Vice President of General Counsel, Addepar

• Senior Leadership: Significant experience as General Counsel, Deputy GC, or equivalent in a high-growth technology company
• Commercial Expertise: Deep experience with enterprise commercial contracts and complex customer environments
• Data & Privacy: Strong background in privacy, data protection, and regulatory risk (ideally in fintech, SaaS, or data-intensive platforms)
• Scale: Proven ability to scale legal processes in fast-moving, global organizations
• Management: Experience leading and developing senior legal leaders
• Experience with M&A, or other strategic liquidity events

Desirable

• The VP, Legal & General Counsel will serve as a critical leader and advisor of the Addepar leadership team. This role will be an integral partner to enable client and product-led growth while protecting the Company, including its clients data through the development, application and monitoring of global compliance
• As Addepar evolves into an AI-native platform company, trust, security, and regulatory rigor are core to our success
• You will oversee a global team of Associate General Counsels and lead functions spanning commercial contracts, compliance, privacy & data governance, and legal operations, while building a scalable legal operating model to support a high-growth, global organization
• Act as a trusted advisor to the CEO and COO on legal, regulatory, and risk matters
• Support Board governance, strategic initiatives, and complex decision-making with clear, pragmatic legal guidance
• Help leaders assess and manage risk in pursuit of aggressive growth and scale
• Support the evolution of Addepar’s global commercial contracting strategy (MSAs, DPAs, SLAs, SOWs, and partner agreements) and scale contract processes to support enterprise sales velocity without compromising risk posture
• Partner closely with GTM, Finance, and RevOps to reduce deal friction and improve cycle times
• Lead global privacy and data governance programs aligned with Addepar’s handling of sensitive financial and personal data
• Oversee compliance with global data protection regulations (e.g., GDPR and other regional regimes)
• Partner with Security, IT, and Product on incident response, breach readiness, and privacy-by-design practices
• Provide legal guidance on AI-native product development, including data usage, model governance, and transparency; help shape responsible AI practices that align with customer trust and regulatory expectations
• Advise Product and Engineering teams on product launches, roadmap decisions, and customer-facing disclosures
• Partner with the VP People, VP Finance & G&A Operations group to support the COO on the operational support of the Company, including achievement of Company-led goals/KPI’s
• Lead and develop a high-performing legal team
• Manage disputes, investigations, and litigation with discipline and sound judgment
• Establish legal operating rhythms, intake prioritization, playbooks, templates, and KPIs