Description:
The Job:We're seeking an experienced, business-minded attorney for our in-house counsel. In this role, you'll handle a broad spectrum of legal matters across the organization, including commercial transactions, business development, corporate law, insurance, and stock plan administration. This is a unique opportunity to gain exposure to diverse legal challenges while contributing to strategic initiatives as we scale.
Reporting to the CEO and as a key advisor to the executive team, you'll contribute to strategic decision-making and ensure legal alignment with business objectives, helping Omnidian scale effectively and sustainably.
If you're confident, creative, and thrive in ambiguity, with a bias toward action and innovative solutions, we'd love to hear from you!
What You'll Do:
At Omnidian we believe in trust and autonomy. How you create an impact is ultimately up to you. Here is an outline of some of the things you'll be doing:
- Legal Leadership and Strategic Guidance
- Handle a broad range of commercial and transactional matters, serving as an escalation point for issue resolution and improving contract templates and playbooks.
- Work cross-functionally to support Omnidian's initiatives on a wide variety of commercial transactions related to the business operations.
- Provide legal and strategic guidance to assess and mitigate legal risk by building a deep understanding of the business and collaborate with internal clients to support their goals.
- Contract Management and Compliance
- Review, draft, and negotiate a wide range of commercial and transactional contracts, including customer contracts, business development arrangements, and vendor agreements such as master service agreements, vendor service agreements and other purchase agreements.
- Support compliance, data privacy, and intellectual property strategy as the company scales and expands into new markets.
Who You Are:
- You are a strategic thinker with excellent judgment and a demonstrated ability to balance legal risk with business objectives.
- You are a self-starter who thrives in a fast-paced, ambiguous environment and enjoys taking ownership of complex projects.
- You are an exceptional communicator who can translate complex legal concepts into practical, actionable advice for business leaders.
- You are eager to develop expertise in new or unfamiliar areas of law
- Experience You'll Need
- J.D. degree with solid academic credentials and a state bar membership
- 10+ years of experience in a top-tier law firm and/or an in-house legal dept
- Proven experience in handling complex commercial transactions in fast-growing industries.
- Experience with venture-backed corporate transactions and contract negotiations
- Familiarity with legal issues specific to the renewable energy or technology sectors.
- Background in compliance, data privacy, or intellectual property law.
- Proficiency with equity compensation and stock plan administration.
- Experience navigating an IPO or acquisition
- Most of our roles offer the opportunity to work remotely
- If you are in the Seattle area, we offer a vibrant office space in the historic and beautiful Smith Tower, in the heart of Pioneer Square
- We prioritize applicants near one of our employee clusters and offer one or more local gatherings per year
- We provide outstanding benefits including family medical, dental, vision, disability, 401(k) administration and $1k match per year and thoughtful paid time off
- We offer 12 weeks of paid parental leave to all FTE employees (birthing and non-birthing) after 1 year, and four-week paid sabbatical leave after four years
- We offer a competitive total compensation package that includes monthly health insurance premiums, bonuses and long-term stock options for every employee
- We love to lift each other up through company-wide slack channels such as #puppiesandpets, #omnidian-wellness, #praiseandbooms and #sustainablefuture
- We have affinity groups to help employees feel seen and supported, such as Rainbow Array, BIPOC, Thriving Survivors, Vets at Omnidian, Black Lights Matter and Neurospicy R Us
- We are a passionate, mission driven team that believes in collaboration, mutual respect and trust. For examples, come Discover our Story
