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title: 'General Counsel at Standard Bots'
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# General Counsel at Standard Bots

- **Company:** Standard Bots
- **Location:** New York, NY
- **Compensation:** $206k–$265k
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** hybrid
- **Posted:** 2026-07-15
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-06
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/standardbots/0702798d-b50b-4630-8d4f-feeb23e2a843

## Job description

## ABOUT STANDARD BOTS

Standard Bots is building the next generation of industrial robots — hardware that's powerful, affordable, and designed to scale. As we grow, so does our commercial footprint: enterprise customers, defense partners, resellers, suppliers, strategic investments, and international expansion. Every one of those relationships runs on a contract, and we need someone at the center of it all. This role is central to that.

Note: This role is hybrid, with three days per week on-site at our Glen Cove, NY or Manhattan office.

## THE ROLE

We're looking for a General Counsel to be our first in-house legal hire. You'll own the full contract lifecycle across sales, partnerships, and procurement, build the playbooks and processes that help deals close faster, and serve as the trusted first call for anything legal at Standard Bots — from employment matters to entity structuring as we expand internationally.

Most of your time will be spent on commercial contracts, but you'll also spot issues across privacy, product liability, employment, and corporate matters — and know when and how to engage outside counsel efficiently.

## WHAT YOU'LL DO

- Own drafting, review, and negotiation of customer agreements, NDAs, supply agreements, reseller agreements, and supplier documents — negotiating directly with counterparties from Fortune 500 enterprises and defense primes to universities and startups
- Standardize our terms & conditions and build a contract clause playbook: standard positions, acceptable fallbacks, and escalation triggers for our most-negotiated terms
- Structure liability, indemnification, insurance, and warranty terms appropriate for an industrial hardware company, with awareness of robotics safety standards (e.g., OSHA, ANSI/RIA R15.06)
- Negotiate data processing agreements, privacy terms, and AI-use provisions; support defense customer compliance requirements (DFARS, CMMC, NIST SP 800-171)
- Support international expansion — subsidiary formation, cross-border contracting, and coordination of local counsel in new markets
- Handle employment matters, including agreement templates, multi-state restrictive covenant issues, and management of any employment disputes or litigation alongside outside counsel
- Support strategic transactions (LOIs, investments, partnerships), including diligence and IP-related deal terms
- Serve as the single point of contact for legal questions across the company, and manage outside counsel scope and spend

## WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR

- J.D. and admission to practice in New York (with experience addressing legal matters in other states as well)
- 6–10 years of experience with a substantial focus on commercial contracts and technology transactions, ideally combining law firm training and in-house experience
- Experience with hardware, industrial technology, robotics, or manufacturing companies — you understand physical products, supply chains, and product liability
- Proven ability to negotiate directly with sophisticated counterparties, including large enterprise legal teams
- Comfort as a department of one: strong judgment on risk, pragmatism to keep deals moving, and a business-first mindset
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to explain legal risk plainly to non-lawyers
- Reliable availability to work on-site in Manhattan or Glen Cove three days per week

## NICE TO HAVE

- Government contracting experience (DFARS flowdowns, CMMC, NIST SP 800-171)
- Employment law or employment litigation management experience
- International experience — entity formation, cross-border agreements, or expansion into new markets
- Data privacy expertise (DPA negotiation, GDPR/state privacy laws)
- Corporate/M&A or venture transaction experience
- Experience building a legal function from scratch at a high-growth startup
- Experience supporting a company through an IPO or preparing for public-company obligations (SEC reporting, corporate governance, SOX compliance) Comment end

## COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

The salary range for this role is $205,800 to $265,000, based on experience. We are open to a variety of seniority levels for this role and will build compensation packages that are commensurate with seniority and skill level. Base salary is just one part of the overall compensation at Standard Bots. All Full-Time Employees are eligible for Employee Stock Options. We also offer a package of benefits including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance, life insurance, disability insurance, and 401(k) to regular full-time employees.

## About Standard Bots

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Standard Bots is an American AI-native industrial robot manufacturer that builds affordable, easy-to-use six-axis robot arms designed and assembled in the USA.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Series stage not publicly disclosed)
- **Headquarters**: Glen Cove, New York, USA
- **Founded**: 2020
- **Founders**: Evan Beard (Founder & CEO)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Industrial Robotics / Manufacturing / AI
- **Target customers**: B2B — small to large businesses in manufacturing, machining, warehousing, and industrial automation
- **Mission**: "Propel human productivity through the world’s most accessible robots."

## Products & Services
- **Bolt**: Entry-level six-axis robot arm (900mm reach, 8kg payload) starting at $29,500. Designed for light-duty automation in tight spaces — pick & place, inspection, and assembly.
- **Spark**: Mid-range workhorse robot (1,300mm reach, 18kg payload) starting at $39,500. Built for machining, welding, finishing, pick & place, and inspection.
- **Thor**: Heavy-duty robot (2,000mm reach, 18kg payload) starting at $49,500. Includes Miller Auto Delta Weld package for welding applications. Built for bimanual tasks, palletizing, and heavy applications.
- **AI-Native Control Platform**: Robots are programmed through demonstration (no code, no PhD required). Foundation models generalize across variations. Real-time AI-driven torque control. Pre-built playbooks for common tasks, native integrations, simulator, and remote access dashboards.
- **Vision-Guided Inspection**: Automated defect detection with vision-guided checks.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation**: Not publicly disclosed
- **Key Metric**: Private company; funding details not publicly available
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Not publicly disclosed
- **Growth Signals**: Expanding manufacturing operations with goal to produce everything "from metal in to robots out" in America by 2027. Actively hiring across multiple engineering and operations roles. Growing product line with three distinct robot models (Bolt, Spark, Thor).

## Competitive Advantages
- **AI-native architecture**: First industrial robot joints designed for real-time AI-driven torque control; robots learn through demonstration rather than complex programming — "no PhD required."
- **Cost leadership**: Starting at $29,500, significantly cheaper than legacy industrial robot solutions while claiming 3x faster performance.
- **Vertical integration**: Designs nearly every part and assembles every final product in-house in Glen Cove, NY. Goal to manufacture everything in America by 2027.
- **Ease of use**: Program complex routines from a tablet; pre-built playbooks; no-code interface; vision-guided inspection with ±0.1 Nm repeatability.

## Strategic Focus
- Scaling domestic manufacturing to full vertical integration (metal in to robots out) by 2027.
- Expanding AI capabilities with foundation models that generalize across unseen variations.
- Growing product line to cover light-duty (Bolt), mid-range (Spark), and heavy-duty (Thor) applications.
- Building out software, firmware, and AI teams to deepen the "AI-native" robotics platform.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Mission-driven environment focused on "making tomorrow easier" through accessible robotics. Emphasis on hardware, software, firmware, and electronics integration.
- **Work Policy**: Hybrid — employees typically work on-site 3 days a week. Offices in Glen Cove, NY; NYC; and Seattle.
- **Team Size**: ~130 total employees, ~25 in Product + Tech.
- **Engineering Focus**: Roles span embedded systems, motion planning, full-stack, firmware, AI research, and core platform engineering. Technology stack includes modern robotics and AI tooling.
- **Growth Stage**: Early-stage, fast-growing company (founded 2020) with significant manufacturing expansion plans. Opportunity to shape both product and culture.

## Sources
1. [standardbots.com](https://standardbots.com/)
2. [standardbots.com/about](https://standardbots.com/about)
3. [standardbots.com/careers](https://standardbots.com/careers)
4. [builtin.com](https://builtin.com/company/standard-bots)
5. [jobs.ashbyhq.com](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/StandardBots)

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