General Counsel/Head of Legal
Polly
Legal
San Francisco, CA, USA
Posted on May 22, 2025
Who you are:
You have 8+ years of Legal experience under your belt and are looking for your next challenge in a hyper-growth, fast-paced, industry disrupting, SaaS company. You are excited to work with emerging technologies and modern tech stack with a collaborative team, where you will have a direct impact on the customer experience.
Does this sound like you? If so, keep reading and apply today!
What you'll do:
- Strategic partner and influential contributor to the leadership team, driving high quality risk-weighted decision making
- Identify, research, analyze a wide range of legal topics (e.g. intellectual property, data security, data privacy, labor, corporate structuring) and advise business teams to ensure compliance with laws and regulations
- Draft, redline, and constantly improve the company’s SaaS and services agreements, balancing company growth with protecting corporate interests; lead legal negotiations with related third parties (customers, partners, etc.)
- Collaborate with go-to-market teams, managing a strong pace of deal flow, prioritizing based on commercial opportunity and providing a high degree of visibility/communication
- Work cross-functionally with the People Ops team to adeptly navigate issues impacting employees
- Lead legal aspects of equity fundraising processes, board-level activities (e.g. minutes; UWCs), and employee equity administration
- Build the company’s vendor management procedures, workflow and documentation
- Oversee and maintain corporate-level registrations and licensing
- Coordinate and manage external law firms and resources when specialist counsel is required
- Maintain knowledge of current and pending legal topics impacting the company’s customer base, partners, and the broader mortgage finance ecosystem
- Participate in ad hoc and new initiatives as needed
What you have:
- 10+ years of relevant legal practice is required including at high growth venture-backed businesses
- Experience negotiating B2B SaaS contracts with large financial institutions is required
- JD from an ABA-accredited law school is required
Extras you bring to the table:
- Enthusiastic about building a rapidly scaling vertical software business
- Broad, generalist legal knowledge enabling expeditious problem identification and resolution with a practical business-oriented approach to legal issues
- Comfortable leading negotiations with third party senior counsel
- Self-starter and acting with integrity, urgency and fairness
- Detail-oriented, dynamic and disciplined thinker exercising sound judgment
- Effective at handling high volume of multiple competing priorities
- Excellent interpersonal skills with ability to provide sound, clear legal advice to internal partners
- Prior working knowledge of the mortgage finance industry is a plus
- Prior working knowledge of Carta is a plus
Why join Polly?
- High Bar of Talent: Polly consistently performs in the top quartile of start-up companies, and we consider the people of Polly the engine helping us achieve success. Many candidates choose Polly because of the collaborative, smart, and fun people that work here. We strive to hire the best to continue to raise that bar, and <5% of those that enter the interview process are presented with an offer.
- Disruptive Mission: Mortgage capital markets is historically an under-innovated space; Polly is committed to changing that. Our purpose-built platform has reimagined and reinvented the way that our lender customers operate. We are seeking passionate and driven builders who are not interested in accepting the status quo.
- Individual Impact & Growth: Every day, the Polly team doesn’t just work—they contribute to our overarching mission. Individual impact is highly visible and everyone’s voice matters. You will have exposure to every level of leadership, cross-functional teams, and impactful projects, giving you a unique opportunity to build and hone your skills.
- Hybrid Workplace with Innovation at the Core: Here at Polly, we believe in blending flexibility with in-person collaboration. With a hybrid model, our employees work on site three days a week (Tues./Wed./Thurs.) at our Innovation Hubs, located in Dallas-Fort Worth and San Francisco, driving forward-thinking solutions and fostering teamwork.
Employee Benefits:
- Competitive Compensation: Polly offers competitive salaries designed to reward your expertise and direct impact/contributions.
- Comprehensive Health Coverage: Enjoy 100% company-paid medical, vision, dental, disability, and life insurance, granting peace of mind.
- Flexible Vacation, Done Right: Take time off to recharge when you need it with Polly’s flexible, non-accrued vacation policy—because we trust you to balance work and life.
- Hybrid Environment: Polly employees work on site three days a week (Tues./Wed./Thurs.) at our Innovation Hubs, located in Dallas-Fort Worth and San Francisco.
Interview Process:
- Round 1 - 30 minute 1:1 with Polly's VP, People + Talent
- Round 2 - 30 minute 1:1 with Polly’s CTO
- Round 3- 30 minute 1:1 with Polly's CEO
- Round 4 - Take Home Assessment + Assessment Presentation
- Round 5- 30 minute 1:1 with Polly's VP, Finance
- Round 5- 30 minute 1:1 with Polly's VP, Product
- Round 6- 30 minute 1:1 with Polly's VP, Customer
- Round 7- 30 minute 1:1 with Polly's Director, Sales
Let's get to know each other.
Polly has pioneered the next generation of mortgage capital markets technology with its cutting-edge, data-driven platform. Its enterprise-grade solutions, including the industry's only cloud-native, commercially scalable product, pricing, and eligibility (PPE) engine and first-of-its-kind Polly/™ AI platform, empower the nation's top banks, credit unions, and mortgage lenders to increase profitability, automate workflows, and revolutionize the loan officer and broker experiences. As a mortgage technology trailblazer, Polly is committed to driving meaningful value and ROI through best-in-class innovation that enables unlimited configurability, flexibility, granularity, and scalability. Polly was founded by a seasoned team of mortgage capital markets and technology experts and is headquartered in San Francisco, California. Recognized as a pioneer in mortgage capital markets, as well as in culture and career development, Polly was named to Forbes' America's Best Startup Employers in 2025. This evaluation was based on three key criteria: Employer Reputation, Employee Satisfaction, and Company Growth.
To learn more, follow Polly on LinkedIn or visit www.polly.io. Polly is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, age, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy status, disability status, veteran status, or any other legally protected status. Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
Beware of recruitment scams impersonating the Polly brand or our employees. Our team communicates only through official Polly channels, and we will never ask for sensitive information over text or conduct text-only interviews. If you are ever suspicious or in doubt, reach out to us directly at peopleteam@polly.io. We care deeply about this network and your experience.
