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# EVP Chief Legal Officer at Sagent

- **Company:** Sagent
- **Location:** Remote
- **Work type:** remote
- **Posted:** 2026-07-27
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-13
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/sagent/jobs/6127001004

## Job description

Why you'll LOVE Sagent:

You could work anywhere. We know you are talented and looking for something inspiring and impactful. A place where you will make a difference and have a great time doing it!

By choosing Sagent, you can be part of our mission to make loans and homeownership simpler and safer for all consumers.

Sagent powers servicers and consumers. You power Sagent!

## About the Role

Sagent is seeking an experienced Chief Legal Officer to lead the company's legal function across commercial contracting, corporate governance, litigation, and strategic stakeholder relationships. This is a high-visibility role reporting to the President with regular exposure to the Board, private equity sponsor(s), and Sagent's key strategic partners. The ideal candidate combines deep commercial contracts expertise with the judgment and gravitas to represent the company in the boardroom and manage complex, high-stakes relationships.

## Key Responsibilities

Contracts (New, Current & Customer Upgrades)

- Own end-to-end contract lifecycle management for new customer agreements, renewals, and upgrade/expansion deals
- Negotiate and close commercial agreements including MSAs, SOWs, SaaS/licensing agreements, data processing agreements, and vendor contracts
- Partner with Sales, Product, and Customer Success to structure deal terms that balance commercial velocity with risk management
- Build and maintain scalable contracting playbooks, templates, and approval workflows as the company grows
- Manage contract risk across the existing customer base, including amendments, upgrades, and renegotiations

Outside Counsel Management

- Select, engage, and manage relationships with outside counsel across litigation, regulatory, IP, and specialized transactional matters
- Own outside counsel budget, scope management, and billing oversight to ensure cost-effective, high-quality legal support
- Serve as the primary internal point of coordination between outside counsel and business stakeholders

Board Preparation & Representation

- Prepare board materials, legal updates, and risk disclosures for regular Board meetings
- Attend Board meetings and serve as the attorney representing Sagent's interests and providing legal counsel directly to the Board
- Advise the Board and executive team on corporate governance, fiduciary duties, and material legal/regulatory risks
- Support Board committee work (audit, compensation, etc.) as needed

Stakeholder Management

- Serve as a trusted legal and strategic point of contact for key stakeholders
- Manage the legal dimensions of these relationships, including contract governance, escalations, and strategic alignment
- Build durable, trust-based relationships that support Sagent's broader commercial and strategic objectives with these parties

General CLO / Corporate Legal Leadership

- Lead and scale the legal, compliance, and risk management function as the company grows
- Advise executive leadership on corporate strategy, M&A, financing, and regulatory matters
- Oversee corporate governance, entity management, and compliance programs
- Manage IP strategy and protection
- Own enterprise risk management and legal policy development
- Build and mentor an internal legal team as scale requires

Litigation & Employment

- Represent Sagent in litigation matters, coordinating with outside counsel as needed
- Oversee labor and employment matters, including disputes, claims, and compliance with employment law
- Partner with HR/People teams to manage employment risk, policies, and investigations
- Develop litigation strategy and manage case outcomes in the company's best interest

## Qualifications

- J.D. and active bar membership in good standing
- 12+ years of legal experience, including significant in-house experience; prior CLO/GC experience strongly preferred
- Demonstrated experience negotiating commercial/SaaS contracts at scale
- Direct experience presenting to and advising a Board of Directors
- Experience working with or reporting to PE-backed or investor-governed companies
- Strong litigation oversight experience, including labor and employment matters
- Excellent judgment, communication skills, and executive presence
- Experience in fintech, lending, mortgage servicing, or related regulated industries a plus

## #LI-AN1

## #LI-REMOTE

Perks!

As a Sagent Associate, you will be eligible to participate in our benefit programs beginning on Day #1!  We offer a comprehensive package including Remote/Hybrid workplace options, Health Benefits, Unlimited Flexible Time Off, Family Planning Services, Tuition Reimbursement, Paid Family Leave, 401(k) Matching, Pet Insurance, In-person and Virtual Social Experiences, Career Pathing, Focus Time Fridays and much, much more!

Why Sagent?

Sagent is transforming the mortgage servicing industry by bringing the modern experience customers now expect from loan originations to loan servicing. Our platform lets customers manage their home-owing lives from anywhere while giving servicers lower costs, scale compliance and higher servicing values through full market cycles.

Sagent is a joint venture that combines Fiserv Inc.'s decades of market-leading fintech expertise with Warburg Pincus' skill in growing technology companies. We hire innovators and doers to disrupt the last and most complex frontier of lending and housing. We're growing fast and need you to help shape our future.

