Associate General Counsel
ABOUT CANALS
Canals builds software for wholesale distributors, helping them operate more efficiently through automation and AI.
Our customers are the companies responsible for moving the materials that power the real economy; electrical supplies, plumbing products, roofing materials, HVAC equipment, and more. Every day, thousands of people rely on Canals to help process orders, manage purchasing, handle accounts payable, and streamline critical business workflows.
We're a profitable, rapidly growing company with a team of roughly 100 people distributed across North and South America. We care deeply about building great products, hiring exceptional people, and creating an environment where talented individuals can do the best work of their careers.
The Opportunity
Our legal function is a competitive advantage—not a bottleneck—and we’re looking for someone who lives that philosophy. As our first AGC, you’ll be the second lawyer in the building. You’ll own our commercial contracts function end-to-end, handle a wide range of legal matters across the business, and build the processes and playbooks that let us scale without slowing down. You’ll advise every vertical within the business, translating legal risk and business opportunity into plain, approachable language. As the General Counsel's principal legal partner, you will receive broad exposure to commercial, corporate, employment, compliance, and strategic legal matters, creating an exceptional opportunity to develop the skills and judgment necessary to become a future General Counsel.
This is not a role for someone who needs clear swim lanes. You’ll draft complex enterprise agreements in the morning and help a non-lawyer understand a data processing addendum in the afternoon. You’ll be comfortable saying “good enough to sign” when that’s the right call, and “we need to push back here” when it isn’t. Perfection should rarely be the enemy of good enough, but your attention to detail must never waiver.
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