General Counsel & Head of Legal Operations (AI-First)

3 weeks ago
Full-time
Lead
Legal
PR Newswire

PR Newswire

PR Newswire provides comprehensive news distribution, targeting, monitoring, and marketing solutions that enable communicators to effectively connect and engage with their target audiences on a global scale.

Internet Software & Services
1K-5K
Founded 1954
$83M raised

Description

  • Lead the legal lifecycle of approximately 5 acquisitions per year and drive transactions through closing.
  • Own and negotiate the SPA, coordinating with local counsel across Europe and North America.
  • Design and operate AI-driven due diligence processes to review large volumes of SaaS contracts quickly.
  • Build AI-augmented tax structuring workflows for cross-border deals, transfer pricing, and permanent establishment risk analysis.
  • Manage the company’s $100M debt facility, including drawdowns, covenant compliance, and lender relations.
  • Oversee compliance for a 400-person global workforce, including employees, contractors, and EOR arrangements.
  • Manage and scale the global Stock Appreciation Rights program.
  • Implement internal self-service legal tools to handle routine queries on matters such as SARs, HR compliance, and NDAs.
  • Select, budget for, and implement legal operations systems including entity management, CLM, and tax research tools.
  • Act as a sophisticated buyer of outside counsel and verify their work using AI-enabled review workflows.

Requirements

  • 6–10 years of legal experience, likely from a top-tier private equity or M&A practice.
  • JD required; LLM required.
  • Experience leading M&A transactions and working across the legal lifecycle of acquisitions.
  • Comfort using AI and prompt engineering to build efficient legal workflows.
  • Ability to build and operate a no-code legal stack.
  • Understanding of international tax concepts, including tax treaties, transfer pricing, and cross-border structuring.
  • Ability to recognize when specialist tax input is needed for final review.
  • Operational mindset with a focus on deal velocity and practical risk assessment.
  • Experience working across multiple jurisdictions in Europe and North America is strongly aligned with the role.
  • Familiarity with OE​​CD/Pillar Two and evolving European tax rules is a plus.

Benefits

  • 100% remote work with ultimate flexibility.
  • High-trust environment with significant autonomy.
  • Minimal bureaucracy and fewer meetings and red tape.
  • Small, friendly, and collaborative team culture.
  • Access to a network of entrepreneurial SaaS professionals and shared internal expertise.
  • Flexible time off to recharge when needed.
  • Significant participation in the company’s SAR program.

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