Who we are

Arcadia is the technology company empowering energy innovators and consumers to fight the climate crisis. Our software and APIs are revolutionizing an industry held back by outdated systems and institutions by creating unprecedented access to the data and clean energy needed to make a decarbonized energy grid possible.

In 2014, Arcadia set out on its mission to break the fossil fuel monopoly and since then we have been knocking down the institutional barriers to unlock decarbonization. To date, we have connected hundreds of thousands of consumers and small businesses with high-quality clean energy options. Fast forward to today, and now, we’re thinking even bigger. We have launched Arc, an industry-defining SaaS platform that empowers developers and energy innovators to deliver their own custom, personalized energy experiences, accelerating the transformation of the industry from an analog energy system into a digitized information network.

Tackling one of the world’s biggest challenges requires out-of-the-box thinking & diverse perspectives. We’re building a team of individuals from different backgrounds, industries, & educational experiences. If you share our passion for ushering in the era of the clean electron, we look forward to learning what you would uniquely bring to Arcadia!

What we’re looking for:

We are seeking a General Counsel to supervise the Arcadia Legal team, currently composed of four lawyers and external consultants supporting the legal function. Experience leading a company through an IPO is a must. This role is for an attorney with broad and well-developed skills, excellent judgment, high EQ, and good business sense. We are looking for a candidate who can hit the ground running and immediately make valuable contributions to critically meaningful projects for Arcadia.

This role is remote-first and will report to the Chief Financial Officer. In addition to supervising the Legal team, the successful person will collaborate across the business including the teams running our community solar and platform businesses, business development, product, engineering, marketing, human resources, finance, and outside counsel.

This person should be curious, upbeat, self-reliant, and able to distill sophisticated problems to provide streamlined, practical legal advice to a very fast-paced commercial business team.

Arcadia is headquartered in Washington, DC, and open to fully remote candidates.

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What you’ll do:

• Public company readiness: Prepare the company for its initial public offering
• Transactional: Draft, review, edit, and negotiate contracts with a wide range of individuals, non-profits, and business organizations
• Compliance: Advise business units on compliance with legal, regulatory and third-party obligations
• Product counsel: Advise on the design, creation, and deployment of new products and features; participate as a legal advisor on major business transactions
• Leadership: Lead by example as a member of the legal team to cultivate a workplace with the highest moral, ethical, and legal standards to deliver an environment that promotes respect, innovation, and creativity; help establish the legal team as a trusted partner and key ingredient to business growth

What will help you succeed:

Must-haves:

• J.D. with excellent academic credentials, and a state bar member in good standing in a state where Arcadia does business
• 15+ years of legal practice, including demonstrated success as in-house counsel and/or outstanding and highly shown experience at a top law firm
• Experience as a General Counsel or Chief Legal Officer at a publicly-traded company, including leading a company through an IPO or a direct listing
• The background vital to lead the legal operations of a company with significant international operations, including a large Indian subsidiary
• Very practical and business-oriented approach with strong attention to detail
• Client-service orientation and demonstrated success in handling competing deadlines for multiple internal partners with minimal supervision
• Willingness to take feedback, learn, and grow; an ethos of continuous self-improvement
• Outstanding judgment and uncompromising professional ethics
• Experience coordinating and communicating with an international team across multiple time zones.

Nice-to-haves:

• Community Solar, Energy Regulatory, or Utility Experience
• Experience with high-growth, venture-funded SAAS startups
• Demonstrated excellence at assessing risk with a flexible risk tolerance matched to the company’s objectives
• Experience leading a globally distributed team operating in multiple countries
• Leading the legal due diligence and execution of merger & acquisition events

Benefits:

• "Remote first" culture - work anywhere in the US as long as you have a reliable internet connection
• Flexible PTO - no accrued hours and no limit on the number of vacation days employees can take each year
• 17 annual company-wide holidays including a week long "summer break"
• 10 days sick leave
• Up to 4 weeks bereavement leave
• 2 volunteer days off
• 2 professional development days off
• 12 weeks paid parental leave for all parents
• Weekly "flex time" - no internal meetings on Tuesdays and Friday afternoons
• 80-95% employer cost coverage for medical, dental, and vision benefits for employees and dependents

Eliminating carbon footprints, eliminating carbon copies.

Here at Arcadia, we cultivate diversity, celebrate individuality, and believe unique perspectives are key to our collective success in creating a clean energy future. Arcadia is committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. While we are currently unable to consider candidates who will require visa sponsorship, we welcome applications from all qualified candidates eligible to work in the United States.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

Target Annual Compensation Range for this role will be $200,000 to $330,000. There will also be a competitive benefits and equity (bonus if applicable) component to the package. The exact compensation at which this job is filled will be determined by the skills, experience, and location of the qualified candidate.