General Counsel

About Skillz:

Skillz is the leading mobile games platform dedicated to bringing out the best in everyone through competition. As the first publicly-traded (NYSE: SKLZ) mobile esports platform, Skillz has pioneered the future of the gaming industry, by accelerating the convergence of sports, video games and media for an exploding mobile-first audience worldwide. The Skillz platform empowers developers to create multi-million dollar franchises by enabling social competition in their games. Leveraging its patented technology, Skillz hosts billions of casual esports tournaments for millions of mobile players worldwide, with the goal of building the home of competition for all.Skillz has earned recognition as one of Fast Company’s Best Workplaces for Innovators, CNBC’s Disruptor 50, Forbes’ Next Billion-Dollar Startups, Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies, and the number-one fastest-growing company in America on the Inc. 5000. www.skillz.com

The Role: 

Skillz is looking for a General Counsel to join the senior leadership team and to help build, manage and lead the legal team at a company that is changing the world of esports and mobile gaming. As head of the department for an award winning, newly public company, you will be responsible for effectively scaling the company’s legal function and you will work cross-functionally to play a central role in guiding Skillz on a broad range of domestic and global legal matters as establish a new industry. This role will report to the CEO and requires a broad understanding of the legal function typical for the most senior legal executive of a large multinational business.

What You Will Do: 

• Oversee entire internal legal function including strategy and execution for employee relations, contracts, public policy, securities, IP and litigation
• Staff and oversee a team of top tier talent
• Manage and own the department’s P&L
• Develop, implement, and manage processes to protect the industry from fraud
• Act as internal securities law and corporate governance subject matter expert and advise executive members accordingly

Desired Experience and Professional Qualifications:

• Driven by Skillz’s mission and committed to embodying the core values, including honor, mission and willingness in all work-related initiatives
• Experience managing and scaling the legal function in a large high-growth entrepreneurial public company company
• Ability to budget and manage a P&L
• Ability to build highly scalable processes (particularly for employment and contract management)
• Experience effectively hiring and managing a team as well as selecting and managing outside counsel
• Business-centric mindset in analyzing risk