ResponsibilitiesPOSITION SUMMARY
The General Counsel will serve as a key legal and strategic advisor to Insight’s executive leadership team, supporting the company’s equipment financing and technology solutions businesses.
This individual will provide practical, business-focused guidance across commercial transactions, corporate governance, litigation, compliance, and risk management while developing scalable legal processes that support the company’s continued growth.
EQUIPMENT LEASING/TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS BUSINESS SUPPORT
- Lead and advise on complex equipment financing, leasing, secured lending, and technology-related transactions.
- Negotiate significant customer, lender, vendor, software, cloud, professional services, and strategic partner agreements.
- Partner with business leaders to identify legal and commercial risks, resolve issues, and efficiently advance transactions.
- Develop practical templates, policies, and processes that improve the consistency and speed of contract execution.
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE, TECHNOLOGY, AND STRATEGIC MATTERS
- Advise the Board of Directors and executive leadership on governance, strategic initiatives, major transactions, and significant legal matters.
- Support acquisitions, investments, financing arrangements, partnerships, organizational changes, and new business initiatives.
- Oversee corporate governance records, policies, delegated authorities, and legal entity matters.
- Provide guidance on privacy, cybersecurity, data protection, artificial intelligence, software, cloud services, and emerging technologies.
LITIGATION, COMPLIANCE, AND RISK MANAGEMENT
- Oversee litigation, commercial disputes, claims, defaults, bankruptcies, employment matters, investigations, and outside counsel.
- Partner with internal stakeholders to assess exposure and develop effective legal and risk-mitigation strategies.
- Support compliance programs, internal controls, policies, training, and reporting.
- Provide clear, timely advice that balances legal risk with commercial and strategic objectives.
LEGAL TEAM LEADERSHIP
- Establish the priorities, operating practices, and service standards of the legal function.
- Build scalable processes for contract management, legal matters, reporting, budgeting, and outside counsel oversight.
- Serve as a trusted advisor across the organization and promote ethical conduct, sound governance, and responsible risk management.
- Handle sensitive and confidential matters with exceptional judgment, professionalism, and discretion.
Qualifications / Education
- Juris Doctor degree and active membership in good standing with at least one state bar.
- At least 10 years of progressively responsible legal experience, including complex commercial transactions.
- Experience supporting equipment financing, leasing, financial services, technology solutions, software, cloud services, managed services, or a similarly complex business.
- Strong knowledge of secured transactions, creditor rights, equipment leasing, and UCC Articles 9 and 2A.
- Experience advising executive leadership and Boards of Directors on legal, commercial, governance, and strategic matters.
- Experience managing litigation, outside counsel, compliance, legal budgets, and enterprise risk.
- A combination of law firm and in-house corporate legal experience is preferred.
Skills
- Strong commercial judgment and the ability to balance legal risk with business priorities.
- Excellent drafting, negotiation, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to provide clear, practical, and actionable guidance.
- Strong executive presence and communication skills.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- High levels of initiative, accountability, professionalism, and discretion.
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