Senior Legal Counsel, Kit (Formerly ConvertKit)
$227-251k
+ Equity
Senior and Expert level
Remote from US
Email-first operating system for creators
Open for applications
Email-first operating system for creators
21-100 employees
B2BMarketingContentCommunicationDigital MediaSaaSeCommerce
Open for applications
$227-251k
+ Equity
Senior and Expert level
Remote from US
21-100 employees
B2BMarketingContentCommunicationDigital MediaSaaSeCommerce
Company mission
To help creators grow and earn a living.
Role
Who you are
- Deep expertise in commercial contracts, compliance, and M&A—this is where you’ll spend most of your time
- Working knowledge of U.S. and European data privacy laws (e.g., GDPR, CCPA), including familiarity with data controller vs. processor distinctions and how they shape vendor and product decisions
- Basic understanding of intellectual property law, especially related to brand, content, and software
- Clear communicator and trusted advisor—able to simplify complexity and help others make informed decisions
- Experience as in-house counsel at a tech company or serving a tech portfolio at a top-tier firm that’s well-known for their work with startups (e.g., Fenwick & West, Cooley)
- J.D. from an accredited law school in the United States
- Active member in good standing of a State Bar Association
- Strategic thinker who sees legal as a lever, not a blocker
- Deeply curious and business-oriented—you start by understanding the goals, then explore the smartest paths to get there
- Collaborative partner who can navigate conflict productively
- Deep belief that creator success is our success—you consider both Kit and our customers in every recommendation
- A “how might we” problem-solver who finds creative, business-aligned paths through legal challenges
What the job involves
- Kit is growing, and so are the legal complexities of our business. We’re looking for a Senior Legal Counsel to help us navigate them with clarity, speed, and commercial savvy
- You’ll serve as our first in-house legal hire, partnering closely with the executive team to lead commercial legal strategy and execution—especially around contracts, compliance, and M&A
- You’ll help shape the legal backbone of a fast-moving tech company with four revenue streams—including SaaS, digital commerce, and advertising—and a rapidly growing platform for creators
- From structuring new monetization models to supporting our App Store expansion, you’ll be at the center of complex, cross-functional problems where product, business, and legal strategy meet—all in service of empowering the next generation of independent creators
- You’ll report to our VP Operations, Ashley Alexander, and partner regularly with leaders across product, sales, finance, and people operations
- We’ll continue to work with outside counsel on employment, immigration, tax, real estate, and litigation—but you’ll own our core legal work in-house, and know when and how to pull in expert help
- First week: Get up to speed on our business model, current goals, and product. Meet key internal stakeholders and our external counsel. Review our most common legal agreements and assess where we have risk, opportunity, or ambiguity
- First month: Take ownership of our commercial contract review and documentation process. Begin partnering with Sales and Sponsorships to move faster without cutting corners. Get your arms around active data processing, AI, and other legal initiatives, and build a “what’s on deck” view of upcoming legal needs
- First six months: Become the go-to partner for legal counsel across the business. Streamline legal workflows to reduce friction, increase confidence, and allow for more self-service. Help us apply legal frameworks practically, not just academically. Be a trusted partner to the executive team, balancing speed and rigor in service of our mission
- First year: Help Kit operate at a higher level of legal maturity. Support due diligence and integration work on any acquisitions. Shape how we think about risk, compliance, and contracts as strategic enablers—not just boxes to check
Application process
- Recruiter phone screen
- Hiring manager interview
- Work sample
- A cross-functional interview
Our take
Kit, formerly ConvertiKit was founded in 2013 to help online creators and bloggers make money through email marketing. The company has amassed more than 550,000 creators that reach 590+ million fans.
Following a boost to email marketing engagement rates, Kit’s strong existing network put it in a good position to take advantage of it. Add to that the increasing shift towards eCommerce, and the company’s offering is increasingly looking like a smart solution for content creators looking to monetize.
Kit’s acquisition of musician marketing platform FanBridge sees the platform scooping up musicians looking to explore alternative revenue streams online following the pandemic throttling of tours and live gigs. With plans to add Spotify and BandsInTown integrations, as well as ‘tip jars’, this is an interesting direction to see the email marketing company expand into.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
19% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company benefits
- Vacation time: 4 weeks of paid vacation plus 10 paid holidays a year
- Health: Excellent health, vision, and dental benefits. 2 weeks of paid sick leave per year, including mental health days
- Profit sharing bonus: We celebrate our hard work and success with twice yearly profit sharing distributions
- Parental leave: 12 weeks paid leave for all caregivers, plus flexible scheduling in your child's first year
- Supportive leave: We're here to support you when life takes a turn. You'll have up to 6 weeks (each) of paid bereavement leave, medical leave and natural disaster leave
- 401K: 401k match of up to 5% of your salary to help you save for the future
- Vacation bonus: We'll help pay for your trip with a $1,000 yearly "paid paid vacation" bonus
- Learning budget: Use your annual Learning & Development budget to buy books and courses to keep your skills sharp
- Yearly conference: We'll pay for your registration and travel expenses to the conference of your choice each year
- Team retreats: The team gathers twice a year in-person for fantastic team retreats where we strategize, connect and bond
- Equipment: $4,000 equipment allowance upon joining the team and then $3,000 every two years after that
Company values
- Teach everything you know – We teach everything we know for the benefit of creators and the broader tech industry. We encourage our community to do the same
- Create every day – Our best days are the ones when we create. Every person on the team is a creator and can roll up their sleeves to help build a better product and company. We believe consistent progress every day leads to incredible results
- Work in public – We share everything from our soaring successes to our epic failures because it helps us learn together. Besides, if we aren’t willing to sign our names to our work and put it into the world, we’ll never truly reach our potential
- Default to generosity – We make an impact by generously serving others. We’re a team of people who care deeply about one another, the creator community, and the wider world around us
- Creator success is our success – Every project we choose, every feature we build, every story we tell — they should all tie back to helping creators succeed. When creators grow their audiences, earn a living, and support their families, we all win
- Do it with excellence – When we choose to do something, we set the bar high. We iterate our way to excellence. When we can’t, we say no. When we say yes, we go all in to reach our potential. We have fun while doing the best work of our lives
Company HQ
Downtown, Boise, ID
Leadership
Nathan Barry
(Founder & CEO)Studied Marketing and Graphic Design at Boise State University and worked as a freelance software designer. Worked as Senior UX Designer at Unity Media Group. Also founded iOS and web applications design company Legend.
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