Business & Legal Affairs Manager

About the role

The Business and Legal Affairs Manager will oversee legal operations across Red Antler Group's companies, which include Red Antler, Fat Earth, and WildFruit. This role requires a commercially minded attorney with experience in AI workflows and tools.

Responsibilities

• Draft, review, and negotiate a high volume of commercial agreements, including client MSAs, SOWs, NDAs, vendor agreements, referral and settlement agreements, amendments, DPAs, and BAAs
• Partner with sales and business development teams to help close deals
• Maintain and evolve contract templates, negotiation playbooks, and approval workflows to support a growing business
• Prepare and manage employment documentation including offer letters, ICAs, vendor ICAs, and separation agreements
• Own and maintain the Employee Handbook; advise on HR-related legal matters as they arise
• Parenthood and international contractor process and hiring in Rippling
• Oversee registration of State Employer Accounts
• Maintain GDPR, CCPA, and other applicable privacy compliance programs
• Advises on AI governance, AI terms of use, and implementation risk
• Partner with finance on insurance programs and the corporate card policy
• Manage the Privacy Policy and ensure ongoing compliance
• Support due diligence and legal review for strategic transactions as needed

Requirements

• JD from an accredited law school and admitted to practice at least one US jurisdiction; previous in-house experience and NY bar admission a plus
• 2–5 years of relevant legal experience, ideally in-house at a creative, marketing, or advertising services firm or in combination with relevant exposure at a law firm
• Background at a creative agency or professional services firm strongly preferred
• Comfortable managing a high volume and variety of commercial contracts day-to-day
• Experience building legal infrastructure: templates, processes, workflows
• Familiarity with employment agreements and corporate recordkeeping, with immigration processes familiarity a plus
• Commercially oriented, thinks like part of the sales team, not just risk and compliance; skilled at steering negotiations toward a close, not just identifying risk
• Working knowledge of GDPR, CCPA, and data privacy compliance
• Proficient with AI tools (Claude, Perplexity, or similar) and comfortable building self-service workflows for the broader team
• Highly responsive, organized, and able to operate as a team of one
• Exposure to AI governance and emerging technology terms a plus