<div class="content-intro"><p>At Submittable, we are transforming how organizations create social impact. Our platform empowers thousands of mission-driven organizations, from nonprofits to government entities, to make a difference in their communities and beyond. In 2024, our innovative software helped organizations worldwide run <strong>30,000 programs</strong>, welcomed <strong>1.2 million applicants</strong>, and facilitated the distribution of <strong>more than $10 billion</strong> in funding through our products on behalf of our clients.</p> <p>We are on a mission to help organizations accelerate their impact, so we are proud to partner with organizations focused on Equity & Social Justice, Children & Education, Creative & Arts, Health & Wellness, Economic Justice & Opportunity, and Environment & Climate. At Submittable, technology and purpose converge, offering a unique opportunity to contribute to meaningful change. </p></div><p><strong>About the Role</strong></p> <p>Submittable is hiring a <strong>Director, Legal</strong> to lead our legal function as we scale our SaaS business. You'll be a hands-on legal leader, responsible for day-to-day legal operations, the legal team, and the policies and processes that let Submittable grow with confidence. You'll manage the legal team and serve as a primary resource on privacy law, customer contract negotiation, and product and technology intellectual property matters, while also advising on the broader range of legal issues a growing SaaS company faces. This role reports to the CFO and works closely with teams across the organization and with the executive leadership team.</p> <p><strong>What You’ll Do</strong></p> <ul> <li>Lead the day-to-day legal function, setting priorities and standards for how legal work gets done across the company.</li> <li>Build, manage, and mentor a legal team, including hiring, workload distribution, and professional development.</li> <li>Serve as a primary resource on data privacy and security law (e.g., GDPR, CCPA/CPRA, and other U.S. and international privacy regimes), including policy development and incident response.</li> <li>Negotiate customer contracts, including MSAs, order forms, DPAs, and enterprise procurement paperwork, balancing legal risk against deal velocity.</li> <li>Advise Product and Engineering on intellectual property matters, including IP ownership, licensing, open-source usage, and protection of proprietary technology.</li> <li>Partner with Sales and Revenue Operations to maintain contracting playbooks, standard terms, and approval thresholds that let deals move quickly without unnecessary escalation.</li> <li>Manage outside counsel relationships and legal spend across litigation, IP, and specialty areas.</li> <li>Advise company leadership on governance, risk, and compliance matters, escalating to the executive team as needed.</li> <li>Support employment law matters in partnership with People/HR, including policy review and workplace investigations as needed.</li> <li>Monitor the regulatory and legislative landscape relevant to SaaS, data privacy, artificial intelligence, and the sectors Submittable serves, and translate changes into practical guidance for the business.</li> <li>Manage the contract lifecycle management approach and legal operations tooling.</li> <li>Collaborate with the Finance team to address and collect overdue customer accounts, utilizing escalation procedures and legal remedies as appropriate.</li> <li>Establish and track key performance indicators for the Legal department to assess progress and fuel continuous process improvement, including the integration of AI-driven workflow automation.</li> <li>Support M&A, corporate transactions, and other strategic initiatives as they arise.</li> </ul> <p><strong>What We’re Looking For</strong></p> <ul> <li>J.D. and active bar membership in good standing in at least one U.S. state.</li> <li>8+ years of legal experience, including at least 3 years in-house at a B2B SaaS or technology company. Private equity-backed experience is a plus.</li> <li>At least 3 years of hands-on experience negotiating SaaS customer contracts, including MSAs, DPAs, and complex order forms.</li> <li>Experience managing or mentoring attorneys and legal professionals, with an interest in building and growing a legal team.</li> <li>Strong expertise in data privacy and security law, with hands-on experience supporting privacy programs and responding to regulatory change.</li> <li>Solid grounding in intellectual property law as it applies to software products, including licensing and open-source considerations.</li> <li>Experience advising business and senior leaders on governance, risk, and compliance matters.</li> <li>Sound business judgment and the ability to balance legal risk with commercial pragmatism.</li> <li>Excellent negotiation, communication, and cross-functional influence skills.</li> <li>Demonstrated ability to build and improve legal processes and policy in a fast-growing organization.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Location: </strong>This is a remote, U.S.-based role — you must live and reside in the U.S. full-time. </p> <p><strong>Salary Details:</strong> The annual salary range for this position is $180,000 - $225,000. Actual compensation is based on factors such as the candidate's skills, qualifications, and experience. We also have a location-based compensation structure; there may be a different