General Counsel (remote)
Core
Lead Canonical's global Legal and Compliance function, managing a distributed team across EMEA and the Americas while preparing the company for public listing.
Role type
Senior General Counsel (In-house)
Builds
Global legal operations, public-market readiness, and compliance frameworks for a fast-growing open-source technology company.
Domain
Technology / Open Source / Public Company Governance
Required skills
Active law license (EMEA or Americas), global in-house legal leadership, open source licensing strategy, public company governance, commercial contracting, data privacy, export controls, M&A advisory
Preferred skills
IPO experience, technical/engineering background, multi-jurisdictional qualification
Technologies
Ubuntu, open source communities, cloud services, enterprise software
Responsibilities
Lead global Legal and Compliance function; Build and manage a distributed management team; Own public-market readiness and corporate governance; Advise CEO, COO, CFO, and Board; Own commercial contracting framework; Lead IP and open source licensing strategy; Own global compliance programme; Manage litigation and regulatory engagement; Advise on M&A and financing.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with management responsibilities