Position Overview:
Katapult is seeking a General Counsel to provide strategic legal advice, manage corporate governance matters, and collaborate with various departments to grow Katapult while mitigating legal and compliance risks. The ideal candidate will be a generalist who has strong experience with corporate and commercial transactions, leading teams, SEC reporting and compliance, corporate governance best practices, and a proven track record of success in a similar role. This position is part of the executive management team. This includes spearheading critical initiatives, providing insight and advice to the executive leadership team and building a strong team/partner framework for our legal and compliance needs. Our future GC will have demonstrable experience leading the legal and compliance infrastructure and execution, preferably within a growing fintech organization. In addition to this role, the current legal team consists of a compliance lawyer and a compliance analyst.
Primary Job Duties:
? Support the Board and executive leadership on strategic decisions regarding business evolution, product expansion, partnerships, and general execution of the business strategy
? Manage internal and external legal resources and partners related to legal and compliance activities, within the allocated expense budget
? Guide the Board and leadership on best SEC and corporate governance practices
? Oversees and strategizes for litigation, working closely with external firms as needed
? Analyzes and reports on legal and regulatory updates and developments germane to the business
? Supporting the business and direction for general commercial, partner and vendor contracts
? Provide legal support for internal functions, including sales, human resources, marketing, finance, support and IT at all levels of the business
? Support focus on data protection & IP, including reviewing and negotiating agreements related to data processing and supporting data privacy processes, policies and issues
? Lead all regulatory audits, including conducting annual internal compliance audits, and meet with regulators on exams and other regulatory matters
? Identify potential areas of compliance vulnerability and risk and coordinates mitigation strategies with department leaders
? Overall responsibility to evaluate Katapult’s services and operations for compliance issues and design and update the national compliance management program in accordance with applicable federal and state-level regulations and other applicable consumer protection law regulations for Katapult’s offices and business
? Other necessary duties that arise or are assigned
Qualifications:
? Bachelor's degree and JD from accredited institution
? At least one state bar admission and in good standing. Preferably in Texas or New York.
? 7+ years of legal experience with at least 5 years working as the top attorney for a public company
? Preferred experience in consumer financial products, fintech and services.
? Must have strong personal computer and communication skills and a demonstrated ability to operate as part of a distributed team (remotely)
? Collaborator that presents all sides to potential risks giving leaders sufficient information to make the best decisions
? Natural problem solver and commercially focused
? Excellent judgment and analytical skills
Core Competencies:
? Ability to teach others and to iteratively implement better processes
? Thoughtful, adaptable, practical, and able to focus on details in a fast-paced environment
? Detail oriented
? Strong communication skills and ownership mentality