Head of Legal
Pulley· Business Operations
Hybrid (New York)$220k - $300kFull-timePosted 2mo ago
About the role
Pulley is seeking its first Head of Legal to build and own the commercial legal function, creating infrastructure, processes, and guidance to support rapid growth and expansion into new markets.
Responsibilities
- Build the legal processes, templates, and playbooks Pulley needs as it scales; much of this doesn't exist yet, so you'll be creating it.
- Advise leadership on corporate legal matters and flag risk before it becomes a problem.
- Partner closely with co-founders and cross functional leaders to help shape new products and service lines, weighing in early on legal and strategic considerations as we expand into new markets.
- Manage relationships with outside counsel for specialized needs outside your core focus (e.g., litigation, M&A, IP).
- Act as a trusted legal partner to teams across the company, translating legal complexity into clear, actionable guidance.
- Own end-to-end drafting, review, and negotiation of customer, vendor, and partner contracts.
- Partner closely with Sales and Revenue teams to structure deals and unblock negotiations.
Qualifications
- 6–9 years of experience in corporate/commercial legal work, ideally with a mixture of experience at a top startup-focused law firm with experience working in-house.
- Background in general corporate law, tech transactions, and commercial contracts, ideally supporting emerging companies, venture-backed startups, or growth-stage companies.
- Strong track record in commercial contracting: drafting and negotiating customer, vendor, and partner agreements.
- J.D. from an accredited law school and active bar admission.
- Excellent judgment on when to solve something yourself versus loop in outside counsel.
- Comfort operating as a generalist, not a narrow specialist.
Skills
Required:Commercial contracting
Nice to have:Corporate governance
Last updated Aug 13, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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