Legal Counsel

Job description

Position:             Legal Counsel

Department:      Legal & Risk

Reports to:          General Counsel

Location:             Full-Time/Work from Home/Must be based in the U.S.

Compensation: $125,000-$145,000 USD

Open through:   January 20, 2026

Tessitura is a non-profit company dedicated to helping arts and cultural organizations thrive.

CRM lies at the heart of our mission and our technology platform. With Tessitura in their toolkit, organizations can achieve their goals with ease.

The Tessitura community includes over 800 cultural institutions in ten countries. Our staff provide ²⁴⁄₇ support and offer guidance to grow revenue and build lifelong engagement.

Job Summary:

Tessitura’s Legal and Risk Team sits within the Company’s Operations Group and is led by the General Counsel. The team’s purpose to proactively identify and mitigate the legal, regulatory, compliance and financial risks that the Company is exposed to in its day-to-day operations.

The Legal Counsel will provide legal and compliance support on business operations, while assisting with the Company’s international strategy and continued growth.  The successful candidate will be a proactive and practical lawyer with approximately 2 to 4 years experience at a law firm, or in house at a technology or similar company. While continuous training and development will be provided, some previous experience in SaaS business models, software, technology, intellectual property and data protection is required.

The role requires strong communication and interpersonal skills, enabling the Legal Counsel to build and develop trusted relationships with all stakeholders, including senior leadership, colleagues, customers and strategic partners.  As a fully remote Company, this is a full-time work-from-home position with occasional travel required.

Main responsibilities:

• Support the team and the Company in all commercial and legal matters, while proactively assisting in the identification and mitigation of risk.
• Draft, review, and negotiate a broad range of legal agreements relating to software, licensing, SaaS and other cloud-based services, including relationships with customers, vendors and integrated strategic partners.
• Draft, review, and negotiate agreements and clauses concerning complex data privacy and cybersecurity matters, including data processing agreements.
• Collaborate with the team and internal stakeholders to provide timely and practical legal advice to ensure that the contracting process results in high-quality agreements that are completed in a quick and efficient manner.
• Serve as a point of contact for both internal stakeholders and external customers regarding day-to-day contractual issues.
• Assist with the review of tender/RFP requirements and advise internal stakeholders on appropriate responses.
• Assist with the development and maintenance of the Company’s standard forms of routine commercial agreements and other legal documentation.
• Contribute to the Company’s policies, processes, guidelines and procedures designed to manage and mitigate risk.
• Assist with the training of internal stakeholders on legal matters.

Required Skills and Experience:

• J.D. or equivalent, with active bar admission in at least one U.S. state.
• 2 to 4 years of experience at a law firm, or in house at a technology or similar company.
• Demonstrated experience drafting and negotiating agreements relating to software, licensing, SaaS and other cloud-based services, including relationships with customers, vendors and integrated strategic partners (continuous training and development will be provided).
• Experience drafting and negotiating agreements relating to complex data privacy and cybersecurity matters, including data processing agreements (continuous training and development will be provided).
• Ability to lead on negotiations, achieving commercial compromises while balancing Company objectives and risk mitigation.
• Proactive team player with the ability to identify legal risks and mitigation strategies.
• Excellent organizational skills and the ability to successfully and efficiently manage projects with internal and external stakeholders.
• Strong professional work ethic and impeccable integrity and judgment.
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to advise stakeholders at all levels.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Occasional domestic or international travel may be required.
• Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States and willing to work Central or Eastern time zone hours.

How to apply

Please apply by using the online form. If you have any questions or need assistance, please contact us at [email protected]

Our company is committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills, as well as providing a workplace of mutual respect, free of any discrimination or harassment. We seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool.

Benefits and Compensation

The compensation reflects a U.S. salary range based on current market data. The candidate’s skills, experience, and other relevant factors will determine the final compensation.

Tessitura Network offers a comprehensive and robust benefits package designed to support our employees’ well-being. Our offerings include various medical, dental, and vision plans, as well as life and AD&D insurance, disability insurance, employee assistance programs, and a 401(k) retirement plan with employer match. We prioritize work-life balance by providing generous paid time off, including vacation and sick leave, 12 weeks of paid parental leave, a 7-week sabbatical after seven years of service, and a recharge week between Christmas and New Year’s. These benefits are available to our fully remote team, with adjustments made as required by local laws.

Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, and Inclusion (DEAI) Commitment

At Tessitura, our mission is to enable arts and cultural organizations to achieve their goals. We recognize that having a diverse team is not only critical to our commitment to adopt equitable behaviors, but it will also fuel collaboration, innovation and creativity as we deliver on our mission.

Creating an environment where everyone feels safe and comfortable in bringing their authentic selves to work is both our pledge and our passion.

Ultimately, providing an accessible and inclusive workplace will allow the Tessitura community to thrive.

Equal Opportunity

Tessitura is an equal opportunity employer and does not unlawfully discriminate against employees and applicants for employment based on race, color, sex, religion, national origin, citizenship status, age, genetic information, sexual orientation, creed, marital status, gender identity and expression, physical or mental disability of an otherwise qualified individual, membership or application for membership in a uniformed service, engaging in legally protected activity, or any other characteristic protected under applicable law. Tessitura also provides reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees in accordance with applicable law. Subject to its legitimate business requirements, Tessitura bases all personnel actions, such as recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, transfer, layoff, recall, compensation and benefits, discipline, termination, and educational, recreational, and social programs, solely on an individual’s qualifications, merit and performance.