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Head of Legal / General Counsel

San Jose💼 Full-time🗓 2026-09-30 → 2026-10-01

Core

Lead and scale the legal function for a hardware company building chips and infrastructure for frontier AI inference, serving as a key partner to the executive team and board.

Role type

General Counsel / Head of Legal

Builds

Legal infrastructure, processes, and team for a high-growth hardware/AI company

Domain

Hardware, Semiconductors, Frontier AI, Infrastructure

Deliverable

client delivery

Required skills

Commercial negotiations, Corporate governance, Financings, Team leadership, Legal operations, IPO preparation, Employment law, Intellectual property, Regulatory compliance, Dispute resolution

Preferred skills

IPO execution, Major financings/M&A, AI/Hardware/Semiconductor domain expertise, Legal automation/AI tools

Technologies

Contract lifecycle management systems, AI tools for legal workflows

Responsibilities

Lead and grow the legal team; Build consistent legal practices and SLAs; Automate legal workflows; Lead IPO preparation; Personally lead complex commercial negotiations; Advise on financings and governance; Oversee employment, IP, and compliance; Manage legal budget and outside counsel.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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