Title: Associate General Counsel

Location: Dallas Headquarters with ability to travel as needed

Reports to: General Counsel

The Associate General Counsel provides legal guidance and support across the airline’s operations, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements and mitigating legal risks. This role involves advising on corporate governance, labor and employment matters, commercial contracts, regulatory compliance, litigation, and risk management. The Associate General Counsel will work closely with the General Counsel, internal stakeholders, external counsel, and government agencies to protect the airline’s legal and business interests.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES include but are not limited to:

• Provide expert and strategic legal advice to management
• Set internal governance policies and manage the impact of external factors
• Evaluate and weigh multiple inputs and impacts of any decision or course of action
• Anticipate issues and estimate risks strategically
• Identify proactive solutions that will eliminate or mitigate risks
• Base your decision making process on ethics and integrity
• Create associations of trust and respect with key stakeholders
• Deal with external parties (regulators, external counsel, politicians, clients)
• Attract, develop, direct, motivate and drive performance from team
• Draft agreements that minimize risks and maximize legal rights
• Meet legal objectives
• Deal with complex, significant matters that cut across legal and related areas
• Keep abreast of legislative changes
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including sales, support, service, business development, regulatory, IT, people operations, and finance, as well as various business units
• Manage, coach and develop Legal team employees
• Provide support for other ad hoc analyses and projects as needed.
• Any other task or duty as needed or assigned.

POSITION REQUIREMENTS

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Entrepreneurial spirit: We are a growing organization and need team members who thrive in a rapidly changing environment. Flexibility and a demonstrated ability to deal with ambiguity, while managing multiple priorities and projects in a fast paced, innovative organization.
• Customer focus: A demonstrated track record of proactively engaging leaders and employees of all levels with a strong degree of professional maturity and the ability to influence outcomes is essential.
• Strong communication skills: Excellent verbal and written skills with an ability to effectively work with all level and leadership styles. Strong business acumen with proven experience translating business needs into actions that will move the business forward.
• Enthusiasm: High energy level with driving sense of urgency and continuous improvement mindset along with a strong desire and ability to mentor and coach.
• Project management skills: Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously, that require cross-functional collaboration.
• Proven general counseling experience in business environment
• Overall broad legal knowledge (corporate law, litigations, labor law, etc)
• In-depth understanding of how legal issues affect organizations
• Ability to develop legal strategy and objectives
• Well-versed in how business operate with financial acumen
• High degree of professional ethics, integrity and gravitas

Education and Experience:

• 10 Years Experience in similar role; prefer 2 years of airline experience
• BSc degree in Law or J.D. degree
• MA or BSc in Business Administration will be considered an assetPrior experience developing playbooks and policies.
• Demonstrated ability to independently move projects forward by gaining the support needed from others while working in a cross-functional role.
• Proven track record of collaborating with groups (e.g., finance, operations, sales, IT) to set objectives and produce meaningful results.
• Strong experience in developing, implementing, and using legal department technology solutions (e.g., SimpleLegal e-Billing and matter management, IPfolio IP management, DocuSign e-signature)
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills
• Able to thrive in a fast-paced environment and successfully manage multiple deadlines.

Miscellaneous Requirements:

• Valid driver’s license and reliable transportation
• Computer, phone skills.
• Ability to read, write and speak English effectively.
• Ability to work within a 24/7 operation including holidays.
• Ability to pass 7-year background check and pre-employment drug screen per airline regulations and/or company policy.
• At least 18 years of age.
• Authorized to work in the U.S. per the Immigration Act of 1986.

Physical requirements:

• Must have sufficient vision and ability to safely perform the essential functions of the position in a normal office environment.
• Must be able to communicate through verbal, written and electronic means.
• Must be able to access filing cabinets, drawers, and shelves of varying height.
• Must be able to move up to 25 pounds on an infrequent basis.

Benefits:

Competitive Salary: Attractive compensation package based on experience.

Health & Wellness: After 30 days of employment on the 1st of the next month, you are eligible to sign up for medical, dental, and vision insurance, air ambulance coverage, short-term disability, pet insurance, health savings accounts, and company-paid life insurance.

Retirement Plans: Employees can enroll in our company’s 401(k) plan.

Generous PTO and Employee Discounts: After completion of your probationary period, you can access the My ID Travel program, which allows members of your immediate family to participate as well. This program provides travel privileges, including:

• Flight tickets at significant discount, employee and family members can fly our planes (standby space available)
• Discounts on hotels and resorts
• Car rentals at reduced rates
• Discounted cruises

This job description is not an exclusive or exhaustive list of all job functions that an employee in this position may be asked to perform from time to time.

At Surf Air Mobility, we are committed to building a more inclusive ecosystem that integrates women, people of color, and other underrepresented groups into the cleantech sector and aerospace industry. We strongly encourage applications from qualified applicants and members of underrepresented groups. Surf Air Mobility is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Surf Air Mobility is governed based on merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.