General Counsel

Wiliot was founded by the team that invented one of the technologies at the heart of 5G. Their next vision was to develop an IoT sticker, a computing element that can power itself by harvesting radio frequency energy, bringing connectivity and intelligence to everyday products and packaging, things previously disconnect from the IoT. This revolutionary mixture of cloud and semiconductor technology is being used by some of the world’s largest consumer, retail, food and pharmaceutical companies to change the way we make, distribute, sell, use and recycle products.Our investors include Softbank, Amazon, Alibaba, Verizon, NTT DoCoMo, Qualcomm and PepsiCo. We are looking for our first and only in-house lawyer: a hands-on General Counsel who will own the legal function end to end, reporting to the Chief Financial Officer. This is a builder's role, not a manager's role — you will have no direct reports, and your leverage will come from strong templates, clear processes, and well-managed outside counsel rather than from a team. You will personally draft, negotiate, and close the agreements that drive our revenue, while putting in place the toolkit that lets a lean legal function support a fast-growing global business.The majority of your time will be spent on commercial work — enterprise MSAs, data and services agreements, partner and channel contracts, procurement — with meaningful ownership of corporate, privacy, and compliance matters alongside it. You will work closely with Sales, Finance, Product, R&D, and HR, and will be a trusted partner to the executive team and to outside counsel.Reports to: Chief Financial Officer Direct reports: None — this is a standalone individual contributor role Location: Israel (hybrid) — with regular working overlap with US time zonesResponsibilities:Commercial (primary focus)Draft, negotiate, and close customer-facing agreements: MSAs, SaaS and data subscription terms, hardware supply and purchase terms, professional services agreements and SOWs, evaluation/POC and pilot agreements, and renewal/expansion documentation.Lead negotiations directly with enterprise customers' legal, procurement, security, and privacy teams — including Fortune 500 and other large US accounts.Own NDAs, DPAs, and data-related terms, including cross-border data transfer mechanisms and customer security and privacy schedules.Handle partner-side agreements: resellers, distributors, system integrators, technology partners, suppliers, contract manufacturers, and vendor/procurement contracts.Build and maintain the commercial toolkit: template library, fallback positions, negotiation playbooks, approval matrices, signature policy, and contract lifecycle/repository processes.Partner with Sales and Finance on deal structuring — pricing and payment terms, revenue recognition considerations, liability and indemnity exposure, and closing timelines — helping deals move quickly without taking on risk we don't want.Advise the go-to-market team day to day on marketing claims, RFP and tender responses, customer security questionnaires, and escalated deal issues.Corporate, compliance, and generalSupport corporate matters: board and shareholder documentation, subsidiary maintenance and governance, corporate records, equity plan administration (with Finance and HR), and financing or M&A processes alongside external counsel.Manage privacy and data protection compliance (GDPR, CCPA/CPRA, and related frameworks) and act as the internal owner of the privacy program.Support IP matters in coordination with R&D and outside patent counsel: invention assignments, IP clauses, open-source policy, trademarks, and confidentiality practices.Advise HR on employment matters across Israel, the US, and other geographies, in coordination with local counsel.Handle export control, sanctions, anti-bribery, and other regulatory topics relevant to a global hardware and data business.Manage outside counsel across jurisdictions, including scope, quality, and budget.Manage disputes and pre-litigation matters as they arise, with external support.