US Legal Counsel

About The Role

We’re hiring a Legal Counsel to join Cleo’s Legal, Compliance & Policy team in the US. This is a high-impact role for a commercially minded lawyer who can operate as a true generalist across product counseling, regulatory analysis, public policy support, litigation management, and commercial contracting.

• Advise on consumer credit products and regulatory issues
• Provide practical legal and regulatory advice to product squads and business stakeholders developing and scaling consumer credit products, and other adjacent offerings
• Help identify legal risks, interpret applicable laws, and support compliant product development
• Manage litigation and arbitration matters
• Support litigation, arbitration, and dispute-related matters by managing outside counsel, coordinating internal responses, and serving as a key interface between legal counsel and business teams
• Help oversee document requests, gather relevant information, and ensure matters are handled efficiently and strategically
• Review and negotiate commercial agreements
• Review, draft, and advise on vendor agreements, NDAs, and other commercial contracts
• Partner with business stakeholders to ensure contracts appropriately protect Cleo’s interests while supporting operational needs
• Partner cross-functionally across the business
• Contribute to the growth of Cleo’s legal program as an early team member, helping establish scalable processes, guidance, templates, and frameworks that enable the company to move quickly and responsibly

What You’ll Be Doing

See above under "What You’ll Be Doing."

What We’re Looking For

See above under "What We’re Looking For."

Other Benefits

• Company-wide performance reviews every 6 months
• Generous pay increases for high-performing team members
• Equity top-ups for team members getting promoted
• 15 days annual leave a year + 5 additional floating flexible days per year + public holidays (+ an additional day for every year you spend at Cleo)
• 1 extra day a year to be used for learning and 1 extra day for volunteering
• 401k matching
• Medical Insurance, Dental and Vision care
• Grossly generous Parental Leave
• One month paid sabbatical after 4 years at Cleo
• Regular socials and activities, online and in-person
• We'll pay for your OpenAI subscription
• Online mental health support via Spill