Sagent is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

## About Sagent

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Sagent provides a modern, unified mortgage loan servicing platform that powers banks and lenders to make homeownership simpler and safer for millions of consumers.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Venture Round in April 2026)
- **Headquarters**: Coppell, Texas, United States
- **Founded**: 2018
- **Founders**: Not publicly available

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Mortgage loan servicing software (Fintech / Real Estate Technology)
- **Target customers**: B2B – banks, lenders, and mortgage servicers of all sizes
- **Mission or purpose statement**: “To be the lending technology of choice. To deliver superior value through market-leading technology that drives efficiency for lenders and engagement for consumers.”

## Products & Services
- **[Dara Platform](https://sagent.com/)**: Unified, cloud-native mortgage servicing platform that integrates core servicing, default management, analytics, and consumer engagement into a single real-time system. Covers escrow, loss mitigation, bankruptcy & foreclosure, call center operations, and compliance.
- **[Analytics](https://sagent.com/)**: Embedded operational intelligence providing real-time visibility into portfolio performance, compliance, and risk; includes predictive models for propensity and recapture.
- **[Consumer (Mobile-First Experience)](https://sagent.com/)**: A mobile app and web portal allowing homeowners to manage their mortgage, submit hardship requests, and communicate with servicers in real time.
- **[Default Suite](https://sagent.com/)**: End-to-end default management with decisioning, automated workflows, collections, loss mitigation, claims, foreclosure/bankruptcy, and an integrated attorney network.
- **[Core Servicing](https://sagent.com/)**: Daily servicing operations tools for all loan types, designed for real-time efficiency and compliance at any scale.
- **[Dara AI](https://sagent.com/)**: Agentic automation that reduces manual effort while preserving control, auditability, and regulatory confidence.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed
- **Key Metric**: Total Funding – Venture round raised in April 2026 (investor not named); annual revenue not publicly available (a third-party estimate of $12.5M is cited, but should be treated as unverified [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/sagent-kop))
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: No specific investors or strategic partners disclosed in search results. The company acquired ISGN Corporation in 2019 and merged with defi Solutions in 2019.
- **Growth Signals**: Headcount of 523 employees as of mid-2026, representing +8.6% year-over-year growth. Recent hire of Kyle Draisey as Chief Information Security Officer (May 2025). Active job postings with a quarterly increase of 200%.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Unified real-time platform**: Dara eliminates system fragmentation and manual rework by consolidating all servicing operations, data, and consumer touchpoints on one cloud-native platform.
- **Compliance automation**: Daily real-time loan-level rules, automated risk/compliance testing, and audit trails reduce regulatory reconciliation overhead.
- **Agentic AI**: Dara AI focuses on execution (not experimentation), integrating with real-time data to automate workflows while maintaining auditability.
- **Open API ecosystem**: Configurable, open-API architecture built for the cloud, enabling easy integration and reduced tech-ops burden.
- **Migration expertise**: Decades of experience migrating large, complex servicing portfolios, making transitions predictable and low-risk.

## Strategic Focus
- Modernizing legacy mortgage servicing infrastructure to reduce lender costs and improve homeowner experience.
- Expanding agentic automation and predictive analytics to drive operational efficiency and customer retention.
- Scaling the unified Dara platform to capture market share from fragmented, legacy competitors.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Certified as a Great Place to Work® (2024). 89% of employees feel welcomed upon joining, and 77% say Sagent is a great place to work (vs. 57% at a typical U.S. company) [Great Place to Work](https://www.greatplacetowork.com/certified-company/7020302).
- **Values**: Integrity, respect, relentless commitment, relevance, and reliability.
- **Work Environment**: Offices in Coppell, TX (HQ), King of Prussia, PA, and Chennai, India. Remote/hybrid policy not explicitly stated, but job postings indicate both U.S. and India-based roles.
- **Notable Perks**: Emphasis on trust, collaboration, and making a difference. Employees report high levels of autonomy and support for taking time off.
- **Engineering Culture**: Strong technical team (268 in technical roles), with modern cloud-native stack (Kubernetes, open APIs, real-time data). Active recruitment for DevOps, software development, and data roles.

## Sources
1. [Sagent Official Website](https://sagent.com/)
2. [Sagent Careers Page](https://sagent.com/careers/)
3. [Sagent Leadership Page](https://sagent.com/leadership/)
4. [Sagent LinkedIn Profile](https://www.linkedin.com/company/sagent-kop)
5. [Great Place to Work – Sagent](https://www.greatplacetowork.com/certified-company/7020302)

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