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The General Counsel & Corporate Secretary is Weave’s senior-most legal officer, responsible for leading the company’s legal, governance, enterprise risk, compliance, and security functions. Reporting directly to the CEO, this role provides legal, regulatory, and strategic guidance across the organization, ensures compliance with public-company obligations, and advises executive leadership and the Board on governance and risk. The GC also directs legal support for commercial contracting, product and marketing compliance, and information security oversight, while partnering closely with Finance on SEC filings, disclosure processes, and SOX/ICFR controls. As a strategic business partner, the GC delivers pragmatic, solutions-oriented counsel and works cross-functionally with Sales, Product, Engineering, Marketing, Security, People, and Finance to align legal, compliance, and governance programs with Weave’s business priorities, including support for mergers and acquisitions and other strategic transactions.

This position will be: In Office (local candidates)

Reports to: Chief Executive Officer

What You Will Own

Corporate Governance & Corporate Secretary Responsibilities

• Serve as Corporate Secretary, ensuring accurate and compliant Board and committee documentation, governance processes, and corporate records.
• Prepare, coordinate, and maintain Board and committee agendas, materials, minutes, resolutions, annual calendars, and governance filings.
• Advise the CEO, Board, and executive team on governance requirements, risk considerations, and public-company best practices.
• Support Board and committee meetings with legal oversight, governance guidance, and high-quality decision-making materials.

Legal, Compliance, Risk, and Security Leadership

• Own company-wide legal and regulatory compliance programs, policies, and controls.
• Provide leadership and oversight for Weave’s security function, ensuring strong alignment across legal, compliance, risk, privacy, and information security programs.
• Lead enterprise risk management efforts, including regulatory risk, privacy risk, cybersecurity legal risk, litigation exposure, and insurance programs.
• Maintain an independent escalation pathway to the CEO and Board for matters involving ethics, investigations, whistleblower concerns, or compliance issues.
• Manage litigation and pre-litigation matters, overseeing dispute resolution strategies to protect the company’s rights, reputation, and intellectual property.
• Strengthen privacy governance across the organization, including data-use frameworks, privacy controls, and incident response readiness.

Public-Company Responsibilities

• Partner with the CFO and Finance teams to oversee disclosure controls, SOX/ICFR processes, risk assessments, and public-company reporting obligations.
• Support and oversee preparation of SEC filings, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and completeness across all required disclosures.
• Advise on securities law, insider trading compliance, equity administration, governance documentation, and corporate policies.

Legal Operations & Business Support

• Lead day-to-day legal operations across commercial contracting, employment law, corporate compliance, privacy, IP, litigation, and general corporate matters.
• Improve and scale legal processes, templates, systems, and workflows to support a high-growth SaaS environment.
• Provide strategic legal guidance across Sales, Product, Engineering, HR, Finance, Operations, and other functions.
• Oversee outside counsel across commercial, employment, litigation, regulatory, and corporate matters.
• Manage legal department budget, outside counsel spend, and operational efficiency initiatives.

Strategic Transactions

• Lead legal strategy for M&A transactions, including structuring, due diligence, negotiation, execution, and post-close integration.
• Advise executive leadership on risk, deal terms, regulatory issues, and strategic considerations associated with acquisitions and partnerships.
• Build scalable frameworks and processes for evaluating and executing future strategic transactions.

What You Will Need to Accomplish the Job

• Juris Doctor (JD) degree from an accredited law school and active bar membership.
• 15+ years of progressively responsible legal experience, including a mix of law firm and in-house roles and meaningful exposure to public-company obligations and Board interaction.
• Strong grounding in commercial contracting, employment law, compliance, governance, risk, and general corporate matters.
• Experience supporting SEC filings, disclosure processes, and legal aspects of SOX/ICFR.
• Demonstrated ability to lead legal operations in a fast-paced SaaS or technology environment.
• Experience interacting with or overseeing information security, privacy, or regulatory security functions.
• Demonstrated ability to build, mentor, and lead high-performing legal or cross-functional teams.
• Exceptional communication skills and proven ability to partner with and influence senior leadership.
• Unimpeachable integrity

What Will Make Us Love You

• Experience as a General Counsel, Deputy GC, or senior in-house counsel in a SaaS or technology company.
• Prior Corporate Secretary experience or deep involvement with Board governance processes.
• Extensive experience leading legal aspects of M&A transactions, including due diligence, deal structuring, negotiations, and integration.
• Ability to streamline and scale legal operations, systems, and processes.
• Pragmatic, business-oriented approach to solving complex legal and operational challenges.
• Strong leadership presence with the ability to earn trust, build alignment, and support cross-functional decision-making.
• Experience advising CEOs and Boards during periods of growth, transformation, or organizational change.

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Weave is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to fostering an inclusive workplace where all individuals are valued and supported. We welcome anyone who is hungry to learn, problem-solve and progress regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, veteran status, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.

All official correspondence will occur through Weave branded email. We will never ask you to share bank account information, cash a check from us, or purchase software or equipment as part of your interview or hiring process.