The Sr. Director, Legal will focus on corporate governance, SEC filings, compliance, and strategic transactions while supporting the HighLevel legal team in multiple practice areas.
Position: Sr. Director, Legal
Reports To: Chief Legal Officer
Location: US (Remote)
About Us
HighLevel is an AI powered, all-in-one white-label sales & marketing platform that empowers agencies, entrepreneurs, and businesses to elevate their digital presence and drive growth. We are proud to support a global and growing community of over 1 million businesses, comprised of agencies, consultants, and businesses of all sizes and industries. HighLevel empowers users with all the tools needed to capture, nurture, and close new leads into repeat customers. As of mid 2025, HighLevel processes over 4 billion API hits and handles more than 2.5 billion message events every day. Our platform manages over 470 terabytes of data distributed across five databases, operates with a network of over 250 microservices, and supports over 1 million hostnames.
Our People
With over 1,500 team members across 15+ countries, we operate in a global, remote-first environment. We are building more than software; we are building a global community rooted in creativity, collaboration, and impact. We take pride in cultivating a culture where innovation thrives, ideas are celebrated, and people come first, no matter where they call home.
Our Impact
As of mid 2025, our platform powers over 1.5 billion messages, helps generate over 200 million leads, and facilitates over 20 million conversations for the more than 2 million businesses we serve each month. Behind those numbers are real people growing their companies, connecting with customers, and making their mark - and we get to help make that happen.
Who You Are
We are seeking an experienced lawyer to join our team as Sr. Director, Legal focused on securities and governance work. The Sr. Director, Legal will work on a broad range of U.S. securities and corporate law matters, including board/committee governance, SEC filings, subsidiary maintenance, corporate compliance, and strategic transactions.
This role will also lean into other practice areas as needed to assist the HighLevel legal team in its mission of business enablement for the entire company. The ideal candidate will be someone with strong subject matter expertise and a track record of impact at a high-growth private/public company. The Sr. Director, Legal will report to the Chief Legal Officer.
What You Will Do
- Develop and oversee our corporate governance function in conjunction with the CLO ensuring alignment with corporate strategy, regulatory requirements and governance best practices.
- Create and maintain the board and committee calendars, establishing structured annual governance work plans and proactively driving agenda setting in partnership with executive leadership.
- Lead cross-functional coordination of board and committee materials, ensuring executive-ready quality, strategic clarity, and timely delivery.
- Serve as Assistant Corporate Secretary, drafting and reviewing board resolutions and minutes, ensuring and governance integrity.
- Lead planning and execution of annual stockholder and governance meetings, ensuring strong shareholder experience.
- Own and oversee the integrity of corporate records.
- Direct governance oversight of corporate subsidiaries, ensuring structural compliance.
- In conjunction with other functions (such as investor relations, SEC reporting, global equity, and compensation), draft and file timely and accurate SEC filings, including 10-K, 10-Q, proxy, 8-K, Section 16 forms, etc.
- Collaborate with others to develop and maintain a company-wide CSR/ESG program, process for monitoring related-party transactions, and similar corporate initiatives.
- Assist with planning for any annual meeting of stockholders.
- Manage compliance processes including our insider trading policy, 10b5-1 trading plans, and pre-clearance requirements.
- Draft and maintain corporate policies, including charters, bylaws, committee charters, code of conduct, and various governance policies.
- Monitor regulatory developments in governance, ESG, cybersecurity, and other areas.
- Assist the CLO in the execution of corporate transactions.
- Serve as a senior governance advisor across the organization, providing counsel on implications of strategic decisions.
What You’ll Bring
- J.D. from an accredited law school and active membership in good standing with at least one U.S. state bar.
- 15+ years total experience, including 5+ years of experience in corporate, securities and public company reporting experience, including public company in-house experience.
- In-depth understanding of SEC regulations, Sarbanes-Oxley, listing exchange rules, and corporate governance standards.
- Excellent business partnering skills with a bias toward action.
- A strong work ethic with experience driving operational outcomes under tight timelines and a high-volume workload.
- Outstanding organizational skills with meticulous attention to detail.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to tailor your message for wide-ranging audiences and the ability to distill complex issues into easily understood concepts.
- Willingness and ability to operate at multiple levels - deep within the details and big picture - with strong awareness of when to leverage each to achieve a business impact.
- Commitment to producing excellent, accurate work in a timely manner.
- Experience working on a diverse, cross-functional legal team.
The salary range for this position is $275000 - $403500 annually. (Bonus Pay included)
EEO Statement
The company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. As an employer subject to affirmative action regulations, we invite you to voluntarily provide the following demographic information. This information is used solely for compliance with government recordkeeping, reporting, and other legal requirements. Providing this information is voluntary and refusal to do so will not affect your application status. This data will be kept separate from your application and will not be used in the hiring decision.
Top Skills
Corporate Governance
Corporate Policies
Governance Practices
Sarbanes-Oxley
Sec Regulations
U.S. Securities Laws
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