General Counsel

Company and Vision

PlanetArt’s vision is to be the leading seller of personalized and make-on-demand products worldwide. We provide consumers with unmatched tools and content and an unparalleled end-to-end customer experience that result in high-quality, meaningful finished products and memorable celebrations of life events.

The company’s brands include the popular FreePrints and FreePrints Photobooks apps and the industry leading SimplytoImpress card and stationery site, as well as Personal Creations, CafePress and ISeeMe! Visit www.planetart.com to learn more about our brands.

We have more than 500 team members across multiple offices, primarily in Calabasas CA, San Diego CA, Woodridge IL, Minneapolis, MN and Pleasanton, CA. We also have team members in two company-owned offices in China, as well as in Europe.

Job Overview

Are you a dynamic legal/business development professional who can thrive in a high-growth and cutting-edge technology environment? Our General Counsel role may be perfect for you!

You will provide invaluable contributions to leadership to ensure success in everything we do. As a member of the executive team, you will be a principal architect of our legal services strategy across all areas of the company’s businesses—global in scope.

The General Counsel is a key member of PlanetArt’s leadership team and plays a critical role in shaping company strategy. This position reports to the CEO and works closely with other senior leaders across the organization. You will be surrounded by exceptional people doing their lives’ best work with wonderful opportunities both to learn and to teach. If you have an entrepreneurial spirit, an internal drive to be the very best, and an interest very literally in making this world a better place (because that’s what we do!), let’s talk!

PLEASE NOTE: Candidates must be local to or willing to relocate to the Calabasas area as we operate on a hybrid work model (3 days onsite, 2 remote)

What You’ll Do
Key Responsibilities

• Manage the day-to-day of our legal function, including managing both outside counsel and our in-house legal team.
• Work closely with our Co-CEOs on a variety of strategic and special projects.
• Hold primary responsibility for compliance, including privacy (domestic and international), employment, FTC Consent Order, OSHA, consumer product, and advertising and promotion.
• Negotiate, draft, review and interpret a wide range of commercial agreements and amendments, including license agreements, service agreements, marketing agreements and leases.
• Run the legal side of our M&A and corporate transactions activity, including conducting and managing due diligence and drafting and negotiating contracts used in the M&A process.
• Oversee litigation and dispute resolution on a global scale.
• Oversee our intellectual property practice, covering primarily patents and trademarks (domestic and international).
• Serve as the company’s corporate secretary.
• Act as an “Agent of Change” in our growth-oriented culture.
  

What You Should Have
Skills, Qualifications, and Requirements

• J.D. with excellent academic credentials.

• Member in at least one state bar (California preferred).
• 12+ years of experience providing legal services to technology, eCommerce or consumer products company(ies), including at least 5 years of practicing in-house.
• Deep experience in intellectual property licensing, mergers and acquisitions and commercial transactions. Bonus points for experience in compliance with an FTC consent order.
• Natural curiosity and an inclination to ask “why?” when presented with a new fact or issue.
• Commitment to growth as both a person and a professional.
• Outstanding analytical, communication, organizational, negotiation and drafting skills.
• Sound legal, financial and business judgment.
• Strategic thinking and multi-tasking skills with an ability to accommodate tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Exceptional attention to detail.
• Self-starter with a strong work ethic, the ability to work independently and a make-it-happen mindset.

What You Can Expect
Working Conditions

• Work is performed in an office environment with low to moderate noise levels.
• Position requires regular, continuous use of computer.
• Position requires regular sitting and standing.
• Position requires regular interaction with team members through the following methods: in-person, phone, WebEx, Slack and email.
• May require occasional travel.
• This is a hybrid position; employees are expected to be in the office three days per week (Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday) with the option of working remotely two days (Wednesday and Friday).

The compensation range for this position is $220,000 - $280,000 annual salary + bonus.

PlanetArt offers a comprehensive benefits package, including:

• Health, Dental, Vision and Pet Insurance
• Life Insurance
• 401(k) with matching
• Excellent Work/Life Balance – Paid Time Off, Sick Days, Paid Holidays, and Floating Holidays
• Employee Product Discounts