Head of Legal

Head of Legal

Location: Remote

Type: Full-time

Workplace: remote

Category: Operations

Job Description:

Luxury Presence is the fastest-growing digital platform for real estate agents, teams, and brokerages. Our award-winning websites, modern marketing solutions, and AI-powered mobile platform help real estate professionals attract more business, work more efficiently, and better serve their clients. Since launching in 2016, Luxury Presence has been trusted by more than 50,000 real estate professionals, including over 20 Wall Street Journal Top 100 agents.

Title: Head of Legal

Team: Legal

Reports to: COO

Location: Remote

Your skillset and experience:

• Expertise in corporate law, particularly in SaaS, or startups
• Previous experience as a legal leader in a growth-stage company (ideally $50-100M+ revenue), or from a law firm serving such companies.
• Proven ability to manage legal operations in a high-growth, fast-paced environment.
• Strong organizational skills, capable of handling cross-functional collaboration and keeping detailed records, including board meeting notes.
• Adept at crafting proactive legal strategies to prevent issues, particularly around copyright infringement and intellectual property.
• Strategic mindset with the ability to align legal initiatives with broader business goals.
• Comfortable navigating people-related legal matters and advising on when to involve specialists.
• Ability to collaborate with internal teams and partner with key stakeholders on critical issues
• Proficient in legal frameworks for growth-stage companies, including regulatory compliance, M&A activities, and scalable operating systems.
• Familiarity with executive-level collaboration, including attending board meetings and contributing to discussions on corporate governance.

You are:

• Curious and proactive in identifying and mitigating potential legal risks.
• A tenacious problem-solver who can manage operational and strategic legal needs simultaneously.
• An agile and collaborative leader who thrives in a dynamic, cross-functional environment.
• Passionate about driving efficiency and innovation within the legal function.
• Able to balance transactional work with high-level strategic contributions.

Your areas of responsibility and expected outcomes:

• Short-term: Be a hands-on leader as you learn the ins and outs of the business.
• Long-term: Build and lead the legal function, establishing a scalable framework to support business growth.
• Respond to and manage copyright infringement claims, developing strategies to prevent future incidents.
• Provide legal guidance for corporate initiatives, including contracts, partnerships, and regulatory compliance.
• Contribute to corporate strategy by participating in executive discussions and advising on risk management.
• Attend board meetings, maintain organized notes, and ensure legal alignment with business objectives.
• Proactively reduce legal claims and fees by streamlining processes and strengthening the legal operating framework.
• Support M&A activities, intellectual property management, and regulatory compliance as the company scales.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate legal insights into product development and broader business strategies.

$170,000 – $225,000 a year

The salary range is accompanied by competitive benefits and an ISO grant.

Join us in shaping the future of real estate

The real estate industry is in the midst of a seismic shift, and the future belongs to those who break new ground. As one of the fastest-growing companies in the proptech and marketing sectors, Luxury Presence challenges the status quo of what technology can do for real estate agents, leaders, and brokerages.

We’re a team of agile and tenacious innovators working collaboratively to drive the industry forward. Together, we build game-changing products that empower modern real estate entrepreneurs to dominate their markets. From award-winning web design to agile SEO solutions to cutting-edge AI tools, we deliver tech that anticipates market shifts and keeps our clients ahead of their competition.

Founded in 2016 by Stanford Business School alum Malte Kramer, Luxury Presence has grown to a global team ranked on the Inc. 5000 fastest-growing companies list three years in a row. We’re backed by world-class investors, including Bessemer Venture Partners, Toba Capital, and Switch Ventures, and have raised $52.6 million to date.

More than 13,000 real estate businesses rely on our platform, including over 20 of the Wall Street Journal’s top 100 agents. Additionally, many of the industry’s most powerful brokerages – including Compass, Coldwell Banker, and Sotheby’s International Realty – rely on Luxury Presence as a trusted business partner.

Every year since 2020, Luxury Presence has ranked on BuiltIn’s Best Place to Work lists. HousingWire named our founder and CEO a 2024 Tech Trendsetter, we’ve received several Tech100 Awards, and our lead nurturing tool just scored an Inman Innovation Award for Best AI-Powered Platform.

Luxury Presence is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin.