Vice President, Legal & Compliance

Company Overview

We are the better way to work in finance. As private equity’s value creation partner, we sit at the heart of PE - where sponsors and CFOs meet. Through financial consulting rooted in data, technology, and AI, we help clients drive value – supporting the office of the CFO to drive end-to-end value creation.

If you crave challenging work and are looking to grow, come solve complex issues alongside 1,600+ finance & technology experts in a supportive, collaborative environment.

Backed by premier private equity firms and headquartered in New York with 11 offices around the globe, we are a high-growth, entrepreneurial firm looking for people who want to be part of building something great. Come make your mark.

Vice President, Legal & Compliance

We are seeking a Vice President to join our internal Legal & Compliance team. This position will ideally be based in our NYC or LA offices and is a hybrid role with the flexibility to work remotely up to 2 days per week.

This position is not eligible for immigration sponsorship.

What You’ll Do:

• Corporate, Commercial & Business Support 
  • Perform initial reviews of non-disclosure agreements and client agreements – including engagement letters, master consulting services agreements, and other documents – leveraging contract playbooks and legal AI tools to flag issues for attorney review
  • Collect, organize, and report information needed for client requests for proposal, vendor due diligence, and alliance partner onboarding
  • Support the office of the Chief Legal & Integration Officer, and the relevant business units, on M&A transactions and strategic corporate development initiatives

• Employment Law
  • Draft various employment-related agreements, including offer letters, contractor agreements, and separation agreements
  • Utilize AI to streamline workflows within the employment law function
  • Stay current on the latest AI trends and other technological tools that may assist the legal department specifically as it relates to employment law
  • Work closely with the People Team on employment law matters
  • Assist with the drafting of employment-related company policies
  • Assist in investigations
  • Maintain awareness of laws, regulations, and trends in employment law
  • Assist in analyzing, drafting, and enforcement of restrictive covenants
  • Assist with day-to-day employment relations issues and legal advice and counsel

• Legal & Compliance Operations and Project Management
  • Support the legal intake and request management process by reviewing incoming requests, clarifying request details, updating and configuring intake tools and processes, coordinating the assignment of legal and compliance projects, and providing project management support across the team
  • Partner closely with Associate General Counsels and other attorneys on the coordination and execution of legal projects, ensuring deadlines are met and workstreams stay on track
  • Assist with maintaining and updating Accordion’s document template library; use Microsoft Office to update and create contracts and other document templates
  • Maintain and continuously improve Accordion's playbooks and fallback positions, and related AI tools, ensuring all playbooks are current and accessible to legal and compliance team members
  • Manage litigation docket, document filing, repository organization, DocuSign requests, and other day-to-day legal operations tasks
  • Work with the office of the Chief Legal & Integration Officer on other initiatives around legal operations, legal technology, playbooks, and workflows and processes
  • Support the development, implementation, and maintenance of legal and compliance training materials and standard operating procedures

• Legal & Compliance Technology and Process Innovation
  • Build, configure, and maintain legal technology platforms, including Streamline, Ivo, Wordsmith, Claude, and Glean, to support contract review, legal intake, knowledge management, and other Legal & Compliance workflows
  • Use and configure AI-enabled legal tools to automate the generation of contracts, templates, and other legal documents, while improving consistency, efficiency, and ease of use for the Legal & Compliance team
  • Assist Associate General Counsel with the development and automation of contract playbooks, workflows, and repeatable processes using AI tools, including process mapping and workflow re-design
  • Help identify and implement innovative tools to improve legal & compliance department workflows

You Have:

• 10+ years of experience with an in-house legal department, with vast exposure to both aspects of this role: commercial and employment law
• Experience drafting and redlining legal documents, such as employment contracts, and non-disclosure agreements, services agreements, and other business-to-business agreements
• Ability to prioritize and focus on critical tasks across multiple competing projects and demands (you can be a project manager and doer)
• Ability to be an assertive and effective communicator capable of persuading and inspiring action
• Ability to demonstrate excellent analytical skills, independent reasoning, and a strong business acumen on a day-to-day basis
• Excellent verbal and written communication with the ability to effectively interact with a wide variety of stakeholders
• Excellent attention to detail and superior organizational skills
• Excellent proficiency in standard business technology and tools

You Are:

• Excited to be part of a growing team, with a focus on driving future growth
• Passionate about delivering exceptional client service
• Knowledgeable about the relationship between Private Equity sponsors and their portfolio companies, particularly within the office of the CFO
• Willing to get your hands dirty in the details of a project while simultaneously seeing the whole picture
• A self-starter with a strong work ethic
• Full of entrepreneurial spirit and comfortable in a fluid, flat organization
• Able to effectively communicate complex issues and solutions, and raise issues to senior team members when necessary
• A team player, able to work with team members across all levels
• Someone who enjoys mentoring others and doing meaningful work
• A leader of others; you lead by example

The annual salary for this role ranges from: $120,000 to $135,000 USD + benefits + bonus. Actual compensation packages are determined by evaluating a wide array of factors unique to each candidate, including but not limited to geographic location, skill set, years and depth of experience, education, certifications, cost of labor and internal equity.

THIS POSTING IS FOR A CURRENT VACANCY AND THE EMPLOYER INTENDS TO FILL THIS POSITION BY October 29, 2026.

Accordion is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills.  We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical​​​ condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or ​expression, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law.

Please note that as per Accordion policy, we do not accept unsolicited resumes from third-party recruiters unless such recruiters are engaged to provide candidates for a specified opening and in alignment with our inclusive diversity values. Any employment agency, person or entity that submits an unsolicited resume does so with the understanding that Accordion will have the right to hire that applicant at its discretion without any fee owed to the submitting employment agency, person or entity.

 

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