Head of Legal, AppZen
Commercial
$250-290k
Office located in San Jose, CA
AI software for finance teams
Be an early applicant
AI software for finance teams
201-500 employees
Be an early applicant
$250-290k
Office located in San Jose, CA
201-500 employees
Company mission
To help modern finance teams lead the way with artificial intelligence.
Role
Who you are
- Have a J.D. degree, be admitted to practice law and be a member in good standing of the California bar
- 10+ years of relevant contract management experience, particularly negotiating large, complex enterprise agreements with F500 customers
- Experience in privacy and data protection laws including HIPAA, FINRA, and GDPR
- Knowledge of federal, state and local laws, and knowledge of UK and EU laws is a plus
- Experience managing a team with both local and overseas members
- Flexibility and willingness to work on a wide range of complex matters with minimal supervision, often in a time-sensitive and extremely fast-paced environment
- Strong negotiation skills and a track record of establishing strong working relationships
What the job involves
- AppZen is seeking a dynamic, customer-oriented individual to serve as Head of Legal, Commercial. You will lead a fast-moving, collaborative team that impacts all go-to-market aspects of AppZen.
- This position will work closely with sales, marketing, operations, and finance to oversee the development, negotiation, execution, and ongoing management of contracts with a particular focus on customer, reseller, vendor, and nondisclosure agreements, all in accordance with company policies and procedures and applicable laws
- This individual will be responsible for creating and overseeing the legal framework that enables our team to drive ARR growth while ensuring compliance and managing legal risks effectively. Strong candidates will be solutions-driven and independent, with direct experience drafting and negotiating software, cloud, and channel agreements
- Lead and scale the legal function to address the growing needs of a high-performing sales team
- Develop and implement legal strategies that support business objectives and facilitate revenue growth
- Implement and scale AI tools like Luminance to help increase overall impact
- Provide expert legal advice on a wide range of matters, including contracts, compliance, intellectual property, and risk management
- Work closely with sales and business development teams to ensure legal terms are favorable while mitigating risks
- Foster a collaborative and solution-oriented environment that balances emotional intelligence (EQ) with legal expertise (IQ)
- Stay updated on industry regulations and best practices to ensure the company’s compliance and protect its interests
- Mentor and develop a high-performing legal team, ensuring alignment with company values and goals
Our take
AppZen is setting out to help companies streamline the expensive and time-consuming process of auditing expense reports with its suite of smart AI tools. As its AI solution is also more accurate than manual finance processes, it significantly reduces human error, which can lead to duplicate spending or overlooked instances of fraud.
Boasting an 80% reduction in processing times and a 5% reduction in total spend, AppZen has swiftly established itself as a leader in AI finance software. It is used by over a thousand finance teams in enterprises such as Amazon, Nvidia, and Salesforce.
AppZen faces a large number of competitors in the finance automation space, with startups such as Expensify and Spendesk operating in the sector, along with industry stalwarts such as SAP developing their own solutions. However, Appzen has carved out a strong early lead and has a large and rapidly growing client base. It's achieved impressive funding too, with its $180 million 2025 round being used for strategic growth and the large-scale deployment of its Mastermind AI Studio and AI Agents.
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Insights
7% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)
Sep 2025
$180m
SERIES D
Sep 2019
$50m
SERIES C
Total funding: $281m
Company benefits
- Comprehensive medical, dental, vision and life insurance benefits
- Unlimited PTO
- Paid parental leave for eligible employees
- 401(k) match
- $250 annual reimbursement for continuous learning
- Lots of office perks like snacks, happy hours, company events
Company HQ
Alviso, San Jose, CA
Leadership
Anant Kale
(Co-Founder & CEO)Having studied in Mumbai, they worked as an ASI Consultant for 3 years prior to over a decade at Fujitsu. They left their role as VP of Applications to co-found AppZen in November 2012.
Kunal Verma
(Co-Founder & CTO)They spent nearly 7 years at Accenture, first as Requirements Engineering Lead Researcher and later as Data Management Lead Researcher. They left this role to co-found Appzen.
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