• Solid grounding in intellectual property law as it applies to software products, including licensing and open-source considerations
• Experience advising business and senior leaders on governance, risk, and compliance matters
• Sound business judgment and the ability to balance legal risk with commercial pragmatism
• Excellent negotiation, communication, and cross-functional influence skills
• Demonstrated ability to build and improve legal processes and policy in a fast-growing organization
• You must live and reside in the U.S. full-time
• We cannot accommodate scholastic or employment visas at this time
• Private equity-backed experience is a plus

Benefits

• Comprehensive health and life insurance with optional HSA, FSA, and DCA accounts
• 401(k) plan with employer match starting day one
• Equity stock options to share in our success
• Flexible hours and remote work options
• Generous vacation and sick leave
• Paid parental leave for mothers, fathers, and adoptive parents
• Professional development stipends to support your career growth
• Opportunities to participate in community outreach and volunteer programs
• Monthly company-sponsored happy hours and gatherings to connect and unwind

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