The Head of Legal at GiveWell is a senior leadership role responsible for establishing and leading the organization's legal function. Reporting directly to the Chief Operations Officer (COO), this position is integral to shaping the Operations team and the broader organization. The role involves overseeing GiveWell's legal strategy and managing the Grants Administration function, ensuring alignment with the organization's mission to direct donations to high-impact global health programs.

Key responsibilities include building and leading the legal function, serving as the primary legal decision-maker, and developing a legal strategy that scales with the organization's growth. The Head of Legal will maintain and enhance compliance across various areas, including employment law, data privacy, intellectual property, and contract management. Additionally, the role involves providing strategic leadership for the Grants Administration function, managing complex grant structures, and modernizing legal administration through technology and process improvements.

Candidates should possess over 10 years of legal experience, with significant in-house experience. An active state bar membership in good standing, preferably in California or New York, is required. The ideal candidate will have excellent people management skills, expertise in nonprofit and tax-exempt law, data privacy, contract negotiation, international corporate governance, and employment law. Experience in leading complex legal or compliance projects and strong communication skills are essential.

Compensation for this role is competitive, with a salary of $340,000 for U.S. locations outside of New York City and the San Francisco Bay Area, and $374,000 for those locations. Benefits include fully funded health, dental, vision, and life insurance, four weeks of paid time off per year, one week of office closure, 16 weeks of fully paid parental leave, ergonomic home workstations or coworking space memberships, and automatic contributions to a 403(b) retirement plan.

GiveWell is dedicated to finding and evaluating highly cost-effective global health and development opportunities, publishing all the work, reasoning, and uncertainties behind its funding decisions. The organization is one of the world’s largest private funders of global development efforts, trusted annually by tens of thousands of donors. The Head of Legal will play a pivotal role in supporting GiveWell's mission and contributing to its continued growth and impact.