Corporate/General Counsel

About the role

We are looking for a Corporate/General Counsel to lead and scale SparkCharge's global legal function as we rapidly expand our distributed energy and battery energy storage operations across the United States and international markets.

This is a senior leadership role for a commercially minded legal executive who can balance risk management with business growth. You will own all legal matters across the organization, including corporate governance, capitalization table management, global regulatory compliance, commercial contract negotiations, insurance, financing transactions, and intellectual property.

SparkCharge operates at the intersection of energy, transportation, and technology, serving some of the world's largest fleet operators and autonomous vehicle companies. As we expand into new markets and energy solutions, you will build the legal infrastructure that enables us to scale efficiently while protecting the company and supporting our strategic objectives.

What you'll do

• As General Counsel, you will own SparkCharge's global legal function, working directly with the CEO, CFO, executive leadership team, and Board of Directors. Your responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:
• Corporate Governance & Board Management: Oversee all corporate governance matters, including Board of Directors and committee requirements, corporate resolutions, meeting minutes, shareholder agreements, bylaws, and required corporate approvals. Ensure compliance with governance obligations across all domestic and international entities.
• Capitalization Table & Equity Management: Own and manage SparkCharge's capitalization table, including Carta administration, equity issuances, stock options, warrants, convertible securities, employee equity plans, and shareholder records. Ensure proper documentation, approvals, and compliance with applicable securities laws.
• Customer & Supplier Contract Negotiations: Lead legal negotiations directly with customer and supplier legal departments, including major global enterprise customers, strategic partners, and equipment manufacturers. Structure, draft, review, and negotiate master service agreements, supply agreements, purchase agreements, service-level agreements, and other commercial contracts.
• Contract Management & Administration: Establish and oversee a centralized global contract management process, including contract templates, approval workflows, execution, renewals, amendments, obligations, and compliance. Develop standardized legal terms and negotiation guidelines to accelerate commercial transactions.
• Global Legal Operations & International Expansion: Oversee all legal matters across SparkCharge's domestic and international operations. Manage entity formation, foreign registrations, international contracting, local legal requirements, and cross-border transactions. Support market entry and expansion throughout Europe, Asia-Pacific, and other global markets.
• Insurance & Risk Management: Own and manage SparkCharge's global insurance program, including general liability, product liability, professional liability, property, cyber, workers' compensation, and directors' and officers' coverage. Oversee insurance brokers, policy renewals, claims, customer insurance requirements, and contractual risk exposure.
• Regulatory, Environmental & Energy Compliance: Oversee legal compliance with federal, state, local, and international regulations governing EV charging, distributed energy, battery energy storage systems, generators, and mobile power operations. Coordinate legal requirements related to EPA regulations, air permitting, electrical standards, energy regulations, environmental compliance, and operational licensing.
• Intellectual Property & Technology: Manage SparkCharge's global intellectual property portfolio, including patents, trademarks, trade secrets, software licensing, and technology development agreements. Coordinate outside intellectual property counsel and protect the company's proprietary technology, software, and operating systems.
• Litigation, Claims & Dispute Resolution: Manage commercial disputes, litigation, arbitration, regulatory inquiries, and legal claims. Lead legal strategy for contract enforcement, customer and supplier disputes, settlements, and collections. Coordinate external counsel as needed.
• Global Compliance & Corporate Policies: Establish and maintain global legal compliance programs, including anti-bribery and corruption, sanctions, import/export controls, data privacy, cybersecurity, corporate policies, and employee compliance training.
• Government Contracts & Incentives: Support legal requirements associated with government contracts, grants, tax incentives, and public funding programs, including applicable domestic-content requirements, procurement regulations, and reporting obligations.
• Legal Operations & Outside Counsel Management: Build and manage a scalable global legal function, including selection and oversight of outside counsel, legal budgets, contract management systems, and legal technology. Establish efficient processes that support rapid business growth while controlling legal costs.
• Strategic Business Partnership: Serve as a trusted legal and commercial advisor to executive leadership, proactively identifying legal and business risks, developing practical solutions, and supporting strategic decision-making across the organization.

Qualifications

• Juris Doctor (JD) from an accredited law school and active membership in good standing with at least one U.S. state bar.
• 10+ years of progressive legal experience, including meaningful in-house experience supporting a high-growth company in technology, energy, infrastructure, or industrial services.
• Demonstrated experience serving as General Counsel, Deputy General Counsel, or senior legal leader with broad corporate and commercial responsibilities.
• Strong background in corporate governance, capitalization table management, securities matters, equity compensation, and debt and equity financing transactions.
• Proven track record negotiating complex, high-value, multi-year commercial agreements with large enterprise customers, suppliers, and strategic partners.
• Experience working directly with customer and supplier legal departments to resolve complex contractual issues while maintaining strong commercial relationships.
• Experience supporting international operations, including global contracting, entity management, and coordination of local legal counsel.
• Strong understanding of commercial risk allocation, indemnification, limitation of liability, insurance, warranties, and service-level agreements.
• Familiarity with regulatory and compliance requirements affecting energy, infrastructure, transportation, or industrial operations.
• Experience managing corporate insurance programs, litigation, outside counsel, and legal budgets.
• Strong business judgment and financial acumen, with the ability to assess legal risks in the context of commercial objectives and company growth.
• Ability to operate both strategically and hands-on, independently drafting and negotiating agreements while building scalable legal processes.
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills, with the confidence to advise executive leadership and the Board of Directors.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, high-growth environment with evolving priorities, international expansion, and complex customer relationships.
• Willing to take ownership of the full legal function and operate as a business partner rather than solely as a legal advisor.
• Nice to Have
• Experience in battery energy storage systems (BESS), distributed energy, power generation, utilities, or energy infrastructure.
• Experience supporting autonomous vehicle companies, data centers, or large global enterprise customers.
• Experience with international expansion and legal operations across the United Kingdom, European Union, Japan, Australia, and other Asia-Pacific markets.
• Experience managing venture-backed company capitalization tables, including Carta, convertible securities, preferred equity, and employee stock option plans.
• Experience supporting growth equity financings, venture capital transactions, structured debt facilities, or mergers and acquisitions.
• Familiarity with environmental permitting, EPA regulations, mobile power generation, and energy-related regulatory frameworks.
• Experience with intellectual property strategy, patents, technology licensing, and software agreements.
• Experience establishing legal operations and contract management processes at a rapidly scaling company.