Director, Legal Counsel

About Q4 Q4’s objectives are simple. Hire smart, diverse and capable people to build the best platforms possible and provide exceptional client experiences.    We’ve been revolutionizing the Investor Relations space, connecting over 2,300 public companies including Nike, Amazon, Shopify & Apple with investors using our cloud-based full-stack IR solutions for the past 14 years.     If you’re looking for a career opportunity with a fast-growing tech company and a ‘get it done’ attitude then we want to hear from you.   We’re looking for an enthusiastic, passionate and dedicated technology lawyer, with real experience (ideally in-house) working on technically complicated product, privacy and data protection issues, commercial contracting and general corporate matters.   This role will require working and communicating with product and engineering teams, and providing pragmatic and actionable legal advice that isn’t just a CYA memo or a farmed-out DPIA checklist. The most important part of this role is product counseling and working with sophisticated product and engineering teams. We would prefer if you have in-house privacy experience, however, we will also consider lawyers from private practice so long as you have real, applied privacy experience that goes beyond drafting privacy policies or negotiating a DPA or two.    NOTE: This is not a “compliance” role - we want a lawyer who thinks big picture, who can help our R&D team and product teams appreciate risks 5 to 10 years down the road, and who can provide pragmatic advice beyond the letter of the law. We also want someone who can help us grow and mature how we handle privacy.  Key Responsibilities

• Your​ ​primary​ ​responsibility​ ​will​ ​be​ ​to​ help advise product, engineering, and business teams on issues (privacy and others) relating to Q4's products and services.
• You will also spend your time assisting with privacy issues that may come up during commercial negotiations, helping with security incident response, and advising leaders at the company on the constantly evolving landscape of risks relating to privacy and data protection.
• You will serve as the primary product counsel for specific Q4 products and services.
• You will assist the SaaS product team with delivering specific product goals.
• Help the Product team connect  goals with broader cross functionals teams, identifying risks and mitigation plans, regulatory issues (i.e., privacy and data), IP, third party vendor integration/assessments, marketing, comms, SLAs, etc.

Qualifications

• You are highly adept and experienced with applicative privacy and cybersecurity legislation providing specific problem solving advice to the organization
• This role will also need someone with exceptional commercial contract experience, particularly with subscription software agreements.
• A capable and in-depth knowledge of technology industry overall with a preference for experience in the software industry and/or tech-enabled service industry
• Experienced with corporate legal matters (financings, M&A, cap table management, etc.) - Nice to have
• Intellectual Property and litigation experience (secondary capabilities)

Why Q4?
We are motivated by solving complex problems in unorthodox ways. Emphasis on your well-being means you experience your true potential. We offer a variety of benefits to ensure you can always work hard and have fun:

• 360 Support. Leverage our lifestyle benefit and employee assistance program to spruce up your workspace, invest in personal wellness or simply spoil yourself!
• Unlimited paid time off and flexible working hours. Rest is important. Enough said.
• Flexible working environment. Choose your home, one of our trendy offices or mix it up.
• Generous health and lifestyle benefits. You are in charge of your benefit dollars.
• Virtual team building and socials. Keeping people connected is important. Invest in your development. We’ll help you with your tuition

Join #Q4orce
Q4’s diverse culture fosters a friendly, open-minded workplace. As a member of a dynamic, high-performing team, each Q4 employee is hungry to learn, valued for their contribution, and approaches each day excited to make an impact. With great reasons to work here, take advantage by submitting your application to join our growing team.

Q4 values diversity and people of all backgrounds and abilities. Should you require any accommodations prior to or during the interview process, please indicate this during the interview process.