General Counsel, Catapult Sports
Sports technology for athlete performance
Posted today
Sports technology for athlete performance
501-1000 employees
Posted today
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To unleash the potential of every athlete and team on earth.
Role
Who you are
- An appropriate professional legal qualification and active law license
- 15+ years experience in a mixture of attorney/solicitor and in-house legal roles, with particular expertise in technology, intellectual property and data privacy
- Experience as a company secretary or with a public company would be an advantage
- Experience managing through corporate transactions, intellectual property matters, and disputes
- You are commercially minded, able to consistently exercise good judgment, and understand the key drivers of the business and how to navigate through legal issues in a way that supports commercial success
- You are a structured thinker with high IQ and EQ that brings a data-driven approach to your work
- You are a dedicated and adept problem-solver
- You are a natural relationship builder, with strong interpersonal and relationship-building skills; you have the ability to influence positive outcomes at all levels of the business
- You have a collaborative work style and a roll-up your sleeves attitude; deep sense of personal ownership, and willingness to "do the work" as opposed to just overseeing or managing the work
- You are able to successfully manage competing priorities and responsibilities; you can work fully independently on key initiatives and are equally comfortable acting under close instruction when needed
- You possess global awareness and can operate effectively in a globally dispersed organisation and are comfortable with the challenges of doing so from a timezone and work schedule perspective
- You are straightforward and personally confident being able to give, seek and receive feedback constructively
What the job involves
- We’re looking for an exceptional General Counsel to join our growing, fast-paced organisation
- This is a multifaceted role that requires a mix of strategic vision, a commercial mindset, and hands-on execution
- This role manages a wide range of responsibilities, including global commercial support, ensuring compliance with data privacy regulations, managing a growing portfolio of intellectual property, and driving the enhancement of Catapult’s legal policies, systems, and overall compliance
- The role works across a broad range of commercial matters engaging with teams at every level and function
- In addition to legal expertise, the ability to bring sharp business acumen is a key requirement to be successful
- The role is based in either Boston, USA or London, UK, with occasional global travel, and reports to the Chief Financial Officer (Boston based)
- Own the legal review process for all commercial activities, including a wide range of technology licensing, supply and partnering contracts; develop and implement contract review SLAs in conjunction with business leaders to ensure ongoing alignment
- Provide legal guidance on privacy and data protection issues. Develop and implement privacy policies and procedures. Ensure compliance with GDPR, CCPA, and other global data protection laws
- Act as internal legal advisor on all intellectual property matters, including working with internal stakeholders and external counsel to manage, build, protect and enforce the asset portfolio
- Oversee third-party Corporate Secretary function, handling Board and Board committee secretarial processes, meeting schedules, agendas, papers, and minutes
- Ensure the company complies with its ASIC, ASX, and other statutory obligations around the world, ensuring all governance requirements are met across all corporate entities (including continuous disclosure)
- Develop, implement, champion, communicate and maintain compliance policies, registers, processes and procedures - this may involve collaborating with other leaders, for example People & Culture for employment and CSR related policies
- Work with business teams to explore potential corporate development opportunities, including conducting or overseeing due diligence, liaising with external counsel to negotiate and execute deals, and coordinating internal Board reviews and approvals
- Keep abreast of market developments and changes in laws impacting Catapults’ business, ensuring compliance throughout, including in particular sports law, data privacy and data security issues
- Contribute to internal policy development across all functions as needed
- Support other executives on legal matters in their areas as needed, including employee dispute resolution, establishment of new programs, engagement with new service providers, etc
- Coordinate efficient legal resourcing solutions, including cost-effective use of external legal resources for the full range of the above matters as needed (may also include sourcing external counsel support in new countries)
Our take
Catapult is a leader in the sports technology market, pioneering wearable technology that provides valuable insights to help athletes prevent injuries, optimise performance and manage their return to play. Over time, the company has expanded its offerings to include advanced wearable analytics, video analysis tools, and athlete management systems.
The company boasts an elite clientele including thousands of big-name teams worldwide, such as Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, the New York Giants, and the Australian Cricket team. These teams rely on Catapult's cutting-edge technology to monitor and improve athletes' performance across training and competition.
This is a good demonstration of Catapult's value, but where it stands out is in its support of grassroots athletes and clubs. Essentially, while many consumer-grade wearables excel at collecting data, they fail to guide people in using it effectively. To address this, Catapult creates tailored training plans to help amateur athletes leverage data for better results in a similar way to professionals.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
Few candidates hear
back within 2 weeks
-5% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company HQ
Prahran, VIC
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Leadership
Will Lopes
(CEO & Managing Director)Joined Catapult in 2019 as CEO and Managing Director. Previously spent 19 years at Audible in a number of roles, including Executive Vice President of International Operations and CRO. They also founded Corridor Services where they served as the CEO.
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