Corporate Counsel

Corporate Counsel Build Our Legal Function From the Ground Up Why This Role Exists Yomali relied entirely on outside counsel until early 2026, when we brought in our first General Counsel to build the function internally.

She's now stretched across the operational and the strategic — everything from offer letters to M&A support — with no one to hand the day-to-day to.

This role is the second hire in our legal department, created to take on the core legal workload so our GC can focus on the strategic work only she can do.

If you want to help shape what "legal" looks like at a fast-moving, privately held group rather than inherit someone else's system, this is that role.

What You'll Own Own the day-to-day contract lifecycle for commercial, vendor, procurement, and customer agreements across Yomali's businesses.

Provide practical HR and employment support, including offer letters, policy questions, and disciplinary and termination guidance, escalating complex or multi-jurisdiction matters to the General Counsel or outside counsel.

Serve as the first line of response for consumer complaints and regulator inquiries (including state Attorneys General), escalating anything that needs litigation or outside counsel involvement.

Handle general corporate housekeeping: entity maintenance, corporate resolutions, and basic trademark and IP administration.

Build and maintain contract templates, playbooks, and self-service tools that give the business confidence to move on routine matters without waiting on legal.

Partner with HR, marketing, operations, and product as a responsive, practical business partner who teams want to loop in early.

Flag issues to the General Counsel with clear risk framing and a recommended path forward, taking on new areas of ownership as the legal function and team mature.

What Success Looks Like First 60 days: onboarding and getting exposure across the full legal remit. 3–6 months: you've touched every part of the role, working closely with the GC to support you. 12 months: you're fully trusted to run your remit independently, escalating to our GC only when it genuinely matters.

What We're Looking For A JD (or equivalent) and license or qualification as an attorney, solicitor, or barrister in the United States, Canada, England & Wales, or Ireland.

Minimum 4 years of in-house counsel experience as a generalist (this role suits candidates from mid-level through senior generalist experience) ideally at a consumer-facing or technology business, with direct exposure to commercial contracts.