Head of Legal

Pocket is a device that records and organizes spoken thoughts and conversations. It can create summaries, action lists, and mind maps in many languages. The device includes studio microphones, contact microphones,…

Location: San Francisco, CA, US
Company size: 5–10
Posted: Today
Via: Yc

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Head of Legal · Pocket

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Job title: Head of Legal
Job location: San Francisco, CA, US
Job listing URL: https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/pocket/jobs/K7pXXzZ-head-of-legal
Job description: ## About the role Pocket is looking for its **first in-house legal hire** to build and own the company’s legal function as we scale globally. This is a highly hands-on role working directly with the founders across corporate, commercial, employment, privacy, compliance, and people-related matters. You will serve as the **central legal owner across the organization**, working closely with our external counsel while progressively bringing more legal knowledge, processes, and execution in-house. This is not a role for someone who only coordinates outside counsel. We are looking for someone who is comfortable **drafting, negotiating, making practical risk assessments, and building processes from scratch**. ## What you'll own **Corporate & Governance** * Corporate governance and board-related matters * Equity, ESOP, stock option and capitalization matters * Fundraising and financing support * Coordination with external corporate counsel **Commercial** * Drafting and negotiating commercial agreements * Vendor, manufacturing, partnership and enterprise agreements * NDAs and other day-to-day contracts * Building standardized contracting processes and templates **Employment & People** * Employment and contractor agreements * Employee separations and related documentation * IP assignment and confidentiality matters * Employee policies and handbook * Immigration and employment-law coordination * Supporting People Operations and HR-related compliance **Privacy & Compliance** * Privacy and data protection * Consumer protection * Product-related regulatory matters * Internal compliance programs * Coordination with specialist external counsel where necessary **Legal Operations** * Build Pocket's legal infrastructure * Create scalable processes for contracts and approvals * Manage outside counsel and legal spend * Identify legal risks proactively rather than reactively ## What we're looking for * **5+ years of relevant legal experience** * Strong training at a leading law firm and/or high-growth technology company * Experience working with **venture-backed technology companies** * Strong corporate and commercial background * Familiarity with employment matters and privacy/compliance * Comfortable operating across areas outside of a narrow legal specialization * Highly practical and commercially minded * Able to distinguish between material company risk and theoretical legal risk * Comfortable working directly with founders in a fast-moving environment * Builder mentality — you want to create the function, not inherit an established legal department Experience with **consumer technology, hardware, AI, international expansion, or high-growth DTC businesses** is a strong plus. ## Reporting Reports directly to the **COO** and works closely with the CEO, CTO, Finance, Operations, Product, and external counsel. As Pocket grows, this person should have the opportunity to **build and lead the broader Legal function**.

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