Senior Corporate Counsel

Higg Co

Job Overview

Location

United States - Remote

Job Type

Full-time

Full Job Description

📋 Description

• As Senior Corporate Counsel reporting directly to the CFO, you will serve as a strategic legal partner to Worldly’s executive leadership, playing a pivotal role in enabling the company’s mission to drive transparency and sustainability across global supply chains through high-impact commercial and corporate transactions.
• You will lead the drafting, review, and negotiation of complex commercial agreements—including customer, vendor, partnership, and strategic contracts—ensuring alignment with financial, operational, and risk objectives while representing Worldly in negotiations with Fortune 500 companies and global brands.
• Your day-to-day responsibilities will include independently negotiating with sophisticated counterparties, advising on M&A activities from due diligence through post-acquisition integration, managing external counsel across jurisdictions, and developing scalable contract templates and playbooks to support rapid growth.
• You will partner with the CFO and executive team to assess legal risk, structure high-stakes deals, and deliver business-forward solutions that balance legal rigor with speed and scalability, directly influencing revenue recognition, billing practices, and enterprise risk management.
• Over time, you will have the opportunity to expand your scope into intellectual property, data governance, and regulatory compliance, building expertise in adjacent legal domains as Worldly scales its platform and global footprint.
• You will join a mission-driven, remote-first team of over 15 nationalities united by a commitment to sustainability and innovation, working within a public benefit corporation backed by mission-aligned investors and trusted by 40,000+ global enterprises for ESG intelligence.
• This role offers significant growth trajectory, with clear pathways to broaden your legal leadership into IP, data protection, and enterprise risk, supported by direct executive exposure, high trust, and autonomy to own outcomes without micromanagement.

🎯 Requirements

• J.D. from a highly regarded law school
• 4-8 years of total legal experience, including 2+ years at a top-tier law firm (Am Law 20–30 or equivalent) with corporate/commercial focus and 2+ years of in-house experience at a fast-growing technology or global company
• Proven ability to negotiate complex agreements independently with senior legal and business stakeholders at Fortune 500 and global enterprise levels

🏖️ Benefits

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance with Worldly covering 90% of employee premiums and 60% for spouse/dependents
• Company-sponsored 401(k) plan with up to 4% employer match
• Incentive Stock Options, 100% Parental Paid Leave, Unlimited PTO, and 12 company holidays

Skills & Technologies

REST

Senior

Remote

$180k-200k

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About Higg Co

Higg Co operates Worldly, a cloud platform that enables consumer goods companies to measure, manage and share environmental and social impact data across supply chains. Built from the Higg Index, the system delivers primary data on carbon, water, labor and chemical impacts, helping brands, manufacturers and retailers identify hotspots, improve sustainability performance and comply with regulations and disclosure standards through a secure, collaborative interface.

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