VP, Legal

Overview

A remote-first technology organization is seeking a Vice President of Legal to serve as the senior legal leader and strategic advisor to the executive team. This role involves overseeing all legal matters across a growing product portfolio, complex regulatory environment, and key commercial relationships. The position combines executive legal leadership with hands-on individual contribution, including managing the legal team and personally handling significant legal matters such as regulatory and competition proceedings and complex commercial agreements.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary legal advisor to the CEO, executive team, and board on strategy, risk, regulatory developments, and sensitive legal matters.
• Provide legal counsel on EU and US regulatory matters, including DMA, DSA, EU AI Act, and US privacy legislation, in close collaboration with the policy team.
• Direct global privacy compliance efforts to ensure products and practices comply with GDPR, US state privacy laws, and emerging data protection requirements.
• Lead company legal strategy and manage outside counsel in complex regulatory and competition proceedings.
• Manage and develop the legal team, set priorities, build the legal operating model, and mentor team members.
• Partner with Product, Engineering, and Security teams on legal implications of AI features, new product launches, advertising formats, and data practices.
• Enhance legal operations infrastructure, including intake workflows, outside counsel management, budget ownership, and playbooks across key practice areas.
• Advise on employment matters, intellectual property strategy, and corporate transactions as the organization grows.
• Oversee corporate governance and support strategic transactions such as mergers and acquisitions and financing rounds.
• Participate in related projects as needed.

Requirements

• Minimum 15 years of legal experience, including at least 10 years in-house at a consumer-facing technology company.
• At least 7 years of progressive legal leadership experience, with 2+ years in senior roles such as VP or Deputy General Counsel.
• Juris Doctor (JD) degree and active bar membership in at least one US jurisdiction.
• Familiarity with corporate governance and strategic transactions, including M&A, financing rounds, or board advisory work.
• Deep expertise in at least two of the following legal domains: privacy/data protection, technology platform regulation, or antitrust/competition law.
• Proven ability to advise executives on complex legal risks and manage significant litigation and regulatory proceedings.
• Experience managing legal teams and outside counsel across multiple jurisdictions.
• Strong commercial instincts and sound judgment, with a business partner mindset.
• Must be located in the United States.

Compensation & Benefits

• Annual salary of $320,000 USD plus stock options.
• Transparent compensation structure ensuring equal pay for the same professional level and region.
• Eligibility for company-sponsored health benefits is limited to US-based team members.
• Additional benefits include paid parental leave, office setup support, and co-working allowances.

Location

• This is a remote position requiring the candidate to be located in the United States.

Additional Information

• Candidates must be willing to attend video meetings and travel approximately twice a year for company all-hands and team retreats.
• The role requires an average full-time commitment of 40 hours per week with flexible work arrangements.
• Employment is contingent upon passing a background check.
• The organization is committed to equal employment opportunities and prohibits discrimination based on protected characteristics.
• Reasonable accommodations are available for applicants with disabilities during the hiring process.

Hiring Process and Use of AI

• The hiring process includes the use of artificial intelligence technology to assist in reviewing and summarizing applications and test projects.
• AI is used to flag potentially fraudulent applications and help streamline selection but final hiring decisions are made by human evaluators.
• Applicants consent to the use of AI in the recruitment process but may request an alternative selection process if needed.