• Lead the legal function: Serve as the primary legal advisor to the CEO, CFO, and broader executive team on strategic and operational legal matters across all Chess.com business units. • Shape legal strategy: Develop and implement a legal strategy that supports the company's growth objectives, including commercial expansion, international operations, and building public-readiness across the organization. • Manage commercial transactions: Draft, review, and negotiate a broad range of commercial agreements, including partnership deals, licensing agreements, endorsement contracts, vendor agreements, and content licensing arrangements. • Oversee corporate governance: Support board governance, manage entity structure across the group, and continuously strengthen the company's governance, reporting, and compliance infrastructure as the business scales. • Coordinate with outside counsel on corporate transactions, equity matters, and other corporate legal needs. • Drive compliance and risk management: Ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations across all jurisdictions where Chess.com operates, including data privacy (GDPR, CCPA, COPPA), digital safety, consumer protection, and employment law. • Protect intellectual property: Oversee the company's IP portfolio, including trademarks, copyrights, and domain strategy. • Manage enforcement actions and coordinate with external IP counsel as needed. • Support data privacy and trust: Provide legal guidance on data privacy matters, partner with the security and product teams on privacy-by-design, and serve as a resource for data protection compliance across the group. • Manage external counsel: Oversee relationships with outside law firms, manage legal spend, and ensure outside counsel is being used strategically and efficiently. • Support employment and people matters: Partner with the People team to provide guidance on employment law, workforce compliance, and other people-related legal matters across the company's global footprint. • Handle litigation and disputes: Manage litigation, regulatory investigations, and dispute resolution with the support of external counsel. Serve as the internal coordinator for legal proceedings. • Leverage AI tools: Effectively leverage AI tools for legal strategy, tactics, and efficiency across the legal function. • Partner cross-functionally: Work closely with teams across the company, including Finance, People, Product, Engineering, Content, Trust & Safety, and Partnerships, to provide practical, timely legal guidance.