Zumper is on a mission to make renting an apartment as easy as booking a hotel. With 80 million annual users across two brands (Zumper and PadMapper), we’ve generated support from top-tier investors and recently raised $60m in Series D funding (of $140m total). We’re searching for passionate, hardworking people to build extraordinary products and redefine the rental industry. Jump aboard our rocket ship!

Zumper is looking for a Deputy General Counsel to join our legal team. As the second legal hire under the direction of our General Counsel, you will play a key leadership role in a broad range of legal matters. You will work closely with teams across the organization and will have a direct impact on the company as we continue to grow the business.

This role requires an energetic team player, well-seasoned in your career, who can provide counseling on a wide variety of legal and business issues, and translate business needs into key legal protections. This is a phenomenal opportunity for an attorney who wants to wear many hats and manage a breadth of legal issues at a fast-paced startup.

What You Will Do

• Corporate governance (lead financing transactions, M&A, equity incentive plans, board and stockholder matters)
• Litigation (provide advice to mitigate business risk)
• Commercial transactions (draft, negotiate and structure inbound and outbound contracts, including sales agreements, consulting agreements, technology licensing agreements and NDAs and work on keeping our product T&Cs updated with new developments)
• Privacy and data security (ensure compliance with various data security and privacy laws such as CCPA, keep our privacy policy updated and counsel on marketing and advertising matters)
• Employment (partner with HR on day-to-day employment matters, including improvements to applicable policies, templates, processes and procedures)
• Intellectual property (help defend and prosecute our registered IP, evaluate open source procedures and other IP related work)
• Product counseling (work closely on new products that require creative legal guidance and balance risk versus reward) 

Who You Are

• You graduated with a JD from a top law school and 10+ years relevant experience, including 5+ years at a premier Amlaw 100 law firm and prior in-house experience
• An active member in CA or NY State Bar
• Demonstrable subject matter expertise in at least two areas of law
• Great communicator (verbal, written and interpersonal) and negotiator - You have excellent analytical skills and sound judgment
• Able to work well with a small tightly-knit team and can interact effectively across all employee levels
• Willing to seek leadership and responsibility and work autonomously
• Can balance multiple projects simultaneously with strong follow up

What We Offer

• Great medical, dental, vision insurance options with 90-100% employee premium coverage
• 401k plan + 3% company match
• Stock options
• Flexible vacation policy; work hard and take time when you need it
• $150/month mass transit/rideshare stipend
• $65/month gym reimbursement
• Catered meals and stocked kitchen with coffee, snacks and beverages
• Team adventures and outings
• Weekly insight into all major company metrics
• Up to 12-weeks of paid parental leave

Life at Zumper

Zumper HQ is located in the heart of downtown San Francisco, next door to the iconic Transamerica Building. We have offices in Chicago, New York, Providence, and Scottsdale and are lucky to have 200+ team mates across the US.

We care deeply about diversity. We are fostering an environment that celebrates authenticity and enables you to be your best self. As an equal opportunity employer, we welcome all applicants regardless of gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, marital status, veteran status, age, disability, or race. We are committed to ensuring that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the application or interview process, to perform crucial job functions, and to receive other employee benefits (Please contact us to request accommodations.)

We are proud to have won awards from Inc. Magazine (2019 Best Places to Work) and SF Business Times (2020 Best Places to Work and 2019 Bay Area Workplace Wellness Award). 

Please note

Zumper does not accept unsolicited resumes from staffing vendors, recruitment agencies and/or search firms. Please do not forward resumes to our jobs alias, employees, or any other company location. Any submittals without a prior signed agreement will become property of Zumper.