Senior Legal Counsel

Overview

Chronograph was founded to bring next-generation technology to private capital markets. Through our suite of cloud-based analytics and data management solutions, we help many of the world’s largest and most sophisticated venture capital, private equity, and credit funds understand their investment performance in unprecedented detail, with over $20 trillion of AUM monitored via our solution suite. 

At Chronograph, we get to go “behind the scenes” and work directly with investors who are driving some of the most impactful changes across high growth start-ups, global infrastructure and renewable energy, growth equity, and all other private capital strategies. The firm is backed by The Carlyle Group, Nasdaq Inc., and Summit Partners, and has seen continuous rapid growth since its founding in 2016.

The Opportunity

Bring your expertise to a highly collaborative, creative, and innovative team with a market-leading technology product suite. We are seeking an experienced and self-starting Senior Counsel to join our Corporate team to serve as the primary legal advisor to the company, providing guidance on a wide range of legal issues, including but not limited to: client and vendor contracts, confidentiality, privacy, technology compliance, intellectual property, and other ad-hoc issues across the organization.

You will work closely with stakeholders to negotiate, manage & streamline various legal agreements and processes. The role of Senior Counsel is crucial in helping the organization navigate legal complexities and make informed commercial decisions that align with the law, while supporting the company's business objectives. This position will report to the CEO with engagement across the organization. 

This is an exceptional opportunity for a driven, detail-oriented top performer to become directly engaged with the world’s most sophisticated private equity investors and deliver immediate impact within a globally-focused financial technology firm. 

As a Senior Legal Counsel at Chronograph, you will:

• Draft, review, and negotiate a variety of contracts, including commercial agreements, vendor contracts, licensing agreements, service-level agreements (SLAs), partnership agreements, and similar.
• Provide guidance on contract risk, terms, and negotiations to ensure the best possible outcome for the company.
• Advise executive management and other internal stakeholders of the company and its affiliates on various legal and compliance issues by utilizing your legal expertise to assess risk and to provide effective and appropriate recommendations regarding such risks.
• Support and carry out Chronograph’s business policies and practices, including preferred contract terms and compromise positions.
• Perform legal research and analysis on various legal issues affecting the company and its affiliates.
• Answer questions and offer professional legal advice on a wide range of issues.
• Complete special projects and/or provide guidance on other corporate projects and initiatives as needed.
• As appropriate, collaborate with outside counsel, sales operations and finance staff, as well as product, support and delivery teams in the lines of business.

You will be successful in this role if you have:

• A Juris Doctor (JD) degree from a competitive law school
• 7+ years total legal experience as an attorney, ideally with experience at both a law firm and an enterprise SaaS technology company 
• Expertise in all aspects of technology contracting, including MSAs, SOWs, SLAs, NDAs, various privacy regimes, information security frameworks and familiarity, and related bodies of legal theory
• An ability to always and appropriately assess and judge both de jure legal risk and practical, outcome-oriented risk (and compromises)
• Exceptional written communication, negotiation, and interpersonal skills
• Ability to communicate confidently with senior management and client counterparts on complex legal and contractual issues
• Familiarity with intellectual property laws related to software and technology
• The  ability to work well under pressure and manage multiple priorities

Even if you do not meet all criteria, we would still encourage you to apply! Chronograph offers an entrepreneurial environment where you will be able to proactively identify opportunities to develop and strengthen our team. 

Why Join Chronograph?

We value creativity, open communication, cutting edge technology, striving for excellence in all things – and having fun along the way. We want you to be happy here for the long-term.

We offer:

• Flexible work arrangements (hybrid)
• Competitive salary 
• Equity Participation
• 401k
• Unlimited and flexible vacation
• Generous health benefits
• Team week events in HQ (Brooklyn, NY) three times annually for all employees
• Fully-paid parental leave
• ...and more! 

Chronograph is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive culture, and we welcome applicants from all backgrounds. If you’re a passionate team player who wants to have an outsized impact on a diverse and dynamic team, we’d love to hear from you!