Head of Legal

Netchex is a leading cloud-based Human Capital Management (HCM) platform trusted by thousands of small and mid-sized businesses across the U.S. We centralize the entire employee lifecycle — from recruiting and onboarding to payroll, time tracking, and benefits administration — into a single, intuitive, mobile-friendly system. Our mission is simple: make HR and payroll easier for the businesses that power America's workforce. We're a remote-first team of builders, problem-solvers, and people-focused innovators — and we're just getting started.

Netchex is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

As Head of Legal ( remote- US based only ) at Netchex, you'll lead our Legal function and serve as the senior legal voice in the room — owning commercial contracting end-to-end, directing litigation and outside counsel, and partnering closely with our Executive, Finance, Sales, and Product teams. Reporting to the Chief Financial Officer, you'll manage a distributed legal team across the U.S. and India, stand up legal support for new products and lines of business, and build the playbooks that keep deals moving. This is a hands-on leadership role for an attorney who's equally comfortable negotiating an MSA, advising the ELT, and developing a team.

JD from an accredited law school and active bar admission in good standing

5-10 years of post-JD experience in corporate/commercial law firm practice or in-house legal

Substantive commercial contracting experience, including MSA drafting, negotiation, and redline management

Experience managing litigation and directing outside counsel, including managing legal spend against budget

Experience leading or mentoring legal staff, including distributed or international team members

PE-backed portfolio company experience strongly preferred

Fintech, HCM, or financial services exposure preferred

You're comfortable being the senior legal voice with executive and sponsor stakeholders, and you say the hard thing when it needs saying

You exercise sound judgment on privilege determinations, risk calls, and escalations — and you know which decisions are yours alone to make

You translate legal risk into business terms, so partners across Sales, Finance, and Product understand the trade-off, not just the objection

You're hands-on and comfortable building where structure doesn't exist yet

You lead well across time zones and cultures, and you invest in developing the people on your team

Full ownership of the Legal function and its U.S. and India-based team

End-to-end ownership of commercial contracting, not a narrow slice of the deal cycle

A seat with the executive team and direct partnership with the CFO, CCO, Sales, Finance, and Product

Deep domain expertise in payroll, HCM, and employment law

The opportunity to build — playbooks, processes, and legal support for entirely new product lines

Hands-on experience directing AI agents and designing AI-augmented legal workflows

• A clear path forward — this role is a direct runway to Chief Legal Officer

Our culture is built on behaviors we commit to every day, in every role:

Win Together: We operate as one team with one mission. Collaboration over silos, always.

Deliver Results: We own outcomes. No excuses - just accountability and impact.

Raise the Bar: We pursue progress relentlessly. Better today; stronger tomorrow.

Decide and Drive: We take action with clarity and confidence. Perfection isn't the goal - momentum is.

Bring the Energy: We show up with positivity and intention. Because the right mindset fuels performance.