Who we are:
Want to make an impact? Join our pack and come work (and play!) with us.
We believe everyone deserves the unconditional love of a pet—and at Rover, our mission is to make it easier to experience that love. Founded in 2011, the Rover app and website connect dog and cat parents with loving pet sitters and dog walkers in neighborhoods across the US, Canada, and Europe. We empower our community of trusted pet sitters and dog walkers to run their own pet care businesses on Rover with the tools and security of a global company to back them.
Headquartered in Seattle, Washington, we work closely with our teams in Barcelona, San Antonio, Spokane, and remote locations. We’ve got a reputation for being 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. We're an agile, fast-growing company, and our leadership comes from some of the world's most respected tech companies.
At Rover, our furry coworkers are just as important as our human ones—and we wouldn’t have it any other way. Along with making the joys of pet parenthood more accessible, we’re committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive, and welcoming community of pet people—and that starts with our employees.
This is a hybrid position that currently has the minimum expectation to work out of our downtown Seattle headquarters one day per week on Thursdays.
Who we're looking for:
Rover is looking for a highly experienced and personable technology lawyer to join our busy legal team as a Director, Corporate Counsel. In this role, you will have an outsized impact on Rover’s business, owning legal support in the subject matter areas of product counseling, consumer protection, data privacy, cybersecurity, and complex commercial agreements (including the drafting and negotiation of contracts and customer-facing legal pages in support of new and existing business lines). Our successful candidate will have deep expertise in the technology space, including subject matter mastery of cutting edge issues involving the gig economy, online commerce, data privacy, open source software, and artificial intelligence. Intellectual curiosity and the willingness to roll up one’s sleeves in order to tackle a variety of projects are a must. This is a great opportunity to stretch beyond discrete subject matter areas and truly partner with the business to drive impact at a leadership level. As a Director, this attorney will be expected to think strategically and to work closely with senior leaders and executives regarding matters of high impact to the company.
Your Responsibilities:
- Provide primary, day-to-day legal support to our Product, Engineering, and Corporate Development teams
- Serve as the legal team’s in-house expert on cutting edge technology issues, such as data privacy, AI, consumer protection, and other compliance areas relevant to the gig economy and online commerce
- Providing counseling to business and product teams regarding new and existing business lines, including the drafting and negotiation of non-standard contracts and the upkeep of customer-facing legal and policy pages, such as Rover’s terms of service, privacy statement, and cookie policy
- Collaborate closely with other in-house attorneys on areas within and adjacent to your subject matter expertise
Your Qualifications:
- J.D. from an ABA-accredited law school
- Licensed (or license pending) attorney in Washington State
- 14+ years of legal practice (preferably, including substantial in-house experience)
- Although support for commercial contracts is not the focus of this role, a baseline foundation of subject matter expertise in the drafting and negotiation of complex agreements is essential
- Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills
- Ability to coordinate and prioritize multiple projects with limited supervision in a fast-paced environment
- Voracious learner who can integrate knowledge with practice
- Exceptional judgment and personal integrity
Benefits of Working at Rover.com
- Competitive compensation
- 401k
- Flexible PTO
- Competitive benefits package, including medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Commuter benefits
- Bring your dog to work (and unlimited puppy time)
- Doggy benefits, including $1000 toward adopting your first dog
- Stocked fridges, coffee, soda, and lots of treats (for humans and dogs) and free catered lunches semi-monthly
- Regular team activities performed in-person and virtually
Compensation:
- In the greater Seattle area the first-year salary range is $172,917-$229,797 with a 15% bonus. Additionally, Rover offers benefits to full-time employees
- The cash compensation offered for this role will be dependent on the candidate's experience, qualifications, skills and abilities as demonstrated in the interview and hiring process
Rover is an equal opportunity employer committed to promoting a diverse, inclusive and inventive environment with the best employees. We’re driven by seeing our people succeed and grow, and we work to ensure everyone contributes to their fullest potential. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to age, race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, disability, protected veteran status, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, or any other protected status in accordance with applicable laws, regulations and ordinances.
We are committed to work with you to look for reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.
