General Counsel
Symmetry Software is the payroll infrastructure for software & payroll platforms powering the paychecks of over 64 million workers each year....
Symmetry Software is the payroll infrastructure for software & payroll platforms powering the paychecks of over 64 million workers each year. Our fully integrated suite of payroll tax APIs and software tools allows companies to solve tax compliance issues and build applications across the entirety of the payroll process.
About the Role:
As General Counsel at Symmetry, you will join our growing team to meet the expanding needs of our company and our clients. In this role, you will be advising and working collaboratively with our sales, marketing, product engineering, and business teams to support our strategic direction and growth in the areas of legal, compliance, security, and privacy. To be successful as General Counsel, you need to be an experienced, forward thinking, and creative lawyer with the legal background and interpersonal skills required to function effectively in a mission-driven, fast-paced, and entrepreneurial environment.
We are passionate about using innovative technology and excellent service to power modern payroll service providers and large employers.. Every member of the Symmetry team is a true team player and makes a tremendous impact every day. If you shine in a fast-paced environment and thrive on the success of a job well done, lets chat!
Heres what youll do day-to-day:
- Serve as a senior advisor to help Symmetry navigate complex regulatory frameworks to design and mature Symmetrys global products.
- Look around corners, creatively solve problems, and help define business strategies as Symmetry expands its product functionality to meet the needs of its Clients.
- Counsel the product engineering, design, and business teams as you help them navigate a range of topics related to our products and/or partnerships, including customer security and confidentiality and data privacy.
- Help navigate regulatory landscapes that impact Symmetrys existing and future products.
- Advise on and oversee all commercial contracts, including business development and partnership deals, all deals with vendors, marketing agreements, etc., helping Symmetry ascertain the right amount of risk while supporting the companys continued business and growth.
- Participate in Symmetrys Deal Desk, advising on deal strategy and commercial contract structures and enable data-driven approaches to predict sales trends.
- Contribute to the development of scalable processes to manage legal risk and accelerate product expansion.
Heres what we're looking for:
- 15+ years of broad legal experience gained in relevant organizations and industries, preferably with a public company and/or a private company that has scaled successfully with at least 1,000 employees. Experience working in a technology company is also preferred.
- Experience overseeing and negotiating commercial contracts.
- Experience enabling a robust Deal Desk, including collaboration with Sales team members to create and propagate successful, creative commercial deal terms, improving contracting outcomes and enabling consistent deal structures to meet customers needs.
- Experience overseeing regulatory compliance, privacy and data protection programs with a proven ability to spot trends, challenge the status quo, think outside the box, and creatively solve problems taking into account legal risk and business needs.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to communicate complex legal and compliance concepts in a clear, concise, and practical manner.
- Attention to detail and the ability to follow through in a fast-paced environment.
- A team player mindset (no job is too big or too small).
- A collaborative approach and demonstrated ability to work well under pressure, cross-functionally, and independently.
Our cash compensation amount for this role is targeted at $182,000 - $224,000/year in Scottsdale& most major metro locations. Final offer amounts are determined by multiple factors including candidate experience and expertise and may vary from the amounts listed above.
Symmetry has a physical office space in Scottsdale.Employees who are based in those locations will be expected to work from the office on designated days approximately2-3 daysper week (or more depending on role).
When approved to work from a location other than the office, a secure, reliable, and consistent internet connection is required.
Working at Symmetry Software
Being happy at a job goes beyond just doing the work. Where you choose to spend 40 hours a week should be a place that challenges you professionally and aligns with your personal goals and well-being. We truly love what we do, and our customers love what we produce. Our family-owned and -operated business is collaborative, fun, and friendly. We offer the opportunity to work with all kinds of positions across the company, from the CEO to support to sales and everything in between.
Recently, Symmetry became part of Gusto. More than 300,000 businesses use Gustos people platform to hire, pay, insure, and support their teamfrom modern payroll and benefits to remote work services and international contractor support to expert HR. Together, Symmetry and Gusto are pushing the entire industry forward by helping growing businesses access tools and services that for so long have only been available to larger corporations.
Our customers come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds, not just because it's the right thing to do, but because it makes our company stronger. If you share our values and our enthusiasm for small businesses, you will find a home with us.
We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate in hiring or any employment decision based on race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, genetic information, veteran status, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, or other applicable legally protected characteristic. Our company considers qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. Our company is also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If you require assistance in filling out a Gusto job application, please reach out to [email protected].
About our products
Our products make sure millions of paychecks are right, no matter where people live or work in the U.S. We simplify the payroll process with accurate and dependable payroll withholding tax solutions. Our clients include Fortune 500 companies, like Walmart and Southwest Airlines, and leading payroll service providers, including ADP and Paychex. With a 95%+ customer retention rate, our products always have to be top-of-the-line, and so do our employees.
Symmetry Software is also the company behind the popular website PaycheckCity.com, which helps millions of Americans better understand their paychecks every month.
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