General Counsel

Increasing housing supply remains a massive challenge in US cities, and the fragmented nature of the real estate industry has resisted innovation at scale. Juno is a real estate startup radically rethinking how housing and apartments get designed, built, and developed. Through a productized approach to ground-up development, we bring new precision, speed, and sustainability to our projects and are unlocking new opportunities to bring healthier, design-forward housing to US cities at scale.

Juno is tackling challenges in architecture, industrial design, manufacturing, supply chain optimization, property management, community development, and finance.

While our outward goal is to enrich people’s lives by delivering a better place for the world to call home, our internal goal remains equally ambitious. Juno is committed to fostering a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment where people of all backgrounds feel deeply and genuinely welcome. Thank you for considering us as you think about your next chapter. If there are preparations we can make to help ensure you have a comfortable and positive interview experience, please let us know.

How you'll help us achieve the mission

As the first member of the Legal team, you will arrive as a leader and founder of the function for all

strategy and execution. You will help drive Juno’s growth while balancing business risk. Juno is scaling

rapidly and we need a business-minded senior leader to work across corporate, commercial, product,

employment, and general legal issues. This role is not focused on pure risk mitigation, but rather how we

hold capitalizing on the risk mitigation that our product brings to the built environment. And also how

we get to “yes” in the most first principles way possible. This role reports to the CEO and will work closely with the entire leadership team.

Juno as a company has embraced a fully remote approach to work, with teammates based in cities

across the US, with regular opportunities to get together in-person. Our preference is for teammates to

be based in San Francisco, Denver, or New York if possible for the opportunity to be based near other

teammates.

Areas of Focus

Corporate: Work with external counsel on equity and debt financing, board measures, and other corporate matters. We operate with multiple entities and this complexity will grow as we scale.

Commercial: Medium/large enterprise and partner contracting on commercial terms, supply chain terms, product commitments, liability, etc. We rely on a strong partner ecosystem, while needing to protect Juno in a first principle manner.

Product: Partner with the Head of Product on product privacy and product compliance. Our product is core to our building system and includes substantial IP.

Employment: Work with external counsel on both routine and unique employee-relations matters.

General: Deliver excellent service to internal teams on vendor management, NDAs, and other general legal matters.

What we're looking for in a teammate

Juris Doctor and membership in good standing of at least one state bar

10+ years of legal experience as either a transactional attorney or regulatory attorney

Subject matter expertise in real estate

Regulatory, government affairs, corporate, or employment law is a plus, as is experience in leadership and people management.

Experience supporting operational business teams as they grow and scale

Ability to apply a high level of discretion, common sense and good judgment to ambiguous situations

Ability to work independently and directly with all levels of legal and business partners

Excellent organizational skills, ability to manage multiple projects at once, follow through and meet deadlines

Strong written and oral communications skills

You are detail-oriented, extremely organized, and capable of dealing with ambiguity;

You can translate goals into actionable plans. You are self-motivated, self-directed, and eager to take ownership of opportunities to ensure solution;

You are able to prioritize, multi-task, learn, adapt, and work well under pressure in a rapidly evolving environment;

You can proactively manage up and across;

You’re a positive, empathetic team player skilled at collaboration and communication;

You’re solution-oriented and action-biased;

You’re low ego and constantly curious. You believe no task is too small;

You are mission aligned to the belief that people deserve a quality living experience at more attainable prices

Bonus Points

A mix of corporate law firm and in-house experience is a plus

Experience at a technology-oriented early stage or high-growth startup

Transportation and logistics experience is valuable

Ability to work independently and demonstrate sound judgment in ambiguous situations

Excellent communication, organizational, analytical and computer skills

A great sense of humor and willingness to grow and improve over time

Experience managing other attorneys and legal professionals

Reasons to love being part of the Juno team

Unique opportunity to join a mission-driven, innovative, early stage startup positioned for growth

Work with a smart, warm, dedicated team solving hard problems

Competitive salary and stock options

Excellent medical, dental, and vision insurance

Flexible work

Unlimited, flexible PTO

Home office stipend

Company-sponsored gatherings

Juno encourages applications from people of all races, religions, national origins, genders, sexual orientations, gender identities, gender expressions, and ages, as well as veterans and individuals with disabilities.