Backed by Madrona and Menlo.
About the role
Actively manage complex litigation, arbitration, and regulatory matters from inception through resolution, including pre-litigation strategy, pleadings, discovery, motions practice, appeals, mediation, and resolution. Propose and drive solutions to novel, complex legal issues of material impact to the business, exercising strong independent judgment and creativity with appropriate escalation of high-risk matters.
What they're looking for
- This role reports to the Senior Director, Legal, who oversees litigation, regulatory, and government affairs
- At least 12 years of relevant litigation or regulatory legal practice, ideally including some in-house experience
- Excellent interpersonal and relationship-building skills. You are personable, highly collaborative, and excel at forging positive working relationships, even when addressing topics involving significant disagreement or sensitivity
- Strategic vision, with the ability to help position Rover for long-term success and understand the impact of evolving legal trends and public affairs decisions on the business and community
- You know that the best legal advice starts with truly understanding the problem and the options available — so you ask questions first and assume nothing, even when it means admitting what you don’t know
- Strong work ethic and creative problem solving, with a “failure is not an option” mentality. You’ll need to operate tactically and be willing to dig in on all aspects of litigation, policy engagements, and related work
More about this role
At Rover, pets and their people are at the heart of everything we do. We connect pet parents with trusted pet care across the U.S., Canada, Europe, and Australia.
Headquartered in Seattle and Barcelona, we’re a values driven, fast-growing tech company focused on building safe and personalized experiences tailored to the needs of each unique pet. We’re investing in AI as a business accelerator and provide every team member access to AI tools in service of creating better experiences for our community.
We are proud to be recognized as a great place to work, having been named among the 100 Best Companies to Work For in Seattle Business Magazine and Washington’s Best Workplaces in the Puget Sound Business Journal. At Rover we’re committed to creating an accessible, inclusive, and welcoming community, which starts with our employees.
Want to make an impact? Join our pack and come work (and play!) with us.
his is a hybrid position that has the minimum expectation to work out of our Downtown Seattle Office two days per week on Mondays and Thursdays. For this reason, candidates must be based in the Greater Seattle Area or willing to relocate.
Rover is looking for a strategic, creative,...
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