Legal & Business Operations Director (US)

PhaseV

$130K — $180K *
Legal & Accounting
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of legal experience, including law firm and in-house roles (ideally in a Series A or later company)
  • Experience in high-growth industries like technology, SaaS, AI, or life sciences
  • Familiarity with privacy, data licensing, AI, IP, or clinical research agreements
  • J.D. and admission to practice in at least one U.S. jurisdiction
  • Proven experience negotiating commercial agreements
  • Strong business acumen and practical risk management skills
  • Excellent communication and stakeholder management capabilities.

Responsibilities

  • Serve as the legal partner for the U.S. commercial organization
  • Draft, review, and negotiate a variety of commercial agreements
  • Triage legal requests and escalate to specialized counsel as needed
  • Coordinate with outside counsel for specialized expertise
  • Develop scalable contract templates and approval processes
  • Lead cross-functional initiatives to improve operational efficiency
  • Build strong relationships with commercial stakeholders to act as a trusted advisor.

Benefits

  • Competitive compensation package including base salary and performance bonus
  • Equity participation opportunities
  • Comprehensive benefits package
  • 401(k) match
  • Flexible hybrid work culture.
Full Job Description
Key Responsibilities

Legal Management
    • Serve as the legal partner for the U.S. commercial organization.
    • Draft, review, and negotiate commercial agreements, including NDAs, MSAs, SaaS agreements, data licensing agreements, consulting agreements, and vendor contracts.
    • Triage legal requests and determine when escalation to specialized counsel is appropriate.
    • Coordinate outside counsel when specialized expertise is required.
    • Develop scalable contract templates, playbooks, and approval processes.
    • Partner closely with the Legal Director (Israel) to ensure consistent legal support globally.

Business Operations & Strategic Projects
    • Lead cross-functional initiatives that improve how the company operates and scales.
    • Partner with finance, legal, operations, BD, and other teams on company-wide process improvements.
    • Identify operational bottlenecks and drive improvements across the org.
    • Support strategic partnerships, corporate initiatives, and executive projects.
    • Evaluate and implement systems, tools, and workflows that improve organizational efficiency.
    • Drive operational improvements that reduce friction across teams.
    • Build strong relationships with commercial stakeholders, acting as a trusted business advisor rather than a downstream legal reviewer.
    • Assist with financing, strategic transactions, and other corporate initiatives.


Key Success Factors
  • enjoys solving ambiguous business problems
  • exercises sound judgment with limited direction
  • balances legal rigor with business pragmatism
  • is equally comfortable negotiating contracts and improving internal processes
  • builds trust across technical, commercial, and executive teams


Qualifications & Required Skills
  • 5+ years of legal experience, incl.
    • law firm experience
    • In-house commercial legal experience (preferably at least 1 at a Series A or later company)
  • Experience with at least one of the following: high-growth technology, SaaS, AI and/or pharma/ life sciences.
  • Familiarity with at least one: privacy, data licensing, AI, IP, and clinical research agreements.
  • J.D. and admission to practice in at least one U.S. jurisdiction.
  • Experience negotiating commercial agreements.
  • Strong business judgment and practical risk assessment.
  • Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
  • Demonstrated ability to work cross-functionally.


Additional Information
  • Competitive package including base salary, performance bonus, and additional earning potential for exceeding target, plus equity participation, comprehensive benefits, 401(k) match, and a flexible hybrid culture.
  • Reports to VP of Business Development.

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