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Director Contracts and Legal Operations

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About the role

The Director of Legal Affairs serves as Modern Executive Solutions' senior legal, contracts, and compliance professional, reporting directly to the Chief Financial Officer.

Partner with executive leadership on business, operational, and strategic initiatives.
Engage early in client engagements, strategic partnerships, and new business initiatives to identify risks and support sound decision-making.
Assess legal and regulatory risks and develop practical, business-aligned solutions.
Support leadership in evaluating and mitigating legal exposure across the organization.
Contract Management & Legal Operations Draft, review, negotiate, and manage a broad range of commercial agreements, including retained search agreements, consulting engagement letters, vendor contracts, partnership agreements, and NDAs.
Develop and maintain contract templates, playbooks, standards, and approval workflows.
Support compliance with off-limits, non-solicitation, exclusivity, confidentiality, and related contractual commitments.
Lead contract lifecycle management processes, including intake, approvals, repository administration, reporting, and governance.
Develop training, reporting, and scalable contracting processes that improve organizational efficiency, risk management, and business performance.
Data Privacy & Information Governance Support Modern's data privacy and information governance program, including compliance with applicable privacy laws and regulations.

Bachelor's degree required.
5+ years of experience in legal affairs, commercial contracts, compliance, risk management, legal operations, paralegal leadership, or related legal support functions.
Experience supporting compliance, governance, risk management, or related business functions.
Familiarity with data privacy principles, data governance practices, and information management requirements.
Strong business judgment and ability to balance legal, operational, and commercial considerations.
Ability to work independently in a fast-paced, growth-oriented environment.
Experience managing outside counsel and legal budgets.
Experience with fee-for-service, retainer-based, or project-based commercial models and related contract structures.
Familiarity with AI governance, emerging technology issues, and data management practices.
Experience working closely with CFOs and executive leadership teams.

We provide services that include talent and organization strategy, culture and change management, leadership assessment and development and executive search.
Everything we do is forward-looking and focused on creating modern organizations, leadership team and leaders.
POSITION SUMMARY The Director of Legal Affairs serves as Modern Executive Solutions' senior legal, contracts, and compliance professional, reporting directly to the Chief Financial Officer.
This role serves as the company's primary internal resource for legal, contractual, compliance, and risk-related matters while partnering with outside counsel as needed.
Legal Affairs & Business Partnership Serve as the company's primary internal resource for legal, contractual, compliance, and risk-related matters.
Coordinate with outside counsel on specialized legal matters as appropriate.
Provide guidance regarding legal and contractual implications of new business models, services, technologies, and strategic initiatives.

Enjoy a robust benefits package, including medical, dental, and vision insurance, along with a 401(k) match.
Join a team that is committed to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) and gives back to the community by donating 10% of annual profits to support underserved youth and educational opportunities.
Flexibility & Balance: Benefit from a flexible remote work environment, paid parental leave, and an office setup stipend to support your work-from-home needs.
Benefit from a flexible remote work environment, paid parental leave, and an office setup stipend to support your work-from-home needs.

Think strategically, seeing implications and creative paths.
Innovates internally - seeks to improve processes, procedures, and technology used within and across their teams.
Our Values Be Bold: Think strategically, seeing implications and creative paths.

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