Global Head of Legal

<h2>About Blank Street</h2> <p>At Blank Street, we're on a mission to become the defining food and beverage brand of our generation. From the very beginning, we've set out to add a spark to ordinary experiences through elevated products, attention to detail, and a commitment to making every moment memorable. We're motivated by the millions of customers we serve across cities, and know that our potential is unlimited. It all starts with our people and their commitment to make magic happen each and every day. Like the sound of this? Keep reading</p> <h2>Add a Spark to the Ordinary…</h2> <p>Blank Street is seeking a smart, business-minded and technically excellent Global Head of Legal to join as our first legal hire and help build our legal function from the ground up. This role owns all legal matters, coordinating our network of external counsel, across our growing footprint — corporate governance, cap table management, fundraising workstreams, commercial contracts, employment law, real estate and store leases, litigation and disputes, intellectual property, and regulatory compliance — across the US and UK, and as we continue to expand into new states, and geographies.</p> <p>As Blank Street scales, you'll be the primary legal partner to our executive team and every function across the business — Finance, People, Real Estate, Supply Chain, Digital and Operations — providing pragmatic, risk-aware counsel that moves fast without slowing the business down. You'll manage and help negotiate a high volume of commercial agreements (vendors, landlords, technology partners, marketing), manage our cap table, guide our investment processes, own our corporate governance and entity structure across jurisdictions, and be the first point of contact for employment matters, disputes, and regulatory inquiries.</p> <p>Beyond day-to-day legal support, you'll help build the legal infrastructure Blank Street needs to scale responsibly: templated contracts and playbooks, a scalable approach to store lease review and new-market entry, and the judgment to know when to handle something in-house versus bring in outside counsel. This is a high-impact, high-ownership role for someone who takes pride in being both a trusted advisor and a hands-on operator — equal parts strategist and executor — and who wants to build a best-in-class legal function as we grow globally.</p> <p>This is an in-person role based in our New York office, reporting to the Sr. Director of Global Finance, partnering closely with all department heads as well as outside counsel .</p> <h2><strong>Who We’re Looking For </strong></h2> <ul> <li>JD from an accredited law school and active bar admission (US required)</li> <li>5+ years of legal experience, ideally combining law firm training with public or in-house experience in a high-growth, high-paced, commercial environments.</li> <li>Broad generalist legal expertise across commercial contracts, corporate governance, employment law, and real estate, with the judgment to know when to escalate to specialized outside counsel.</li> <li>Experience supporting multi-jurisdiction operations (US multi-state, and/or UK or the EU) and new market entry.</li> <li>A builder's mindset — comfortable being the first legal hire, creating processes, templates, and playbooks from scratch, and flexing between high-level strategy and hands-on execution.</li> <li>Strong commercial instincts — able to balance legal risk with the speed and pragmatism a fast-growing business needs.</li> <li>Excellent communication skills, able to translate complex legal matters clearly for non-legal stakeholders, from store operators to executives.</li> <li>Ability to work independently, manage a high volume of competing priorities, and own outcomes end-to-end with minimal oversight