Head of Legal

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🕒 March 5

🏄 California, New York, +1 more states – Remote

🏄 California – Remote 🗽 New York – Remote ☕ Washington – Remote

💵 $250k - $300k / year

⏰ Full Time

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🧑‍⚖️ General Counsel

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Woven Planet

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1001 - 5000 employees

Founded 2021

🚗 Transport

🤖 Artificial Intelligence

⚡ Energy

Transport • Artificial Intelligence • Energy

Woven by Toyota is a company at the forefront of Toyota's transformation, pioneering advancements in the movement of people, goods, information, and energy. With a focus on creating a more connected, intelligent, and empowered world through human-centered innovation, Woven by Toyota challenges the status quo and drives the future of mobility. Its areas of focus include enabling high-quality automotive software through the ARENE OS, developing safer and smarter mobility services with AD/ADAS technologies, constructing a futuristic city as a test course for mobility in WOVEN CITY, and investing in mobility startups via WOVEN CAPITAL.

📋 Description

• Report directly to the COO, act as a strategic thought partner for the full leadership team. • Assume responsibility for several functions that are currently heavily outsourced to external counsel, including support of the investment process, negotiation of commercial agreements, corporate governance, compliance, and risk management, while overseeing and managing outside counsel relationships. • Lead negotiation of commercial agreements that accompany or follow investments. • Advise internal stakeholders on risk, enforceability, and global contracting standards. • Develop scalable templates and playbooks to streamline repeat transactions. • Lead all legal aspects of venture investments, including legal due diligence, term sheets, equity financing documents, shareholder agreements, side letters, and investor rights agreements. • Structure transactions to align financial returns with strategic objectives. • Partner with investment professionals on valuation, risk allocation, governance rights, and exit strategy. • Manage and coordinate external counsel efficiently and cost-effectively. • Provide guidance on governance, board matters, follow-on financings, and liquidity events. • Support M&A, secondary transactions, and exit processes. • Help team navigate legal questions regarding portfolio companies with Toyota & its affiliates. • Oversee corporate policies, support in board matters, and internal approvals. • Manage NDAs, vendor agreements, contractor agreements, and employment-related matters (hiring, terminations, and employee documentation), in conjunction with the Woven by Toyota HR team. • Advise on privacy and data security compliance (e.g., GDPR, CCPA, and other applicable regimes). • Provide oversight on IP matters. • Advise on litigation exposure, product liability, commercial disputes, insurance, and risk mitigation.

🎯 Requirements

• 7-10+ years of relevant legal experience, including experience at a top-tier law firm and within a corporate environment such as a corporate venture capital arm, venture capital fund, private equity firm, or in-house at a technology company. • Exposure to venture-backed startups and emerging growth companies. • Significant experience negotiating complex commercial agreements. • Demonstrated experience leading commercial and investment negotiations directly (not solely managing outside counsel). • Experience with cross-border transactions and global regulatory considerations. • Experience working across multiple legal disciplines (e.g., corporate, commercial, governance, regulatory). • Ability to work independently and collaboratively, with a willingness to assume additional responsibilities as needed. • Exceptional attention to detail and strong organizational skills; excellent time management with the ability to manage multiple concurrent assignments with a high degree of accuracy. • Comfortable operating within both structured corporate environments and fast-paced, startup-driven settings; demonstrates resourcefulness and agility. • Ability to build strong, trusted relationships with internal and external stakeholders. • Maintains focus and urgency while fostering a respectful and collaborative work environment. • Adapts well to changing priorities and navigates ambiguity with confidence. • Strong negotiation, drafting, and strategic problem-solving skills. • Demonstrates sound judgement and ability to reach decisions with focus on the bigger picture, results vs. task-oriented

🏖️ Benefits

• Excellent health, wellness, dental and vision coverage • A rewarding 401k program • Flexible vacation policy • Family planning and care benefits