Chief Legal Officer
Company: CreateMe
Location: New York
Posted on: May 16, 2022
Job Description:
Job DescriptionCreateMe is a research and development company at
the intersection of automation, apparel, and customization —
driving on-demand manufacturing, at speed and scale. We're breaking
down barriers through trailblazing, frictionless technology that
provides an end-to-end solution that is set to revolutionize
individualism.We're based in New York City with a global footprint
that extends to London, Hong Kong, Tokyo, Seoul, Sydney and beyond.
It includes customization services worldwide, a knitwear factory in
Brooklyn, a manufacturing R&D lab in San Francisco, a
specialized R&D team in Portland, and a licensing and product
development team in LA. About the Role:We are seeking a Chief Legal
Officer ("CLO") to lead our growing legal team. You will be
responsible for the day-to-day legal operations activities at
CreateMe as well as a key member and advisor to the Executive Team.
As CLO, you will oversee the corporate-wide management of all legal
business matters pertaining to the organization and coordinate with
external counsel as required. The ideal candidate has broad legal
experience, is detail-oriented, high integrity, and is a
compassionate and business-minded leader.Responsibilities:
- Oversee and coordinate with internal and external IP counsel on
patent and IP strategy and internal and external licensing and
business affairs counsel; as well as with all other internal
external legal advisers
- Act as a central point of contact and conduit for all legal
company matters, and cost effectively manage legal spend with
vendors, against goals
- Lead legal due diligence for potential acquisition targets and
capital raising activities
- Organize and work with business ops to automate legal process,
flows, and centralize and permission repositories where
applicable
- Coordinate, execute, and unify all corporate legal agreements,
including employment agreements, NDAs, PIIAs, partnership
agreements, equity incentive agreements, vendor agreements, and
customer agreements (including terms of service)
- Drive licensing agreement strategy and execution, including
working with the technology team on blockchain implementation
- Oversee global compliance and risk function, including OSHA and
other compliance team members
Required Skills/Abilities:
- 15+ years of experience as a corporate attorney, preferably
with a mix of in-house and outside legal experience
- JD and strong academic credentials required
- Professional discretionary disposition, upholding, representing
and advocating for the company values
- Mastered experience in general corporate matters, including
capital raising, corporate organization, securities compliance,
drafting transactional documents, license agreements, IP and patent
law, corporate law, contractual law, regulatory matters, employment
matters, RE law, and risk management
- Excellent organizational and time management skills with the
ability to provide leadership, supervision and training for
employees using positive supervisory techniques to ensure maximum
productivity; demonstrated ability in organization and delegation
skills
- Exceptional verbal, written and interpersonal communication
skills with the ability to apply common sense to carry out
instructions and instruct others, train personnel, read, analyze
and interpret documents and professional journals, understand
procedures, write reports, correspondence and procedures, speak
clearly to customers and employees
- Ability to deal with complex problems involving multiple facets
and variables in non-standardized situations
- Show initiative, high energy and a desire to succeed, while
demonstrating enthusiasm and passion to inspire employees
throughout the organization
- Team player with the ability to work independently or as a part
of a team
- Strong knowledge of NY and DE corporate law
- Strong understanding of NY corporate law
- Experience at a startup, or scaled startup, and in being a
hands-on leaderAdditional Skills/Abilities (Nice to Haves):
- Admitted to CA bar, or strong knowledge of CA law
- Admitted to NY Bar
- Apparel or technology or manufacturing corporate legal
experience is a plusWorking at CreateMe:
- Be rewarded for your innovation through our Inventor Award and
Recognition program
- Save for the future with our 401(k) program + match
- Stay healthy and happy through our comprehensive medical,
dental and vision insurance
- Take time away from the office through our Flexible Paid Time
Off
- Be a part of a community and take part in our lunch'n learns
and team outings
- Learn and grow through formal and informal learning
opportunitiesAt CreateMe Technologies, we value diversity and treat
all employees and job applicants based on merit, qualifications,
competence, and talent. We do not discriminate on the basis of
race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation,
age, marital status, veteran status, or disability
status.#LI-AJ1#LI-Remote
Keywords: CreateMe, New York , Chief Legal Officer, Executive , New York, New York
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