Brighton Jones

Senior Director of Legal and Compliance

Seattle, WA · Director · Full-time

No sponsorship$200k-$250kDetected 41 days ago

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About the role

The Legal team at Brighton Jones plays a crucial role in ensuring the firm operates with the highest ethical and legal standards.
This is an in-office position based in our Seattle headquarters.
What You'll Bring: - Juris Doctor (JD) and active bar membership in Washington state. - 10+ years of legal experience, including demonstrated experience leading a commercial legal function.

Litigation and Investigations Support
Manage and support litigation, arbitration, and regulatory inquiries, including coordination with outside counsel.
Oversee document preservation, discovery strategy, and internal fact development in connection with disputes or investigations.
Lead the formation, dissolution, and maintenance of legal entities including LLCs and subsidiaries, including organizational documents and state registrations.
Oversee and continuously enhance the firm's Compliance function across all business lines, with heightened accountability for regulatory compliance, supervisory frameworks, and program design.
Lead development and governance of policies, procedures, and controls with a focus on audit readiness and regulatory defensibility.
Drive process improvements (e.g., CLM, intake, templates, playbooks) to increase velocity while maintaining consistency and risk control.
Lead ongoing evolution of the firm's privacy and data protection program, including AI governance and vendor risk management.
Operational and Cross-Functional Support
Independently manage high-priority and sensitive legal matters with executive visibility and accountability.

Juris Doctor (JD) and active bar membership in Washington state.
10+ years of legal experience, including demonstrated experience leading a commercial legal function.
Experience in financial services or a regulated industry is strongly preferred.
Deep experience in commercial law, litigation, privacy and data protection, and corporate governance.
Strong understanding of data privacy and regulatory environments.
Familiarity with ERISA and securities regulations (a plus).
This is a full-time, exempt, in-office position with flexibility.

Visa Sponsorship: Please note, we are unable to provide visa sponsorship for the position offered.
Accordingly, we are unable to hire individuals who require, or will require, employment visa sponsorship either now or in the future.
We are committed to building a business where all of our team members genuinely love where they work and are empowered to reach their full potential.
We actively foster a compassionate and inclusive culture and are committed to creating a diverse #OneTeam where teammates can show up authentically.
To the right individual, we offer very competitive compensation, a robust benefits package, an award-winning culture, and rewarding career growth.
In addition to federal law requirements, Brighton Jones complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has offices.

Assist with potential strategic transactions including debt, equity or other strategic transactions.
We do this by building authentic relationships with one another, learning and growing continuously together, working hard while having lots of fun, and giving back to our community.
Brighton Jones is a team founded on equity and respect, and we're on a mission to help each other, our clients, and global community thrive.

Brighton Jones provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or caste.

Please note, we are unable to provide visa sponsorship for the position offered.
Accordingly, we are unable to hire individuals who require, or will require, employment visa sponsorship either now or in the future.

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