General Counsel

Posted 21 Days Ago
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New York, NY, USA
In-Office
100K-250K Annually
Senior level
eCommerce • Events
The Role
Lead TickPick’s legal function as its first in-house lawyer, advising leadership on commercial agreements, consumer policies, disputes, regulatory compliance, M&A, government affairs, employment matters, and equity administration. Build scalable legal operations using AI and automation, manage outside counsel and budgets, establish governance and risk frameworks, and support the company’s national ticket marketplace from its New York City office.
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Who We Are:

Same Seats. Better Prices.

Among the fastest growing technology companies, TickPick is reshaping the secondary ticket marketplace, putting money back in the wallets of live event-goers. Since inception, we have saved our customers over $55 million in service fees. Our BestPrice Guarantee backs up our promise to deliver better prices than our competition.

For the last five years, TickPick has been named a Deloitte Technology Fast 500 award winner and has landed on lists of Inc. 5000's and Crain's New York Business' Fast 50.

If you are passionate about concerts, sports, or theater, and want to see your skills and experience have a direct impact on a fast growing company, TickPick is the place for you.

Who You Are:

We're hiring a business-minded, hands-on General Counsel to be TickPick's first in-house lawyer and to build our legal function from the ground up. Reporting to the Chief Financial & Administrative Officer and working directly with our co-founders and leadership team, you'll own legal strategy and execution across the company — balancing risk, speed, and pragmatism in a business that operates at national scale with a small team.

This is a generalist,  “builder” role where you’ll run the company’s legal function, setting priorities, advising the business, and managing risk across teams.  You’ll be expected to leverage AI and modern legal practices to streamline workflows, manage  outside counsel budgets, and raise the overall effectiveness of the legal function.

Responsibilities:

  • Commercial & partnerships: Lead negotiation of partnership agreements with teams, leagues, venues, and media/affiliate partners, plus customer, vendor and technology agreements
  • Consumer-facing policies: Own terms and conditions, privacy, cookie and other policies and advise on trademarks, advertising, promotions, and giveaways.
  • Disputes and legal requests: Manage litigation, consumer claims, investigations and other disputes.
  • Regulatory and compliance: Partner with Finance on sales-tax and marketplace-facilitator obligations, corporate filings, and lender/investor reporting requirements. Own governance, compliance and risk frameworks.
  • M&A and strategic transactions: Lead the legal workstream on acquisitions and other strategic transactions, including diligence coordination, quarterbacking outside counsel, and integration support.
  • Government affairs: Monitor state and federal laws and licensing requirements impacting our industry, translate changes into operational updates, and manage related lobbying relationships and outside consultants. Represent TickPick in industry coalitions and with regulators
  • Employee relations and equity administration: Partner with the People team on employment matters including offer letters, onboarding docs, handbook/policies, employee relations issues, separation agreements, visa/immigration compliance, and management of equity grant issuance.

Requirements
  • JD and active bar membership in good standing (New York Admission, out-of-state members will be required to join the NY bar).
  • Minimum 8+ years of relevant legal experience with a combination of law firm and in-house counsel experience required, with a minimum of 3 years in-house. Ideally as the senior or sole lawyer somewhere lean.
  • Demonstrated experience in regulated industry, commercial contracting, and cross-functional counseling.
  • Experience in a role with broad legal and compliance scope in a lean or early-stage environment.
  • Ability to operate independently and build an AI native legal function from the ground up. Hands-on experience with legal ops tools and AI or automation to improve legal throughput and consistency.
  • Ability to manage outside counsel efficiently and effectively.
  • We're a small team that builds together in New York City  with required 3 days in-office.

Benefits
  • A hybrid in-office approach, enabling remote work a portion of each week
  • Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
  • Retirement Plan Contribution (401k, IRA)
  • Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
  • Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Holidays)
  • Family Leave (Maternity, Paternity)
  • Training & Development
  • $100 Monthly Stipend to Attend Live Events
  • Employee Outings
  • Free Lunch & Snacks

The estimated pay range for this role, based in New York City, is $225,000 - $250,000. This role will be eligible to participate in our company’s equity program. Our salary ranges are based on paying competitively for our size and industry, and are one part of many compensation, benefits, and other reward opportunities we provide.

Individual pay rate decisions are based on a number of factors, including qualifications for the role, experience level, skill set, and balancing internal equity relative to peers at the company.

The range above is for the expectations as laid out in the job description. However, we are often open to a wide variety of profiles and recognize that the person we hire may be less experienced (or more senior) than this job description as posted. If that ends up being the case, the updated salary range will be communicated to you as a candidate.

Diversity at TickPick:

At TickPick, we know that diversity of all types, in an environment that pursues equity and inclusion, strengthens our organization’s culture. When our employees are representative of the communities we serve, with diversity in demographics and a broad set of backgrounds, we provide a superior experience for both our customers and our employees. Fostering an open and supportive environment where our employees are empowered and encouraged to bring their whole selves to the table enables TickPick to thrive. The diverse approaches and collaborative problem-solving that result enable us to provide an innovative, nimble, and creative marketplace for our customers and sellers. This belief is central to who we are and what we do, and we are proud of it.

TickPick, LLC is proud to be an equal opportunity employer open to all qualified candidates regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, mental or physical disability, marital status, citizenship status, military status, protected veteran status, or any other category protected by law.

Skills Required

  • Juris Doctor degree
  • Active bar membership in good standing
  • New York bar admission, or willingness for out-of-state members to join the New York bar
  • At least 8 years of relevant legal experience
  • At least 3 years of in-house counsel experience
  • Combination of law firm and in-house counsel experience
  • Experience as a senior or sole lawyer in a lean organization
  • Experience in a regulated industry
  • Commercial contracting experience
  • Cross-functional legal counseling experience
  • Broad legal and compliance experience in a lean or early-stage environment
  • Ability to build an AI-native legal function
  • Hands-on experience with legal operations tools and AI or automation
  • Ability to manage outside counsel efficiently and effectively
  • Ability to work three days per week in the New York City office
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The Company
HQ: New York, NY
52 Employees
Year Founded: 2011

What We Do

As one of the nation's fastest-growing tech companies, TickPick has been reshaping the secondary ticket marketplace and putting money back in the wallets of live event-goers. Since our inception, we've saved our customers over $50 million by not charging them any service fees on tickets. Our BestPrice Guarantee also backs up our promise to deliver better prices than our competition. For the last five years running, TickPick has been named as one of Deloitte's Technology Fast 500 companies and has also landed on both Crain's Fast 50 and the Inc. 5000 lists that recognize the fastest-growing private companies in both New York and the United States, respectively. If you're passionate about concerts, sports, theater, or all of the above, and want to see your skills and experience have a direct impact on a rapidly-growing company, TickPick is the place for you. We're building a diverse team that's committed to providing consumers with the most innovative, transparent, and cost-effective ticket marketplace in the industry.

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