--- title: 'Associate General Counsel at SPAN' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/associate-general-counsel-span-san-francisco-h6dkfe6cwgzs' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-10-23' --- # Associate General Counsel at SPAN - **Company:** SPAN - **Location:** San Francisco, CA - **Employment:** full-time - **Work type:** onsite - **Posted:** 2026-10-19 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-23 - **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/span/a68e185f-3104-4cd5-83d3-2005a6f69e6b ## Job description ## Our Mission SPAN is enabling electrification for all ⚡ We are a mission-driven company designing, building, and deploying products that electrify the built environment, reduce carbon emissions, and slow the effects of climate change. - Decarbonization is the process to reduce or remove greenhouse gas emissions, especially carbon dioxide, from entering our atmosphere. - Electrification is the process of replacing fossil fuel appliances that run on gas or oil with all-electric upgrades for a cleaner way to power our lives. At SPAN, we believe in: - Enabling homes and vehicles powered by clean energy - Making electrification upgrades possible - Building more resilient homes with reliable backup - Designing a flexible and distributed electrical grid ## The Role To facilitate our rapid growth, we are seeking a passionate and experienced Associate General Counsel to provide strategic and tactical legal counseling on a broad range of issues impacting our sales, engineering, manufacturing and supply, and customer support teams. We are a small, agile legal team seeking a strong transactional attorney looking to develop a broad skillset in an entrepreneurial, roll up your sleeves environment. You are equally comfortable advising on negotiation strategy as contributing to the administrative tasks necessary to keep a legal department running efficiently. You are more utility infielder/swiss army knife than position player/specialty tool, but you are ready to add immediate value in at least one of the following areas: commercial contracting, intellectual property, privacy/security, supply chain, M&A/Project Finance. You are passionate about electrification and working with mission-driven colleagues, and thrive diving into unfamiliar territory. This role reports directly to the General Counsel. ## About You Required Qualifications - J.D. from an accredited law school and member of the California Bar in good standing - 8+ years of legal experience as a practicing attorney (3+ years in U.S. law firm) - Significant experience reviewing, negotiating, and executing a wide range of commercial agreements - Track record of building strong relationships and successfully collaborating with teams throughout the organization - Excellent verbal and written communication skills - Self-starter with proven ability to achieve results and work independently - Comfortable in a fast-paced, rapidly evolving workplace - Intellectually curious with a sense of humor - Value diversity and inclusion Bonus Qualifications - 3+ years as in-house counsel - Experience developing and managing intellectual property portfolios - Proficiency in Ironclad or other contract management platforms - Experience working with teams focused on hardware manufacturing, supply chain, SAAS, and customer support - Understanding of electricity distribution grid, utility regulation, and virtual power plants - Experience advising companies developing AI or incorporating AI into their business practices. Life at SPAN Headquartered in San Francisco’s vibrant SoMa neighborhood, we are an eclectic group of creative thinkers who value open communication, teamwork, and a ‘make it happen’ approach to addressing complex challenges. SPAN embraces diversity and equal opportunity in a serious way. We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We’re hiring talented individuals who are driven by success and are passionate about shaping the future of renewable energy. If that sounds like you, we’d love for you to consider joining the rapidly growing team at SPAN. The Perks: ⚡ Competitive compensation + equity grants at a well-funded, venture-backed company ⚡ Comprehensive benefits: 100% employee premiums for base plans on medical, dental, vision with options for additional coverage.  