General Counsel – Technology & Public Company

About the Role

Brand Engagement Network (BEN) is seeking an experienced General Counsel to lead the company’s legal function and serve as a trusted legal advisor to executive leadership.

As a Nasdaq-listed, global technology company, BEN operates in a fast-moving environment across the United States, Europe, and Asia-Pacific. This role will provide practical, business-focused legal guidance across corporate, commercial, regulatory, governance, and strategic matters while working closely with executive leadership, internal teams, and outside counsel.

The General Counsel will have significant visibility across the organization and will play an important role in supporting BEN’s continued growth, including commercial transactions, corporate governance, regulatory compliance, M&A, partnerships, privacy, AI, data protection, and intellectual property matters.

We are looking for someone who can balance strong legal judgment with a practical understanding of the business and who is comfortable operating in a dynamic, entrepreneurial environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as a trusted legal advisor to executive leadership and business teams across the U.S. and BEN’s international operations
• Provide practical legal guidance across corporate, commercial, regulatory, and strategic matters
• Draft, review, and negotiate enterprise agreements, SaaS contracts, data licensing agreements, vendor contracts, partnership agreements, and other commercial arrangements
• Serve as the primary legal review and sign-off authority for U.S.-based contracts and agreements
• Lead corporate governance, entity management, and legal compliance for U.S. operations while coordinating with international teams and outside counsel
• Advise on privacy, data protection, artificial intelligence regulation, cybersecurity, and intellectual property matters
• Support public-company governance and compliance matters
• Partner with Finance, HR, Security, Product, Engineering, and other business functions on legal and risk matters
• Support mergers, acquisitions, financing activities, strategic transactions, and partnership integrations
• Manage and coordinate outside counsel, including specialized securities, M&A, regulatory, and other legal advisors
• Identify emerging legal and regulatory risks and provide timely, practical recommendations to leadership
• Oversee U.S.-based legal operations and supporting legal team members as the function grows

Required Qualifications

• Juris Doctor (JD) from an accredited U.S. law school
• Active admission and good standing with the bar of at least one U.S. jurisdiction
• 5+ years of relevant legal experience
• 3+ years of in-house legal experience
• Strong experience drafting and negotiating complex commercial agreements
• Experience with corporate governance and regulatory compliance
• Strong understanding of U.S. privacy, data protection, and intellectual property matters
• Demonstrated ability to provide practical, business-oriented legal advice
• Experience working directly with senior executives and cross-functional business leaders
• Excellent communication, organization, judgment, and problem-solving skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with a Nasdaq-listed or other publicly traded company
• Experience in technology, SaaS, artificial intelligence, or data-driven businesses
• Experience supporting public-company governance and SEC-related matters
• Experience supporting M&A, financing, or other strategic transactions
• International legal experience, particularly across the U.S., Europe, and South Korea
• Experience with global privacy and data protection frameworks
• Experience working with distributed and cross-cultural teams
• Experience managing outside counsel and legal operations teams

Ideal Candidate

• Practical and business-minded
• Comfortable making decisions and providing clear recommendations
• Able to move quickly while maintaining sound legal judgment
• Collaborative and comfortable working across departments and geographies
• Responsive and able to prioritize issues based on business and legal risk
• Comfortable operating in a lean, entrepreneurial environment
• Able to move between strategic matters and hands-on legal work
• Interested in building and improving processes as the organization grows

What BEN Offers

BEN is a growing technology company where there is real opportunity to make an impact and grow alongside the business. As General Counsel, you will work directly with executive leadership and have visibility across virtually every area of the organization.

As BEN continues to grow, so will the opportunities for the people helping build it. This is an opportunity to help shape the legal function of a global, publicly traded technology company at an important stage in its growth.

• A true, fully remote working environment
• Direct access and exposure to executive leadership
• Significant ownership and ability to shape the legal function
• Exposure to public-company, AI, technology, M&A, and international legal matters
• Opportunity for continued professional growth
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave

Equal Opportunity Employer

Brand Engagement Network is an equal opportunity employer. We consider qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Employment with BEN is at will, meaning either the employee or BEN may terminate the employment relationship at any time, with or without cause or notice, subject to applicable law.

Work Location: Remote

Pay: $200,000.00 - $250,000.00 per year

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Paid time off

Work Location: Remote