First Lawyer

Hex is looking for a great first in-house lawyer to help us scale our business, while making sure risk and complexity don’t scale with it. We are open to different levels and experience, assuming candidates have a strong grounding in high-growth tech, exposure to commercial law, and innate curiosity.

We sit at the nexus of data, AI, and collaboration – meaning we have to think about where data lives, who has access to it, which models can see or train on it, and how to help our customers be comfortable with all of that. It's an interesting time, in a fast-moving space, and you'd be on point to help us sort through all of it.

In this role, you'd focus on all aspects of our business and technology, including contracts with our customers, partnerships with technology platforms, and how we’re approaching data security (our most important job!) This is a builder role, with an opportunity to get your hands dirty ahead of scaling a function.

The first and primary focus will be on our commercial foundations. We're doing a lot of customer deals (yay!) but they're increasingly complex, especially in the fast-moving world of AI and data. This is costing time and causing friction – and you'd be on point to set our strategy on navigating this. You'd have an opportunity to build a foundation, helping standardize, streamline, and simplify the way we structure our agreements. 

Beyond commercial work, as our first in-house lawyer you’ll have opportunities to engage in other areas of the company – including employment, IP, and corporate matters. There's a lot to dig into, from international expansion to trademarks to fundraising, and depending on your experience and seniority, we'd love to talk about an overall legal counsel role.

To be successful, you’ll need to be a bit of a nerd, and be knowledgable and excited about the tech industry, and following along with the latest on cloud, AI, and regulation. You should love learning and explaining new concepts, and be excited to engage as a true business partner, and not see legal as simply risk mitigation or the “no” people.

• JD from an accredited law school and active membership in at least one US state bar
• 7+ years of legal experience, either In-house experience at a high-growth startup, public tech company and/or top tier law firm with extensive exposure to customer/vendor contract negotiations
• Deep working experience negotiating SaaS contracts (on both vendor and customer paper), including subscription and consumption pricing models, order forms, SLAs, DPAs, and vendor assessments as well as professional services agreements, statements-of-work, confidentiality agreements, and third-party partner agreements
• Willingness to engage cross-functionally with Hex's products, business practices, operating processes and policies and departments to support all areas of the business
• Solid understanding of cloud security and global privacy frameworks
• Are willing to write a cover letter explaining why you’re a great fit and what in our Hex Handbook resonates with you or not

Preferred

• Experience with international commercial agreements and cross-border data transfer
• CIPP or equivalent certification
• Deep familiarity with open-source licensing and emerging legal trends in AI
• Experience with bird law

In addition to our unique culture, Hex proudly offers a competitive total rewards package, including but not limited to, market-benched salary & equity, comprehensive health benefits, and flexible paid time off.

The OTE (base + variable pay) range for this role is: $200,000 - $280,000, highly dependent on your level.

The salary range shown may be a reflection of additional factors such as geographical location and skill ranges/levels we’re open to. Placement in the salary range will be decided upon completion of the interview process, taking into account factors like leaving room for growth, internal fairness & parity, your demonstrated skills, and the depth of your experience. Our Recruiting team will be able to provide more details during the interview process (side note: maybe you can help us reduce this legal gobbledygook in our job posts?)

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