Parental leave up to twenty four (24)  weeks depending on eligibility ⚡ Comfortable, sunny office space located near BART and Caltrain public transit ⚡ Strong focus on team building and company culture: Employee Resource Groups, monthly social events, SPANcakes recognition breakfast, lunch, and learns ⚡ Flexible hours, one holiday per month, and flexible time off Interested in joining our team? Apply today and we’ll be in touch with the next steps! ## About SPAN ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: SPAN designs and manufactures a smart electrical panel that replaces traditional circuit breakers, providing real-time, circuit-level energy management and control to optimize home energy use. - **Entity Type**: Private (Series C) - **Headquarters**: San Francisco, California, USA - **Founded**: 2018 - **Founders**: Not publicly available ## Core Business - **Primary industry/industries**: Smart Home Energy Management, Clean Technology, Electrical Infrastructure - **Target customers**: B2C (homeowners), B2B (builders, installers, and partners in the solar/battery/HVAC ecosystem) - **Mission or purpose statement**: "Decarbonize our future" by designing, building, and deploying products that electrify homes and slow the effects of climate change [span.io/about](https://www.span.io/about). ## Products & Services - **SPAN Panel**: A smart electrical panel that replaces a home’s standard circuit breaker box. It provides real-time, circuit-level energy data, control, and automation via an intuitive mobile app. It manages all electricity in the home, enabling smarter energy use, cost savings, and longer backup power during outages. - **SPAN Home App**: The software interface for the SPAN Panel. It offers an all-in-one dashboard for real-time energy monitoring, circuit-level control, and energy-saving insights. - **SPAN PowerUp**: An integrated technology within the SPAN Panel that automatically manages appliance loads to prevent overloads, allowing homeowners to add major appliances (like EV chargers, heat pumps) without costly utility service upgrades. - **SPAN XFRA**: A distributed data center solution announced in April 2026, designed to close the speed-to-power gap for AI compute demand [span.io](https://www.span.io/). ## Market Standing - **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed (private company) - **Key Metric**: Total funding raised of **$426.72M** (Series C) [cbinsights.com](https://www.cbinsights.com/company/spanio) - **Notable Investors/Partners**: Partners include Tesla, Carrier, Eaton, FranklinWH, and Mitsubishi Electric [span.io](https://www.span.io/). - **Growth Signals**: - Ranked **#5 out of top 500 startups** [span.io/mission-careers](https://www.span.io/mission-careers). - Launched a campaign with Carrier, Tesla, and others to lower electricity costs by unlocking underused grid capacity (March 2026). - Announced a collaboration with Eaton (March 2026). - Expanding into distributed data center solutions with XFRA (April 2026). ## Competitive Advantages - **First-mover in smart panels**: SPAN reinvented the 100-year-old electrical panel, creating a new category of home energy management. - **Hardware + Software Moat**: The combination of a physical panel (UL 1741 PCS certified) with sophisticated software for circuit-level control is difficult to replicate. - **Ecosystem Integrations**: Deep partnerships with major players like Tesla, Carrier, and Eaton create a sticky, integrated product experience. - **Safety & Reliability**: Unrivaled leadership in electrical safety, meeting rigorous industry standards (NEMA 3R rated for indoor/outdoor placement). ## Strategic Focus - **Electrification of homes**: Core mission is to enable all-electric homes with solar, battery storage, EV charging, and heat pumps. - **Grid modernization**: Pushing for policy changes and technologies (like the campaign with Carrier and Tesla) to unlock underused grid capacity. - **New market expansion**: Moving beyond residential into distributed data center infrastructure with XFRA. - **Deepening integrations**: Continued collaboration with major OEMs to ensure seamless installation and interoperability. ## Why Work Here - **Mission-driven**: Employees are united by the goal to decarbonize the world and slow climate change [span.io/about](https://www.span.io/about). - **Company values**: "Know your stuff" (curiosity, expertise), "Make it happen" (execution mindset), and "In it together" (team success) [span.io/mission-careers](https://www.span.io/mission-careers). - **Growth & recognition**: Ranked #5 out of top 500 startups, indicating strong momentum and market validation. - **Culture**: "Safe, productive, and flexible work environment that enables innovation and creativity" [span.io/mission-careers](https://www.span.io/mission-careers). - **Compensation & benefits**: Competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits, flexible paid time off, and team-building/career growth opportunities. - **Locations**: Offices in San Francisco (HQ), South San Francisco (R&D Lab), and Bengaluru, India. - **Employee Resource Groups**: Active ERGs for community connection. ## Sources 1. [span.io](https://www.span.io/) 2. [span.io/about](https://www.span.io/about) 3. [span.io/mission-careers](https://www.span.io/mission-careers) 4. [cbinsights.com](https://www.cbinsights.com/company/spanio) 5. 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