Boulevard

Lead Counsel

Boulevard$178K — $243K *
US-AnywhereRemote in United States
Legal & Accounting
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 6 to 11 years of combined law-firm and in-house experience, especially in SaaS, payments/fintech, or regulated tech companies.
  • JD from an accredited law school and active license to practice in at least one US state.
  • Proven track record in working independently and managing legal matters end to end.
  • Strong expertise in technology and commercial contracting, balancing risk with speed.
  • Ability to navigate across various legal domains, including commercial, regulatory, and privacy issues.
  • Practical, solutions-oriented approach with strong communication skills to clarify complex issues for non-lawyers.
  • Ability to thrive in ambiguous situations with competing priorities.

Responsibilities

  • Serve as the legal partner for product and business teams, offering daily counsel on impactful initiatives.
  • Advise on diverse legal matters such as payments, healthcare compliance, consumer protection, and data governance.
  • Lead all aspects of drafting, reviewing, negotiating, and managing commercial agreements.
  • Continuously enhance contract templates and legal processes for better efficiency.
  • Collaborate with Sales and GTM teams to mitigate legal risks while accelerating deal execution.
  • Work alongside Legal Operations to create scalable workflows and automate repetitive tasks.
  • Contribute to a collaborative legal team with significant ownership and direct business impact.

Benefits

  • 401(k) match along with dental, medical, vision, and life insurance coverage.
  • Flexible vacation day policy for better work-life balance.
  • Fully remote work option with monthly stipends for home office expenses.
  • Resources and support for family planning and specialized programs.
  • Equity opportunities for employees to grow with the company.
  • Learning and Development program to explore relevant businesses in the market.
Full Job Description
As Lead Counsel, you'll run commercial deals, answer the regulatory and product questions that come with operating a payments platform in a regulated market, and handle the everyday legal needs of a fast-growing company, mostly on your own judgment. Reporting to Boulevard's General Counsel, you'll work autonomously, partner directly with teams across Boulevard, and escalate only the genuinely novel, high-risk, or strategic matters. If you want broad scope, the trust and support to run with it, and the chance to help shape how Legal supports the business, this role is for you. What you'll do here: • Serve as the dedicated legal partner to a portfolio of product and business teams, providing day-to-day legal counsel on high-impact, fast-moving initiatives. • Advise on a broad range of legal matters, including payments and FinTech, healthcare/MedSpa compliance, consumer protection, marketing, privacy, data governance, intellectual property, and dispute resolution. • Lead the drafting, review, negotiation, and management of commercial agreements, from strategic partnerships and payments deals to customer contracts and renewals. • Own and continuously improve contract templates, playbooks, and legal processes to increase efficiency and consistency across the business. • Partner closely with Sales and GTM teams to balance legal risk with business velocity and enable faster deal execution. • Collaborate with Legal Operations to build scalable workflows, automate repeatable work, and continuously improve how Legal supports the business. • Join a lean, highly collaborative legal team where you'll have broad ownership, direct business impact, and the opportunity to help shape how Legal scales alongside a fast-growing company. What you'll need to thrive: • Experience: 6 to 11 years of combined law-firm and in-house experience, ideally including time at a SaaS, payments/fintech, or other regulated technology company. We value demonstrated breadth and judgment over an exact title or year count. • Credentials: JD from an accredited law school and an active license to practice law in at least one US state. • Autonomy: A track record of operating independently, owning matters end to end, and being trusted to make and defend judgment calls with limited oversight. • Commercial depth: Strong command of technology and commercial contracting, with the instinct to balance risk and speed. • Generalist range: Comfort moving across commercial, regulatory, privacy, corporate, and employment questions, and the resourcefulness to get smart fast on something unfamiliar. • Business partnership: A practical, solutions-oriented style; you make complex issues clear to non-lawyers and are known as an enabler, not a gatekeeper. • Composure in ambiguity: You do your best work with incomplete information, competing priorities, and a fast-moving business. Nice to have: • Exposure to payments or fintech regulation (money movement, processor or card-network rules). • Familiarity with healthcare, wellness, or other regulated consumer industries. • Privacy experience (CCPA/CPRA, GDPR) beyond contract-level data terms. • Experience as an early or sole in-house attorney at a high-growth company. How we'll take care of you: At Boulevard, we work hard to structure compensation in a way that balances internal equity with local market competitiveness, and we're happy to share a good-faith estimate of the base salary range for this role. For U.S. based candidates, the anticipated base salary range is $178,200 - $243,600 per year. In addition to this base compensation, this role may be eligible to participate in a variable compensation program. Final compensation will vary based on a variety of factors which include but are not limited to applicable experience, location, and final leveling. In addition to the wonderful people you'll get to work with and challenging projects that'll push you - Boulevard is here to make sure you're always at the top of your game emotionally, mentally, and physically. • We've got you covered with a 401(k) match plus dental, medical, vision, and life insurance. • Take a break whenever you need with our flexible vacation day policy. • Fully remote so you can choose where you want to work. You'll receive a work from home stipend every month. • ♥ Family planning resources and specialized support programs. • Equity: get ahead on the ground floor and grow with Boulevard. • Boulevard Bucks Learning and Development program allows employees to explore businesses in the market we serve.

About Boulevard

Boulevard Brewing Company is a brewery located in Kansas City, Missouri. The Brewers Association currently ranks the American arm of Boulevard's parent company, Duvel Moortgat USA, as the 12th largest craft brewery, and the 18th largest active brewery in the United States based on 2014 sales volume. Boulevard is the largest craft brewery in the state of Missouri. Boulevard's beers are available in select markets across the United States and Canada. In 2013, Boulevard was acquired by Duvel Moortgat Brewery. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but industry publication Beer Business Daily estimated the sale price exceeds $100 million.
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