VP - Associate General Counsel

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Title: VP - Associate General Counsel
Payroll Title: Associate General Counsel
Division & Department: Corporate Legal
Status: Full-Time Exempt
Reports To: Chief Financial Officer
Location: Hybrid Greater Salt Lake City Area HQ located in Draper, UT
Compensation: Anticipated compensation for this position is a base salary $280-300k plus 30-40% STIP.

Job Summary
The Associate General Counsel (AGC) provides overall legal leadership and broad legal support across the organization with a primary focus on corporate governance, commercial contracting, and general corporate counsel responsibilities. The expectation is for this role to evolve to a General Counsel position for the company in 6 12 months. This role supports the company's strategic and operational initiatives while ensuring compliance with applicable laws and mitigating legal risk.

The AGC leads a team of staff attorneys, paralegals, contract specialists, and other legal associates while also managing the relationship with external counsel. This position is also a key partner to the Finance, Sales, Operations, and People Services teams and plays a critical role in sales contract escalations, customer and vendor negotiations, corporate litigation matters and board/governance processes.

Essential Job Functions
General Counsel Support & Cross-Functional Advisory

• Advise internal stakeholders on a broad range of legal matters including commercial, corporate, employment, intellectual property, marketing, privacy, product development, and general legal questions.
• Support internal investigations, compliance reviews, and employment-related matters in coordination with People Services.
• Contribute to legal department processes, templates, playbooks, and operational improvements.
• Assist in managing outside counsel for specialized matters, such as SEC compliance filings, intellectual property filings, audit / regulatory matters, and employment matters
• Counsel the company regarding legislative updates and legal trends impacting the business.

Corporate Governance & Compliance

• Lead all aspects of corporate governance activities, including preparation for board and committee meetings, drafting minutes, resolutions, and governance documentation.
• Maintain corporate records, legal entity compliance, annual filings, and governance calendars.
• Assist with policy development, compliance initiatives, and internal controls.
• Monitor legal and regulatory developments and assess their impact on the business.

Commercial Contracting & Sales Support

• Guide and mentor the legal team who will directly support the business in a variety of aspects including contracting, IP protection, conflicts of interest, compliance, etc.
• Draft, review, and negotiate a wide range of commercial agreements, including customer MSAs, SOWs, SaaS agreements, data privacy agreements, NDAs, marketing contracts, and vendor contracts.
• General familiarity with federal, state, and local government contracting practices.
• Serve as a key escalation point for the Legal and Sales team to support deal-structuring, risk assessments, redline responses, and internal alignment with Finance, Security, and Operations.
• Provide practical, business-oriented legal advice to enable efficient deal closures while protecting the company's interests.
• Partner with Finance to support vendor onboarding and risk mitigation.

Risk Management & Operational Support

• Identify legal risks and propose pragmatic solutions aligned with business goals.
• Support internal training programs (e.g., contract policy, data privacy basics, compliance).
• Contribute to M&A due diligence and integration activities as needed.

Basic Qualifications

• Juris Doctor (JD) degree from an accredited law school; admitted in at least one US state
• 10+ years of legal experience including in-house or secondment experience

Preferred Skills & Experience

• Strong commercial contracting background, including customer/vendor negotiations
• Experience supporting sales teams and serving as a legal escalation point
• Familiarity with corporate governance, entity maintenance, and board support
• Ability to balance legal risk with practical business considerations
• Strong focus and demonstration of business partnership skills
• Excellent drafting, negotiation, communication, and relationship-building skills
• Experience with SaaS, technology, or regulated environments
• Knowledge of intellectual property laws, licensing agreements, trademarks and copyright prosecution and enforcement
• General knowledge of privacy laws and data-security requirements (e.g., GDPR, CCPA)
• Experience working in an international business model, either through a direct office or licensee model.
• Experience improving legal operational efficiency (CLM systems, templates, playbooks)
• Prior law firm training combined with in-house experience

Benefits include medical, dental, and vision insurance, HSA, employee stock purchasing program, 401(k), paid time off, holiday pay, and more. Please visit https://franklincoveybenefits.com/ for details.

*Actual offer may be outside of this range and will be determined by education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as geographic location, internal equity and alignment with market data.

Unless otherwise noted, applications will be accepted for a minimum of three (3) days from the initial published date on the FranklinCovey job board, but the posting may close at any time after the specified duration.

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