Staff Counsel

POSITION SUMMARY
We are looking for a Staff Counsel to join our Law Department and work collaboratively with Vistage’s lawyers, legal professionals and the broader Vistage team in contributing to the company’s success.

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THE COMPANY*
Vistage is the world’s largest CEO coaching and peer advisory organization for small and midsize business (SMB) leaders. We offer the most effective approach for SMB enterprises to achieve better results and grow faster as well as for SMB leaders to maximize their impact.
The 24,000 members we serve are CEOs, owners and executives of SMB organizations located across the US and in 22 counties around the world. These SMB executives typically spend a day or more with Vistage every month to immerse themselves in our comprehensive platform for making better decisions, getting better results and becoming better leaders. Our platform features three core elements: valuable perspectives from a trusted group of peers, professional guidance and meeting facilitation from an accomplished business leader (the Chair), and deep insights from subject matter experts.
Vistage was founded more than 60 years ago and we’ve grown every year since then by innovating to stay on the cutting-edge of business and being relentless in delivering value to our members. Our success is demonstrated by the fact that Vistage member companies grow 2.2 times faster than non-Vistage peer companies. Learn more about us at www.vistage.com.

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VISTAGE EMPLOYEE LIFE*
Vistage’s success is anchored by a unique culture which reinforces employee commitment to the Vistage mission. It is a spirit of collective success and achievement which is also reflected in our workplace. Here’s a sample of the employee experience that helps drive our success:

• Welcome to our home. Our US headquarters sits in the heart of San Diego’s UTC area. It features an open, modern aesthetic with lots of collaboration spaces, free lattes and great energy! From our San Diego base, we collaborate with colleagues based across the country and around the world.
• We sweat the details. Our onsite gym is decked out with Peloton bikes, a Mirror workout system and plenty of other equipment to keep your workout challenging and fresh. On-site wellness activities and a free subscription to Headspace also help to keep us focused and healthy!
• We invest in your career. Each employee has an actionable career progression plan developed through individual collaboration with their manager. We focus on promoting from within and employee progression plans are complemented by all-staff development days held in our state-of-the-art learning center as well as access to tons of individualized development resources and a tuition reimbursement program.
• We invest in you. Our employee benefits program is one of the most generous you’ll find. Fully-paid healthcare is provided for employees through Anthem Blue Cross along with access to dental, vision and life insurance coverage. Take care of your financial future with 401(k) matching funds eligibility after your first month as an employee and utilize the free individual investment counseling we provide to help you grow the money you’ve saved. You’ll also start with 16 days of paid time off per year to allow you to relax and recharge . . . employees receive additional annual paid days off based on tenure.
• We keep it fun! Whether you’re enjoying our summer baseball outing at Petco Park, unwinding during an employee happy hour or toasting your co-workers at our epic annual holiday party, you’ll see that we take having fun as seriously as helping our members succeed! The office vibe is business casual with flexible schedules along with freedom to work from home in bunny slippers if that’s your thing! We value mutual respect and laughter . . . we hate stiff formality. You’ll have regular access to Vistage executives—our CEO even buys everyone doughnuts several times a year to fuel his informal employee chats!

Vistage’s culture and sense of mission drives employee loyalty: more than half of our staff has been with the company for five years or longer. Are you ready to start your Vistage journey?

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RESPONSIBILITIES*

Under the direction of senior Vistage in-house counsel, you will be responsible for managing a broad portfolio of issues as part of an in-house legal team focused on urgency, service-orientation and providing high-quality legal advice which contributes to advancing the company’s progress toward strategic goals. You will be required to understand Vistage’s strategic goals and how the Law Department can be an active contributor to achieving these objectives through your execution of the following responsibilities:

• Manage a broad portfolio of issues including litigation, contracts, insurance, labor, trademark, copyright, international and other issues which arise. Respond promptly to the wide range of legal requests from across the business.
• Collaborate with colleagues and manage outside counsel in the US and internationally. Work collaboratively with business partners from other departments to scope, understand requirements and intake new projects, meet deadlines, manage priorities and make actionable recommendations. Assure timely, informative and productive communication between the Law Department and business partners.
• Oversee privacy law and data protection compliance in the US and internationally.
• Review, negotiate and draft a wide variety of commercial agreements
• Assist with all phases of litigation management, including pre-litigation correspondence and demands, discovery responses, collaborating with outside counsel, directly managing collections litigation and responding to direct and third-party subpoenas.
• Other duties as assigned.

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QUALIFICATIONS*

• 2-5 years of experience as a practicing lawyer, preferably including in-house law department work experience. Demonstrated ability to provide high-quality legal guidance with a service orientation along with the ability to develop cross-functional relationships which break down barriers to employees seeking legal advice and assistance.
• Interest in a career as in-house counsel with a broad portfolio of responsibilities. You are energized by assignments which require you to tackle new issues and you are adept at getting yourself quickly up to speed in order to develop an action plan.
• Demonstrated good judgement and ability to know when you can handle issues independently and when to seek guidance from senior counsel.
• Commitment to continued legal education in order to constantly enhance and extend areas of competence and provide continually expanding value to the company.
• Possess exceptional skills to provide actionable legal advice and the ability to productively collaborate with business units to move the company’s strategies forward while remaining legally compliant.
• J.D. from an accredited law school; member of the CA bar or CA Registered In-House Counsel.
• Experience managing compliance with privacy laws, data protection, GDPR, CPRA and similar requirements. CIPP, CIPM, CIPT or similar designations is a plus.
• Experience with litigation management, contract negotiation, corporate compliance, insurance issues, trademarks, copyrights and/or labor law is a plus.
• Self-motivated, a natural problem-solver and a great communicator with a demonstrated ability to oversee multiple projects simultaneously, both independently, as well as collaboratively in a team environment.
• Excellent business writing skills; the ability to succinctly communicate with business units to provide prompt, actionable insights and recommendations.

Job Type: Full-time

Work Location: Multiple Locations