Vice President, Legal San Francisco Bay Area (Hybrid) (954-SLS)

Solutus Legal Search

Job Location:

San Francisco, CA - USA

Monthly Salary: $ 300000 - 340000

Posted on: 30+ days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Our client a next generation interactive consumer AI company has exclusively retained Solutus Legal Search to assist its executives with their search for a Vice President Legal. This is a highly visible first-in role that will report directly to the Chief Operating Officer and serve as a key strategic advisor to the leadership team. This legal executive will build and lead the companys legal function from the ground up partnering cross-functionally across product engineering operations and finance while managing outside counsel and establishing scalable legal infrastructure. This position is located in San Francisco CA and will require three days a week in office (days and times are flexible).

The Company is a well-capitalized high-growth and operating at the intersection of consumer technology social platforms and generative AI. The executives creating an entirely new category of digital experience enabling users to create interact with and share dynamic AI-driven content in ways that have not previously been possible. Backed by top-tier investors including Andreessen Horowitz and led by a high-profile visionary founding team the organization is entering a period of rapid scale following a significant financing and continued product expansion. With a distributed global team and strong early traction the company is positioned to be a category-defining player in the evolving AI landscape.

Responsibilities Include:

Build the legal function: Transition the Company from reliance on outside counsel to an efficient in-house legal operation. This legal executive will be comfortable leveraging external expertise as necessary and hiring additional internal resources as needed.
Own commercial contracting: Draft review and negotiate a variety of agreements from enterprise deals to creator contracts.
Navigate trust & safety and privacy: Partner closely with the Trust & Safety and Product teams on TCPA emerging regulatory issues particularly around data privacy AI safety content moderation and compliance.
Support corporate and transactional work: Advise on M&A and acqui-hire activity employment matters and board/governance issues.
Partner cross-functionally: Work closely with Finance HR and Ops on company-wide risk management compliance and policy initiatives.
Advise executives: Be a trusted thought partner to the senior executives including the President Operations leaders and the CEO/Founder - balancing legal judgment with business sense in a high-growth industry.

The ideal candidate will possess 1015 years of legal experience including a combination of top law firm and in-house experience within consumer technology social media or content platforms with highly scalable fast-paced environments. This attorney will have deep expertise in commercial contracting data privacy and trust & safety along with familiarity navigating regulatory frameworks impacting digital products (e.g. TCPA data protection and content moderation).

Experience advising on emerging AI-related legal issues is strongly preferred. The successful candidate will be a pragmatic business-minded lawyer who is comfortable operating both strategically and hands-on in a fast-paced environment. A proven ability to build processes manage risk thoughtfully and partner effectively with cross-functional stakeholders is essential as is a collaborative low-ego approach and a genuine interest in working at the forefront of technology and product innovation.

This is a compelling opportunity to step into a foundational leadership role at a company defining a new category in AI. The Vice President Legal will have the opportunity to build a function from scratch work directly with an experienced leadership team and tackle novel legal questions at the intersection of AI content and consumer technology. For an attorney who is excited by innovation thrives in dynamic environments and wants to have a meaningful impact on a rapidly scaling business this role offers both significant responsibility and long-term upside.

Compensation is targeted at a base salary range of $300000-$340000 plus a fixed bonus equity and superb benefits. Overall compensation will be determined by several factors including the candidates qualifications and years of directly relevant experience. Solutus has been retained as the exclusive representative for this outstanding search. Interested candidates please submit resumes to emailprotected for consideration. Resumes submitted directly to our client will be forwarded to Solutus for review and evaluation.

Ref. #954-SLS

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Required Experience:

Exec

Responsibilities Include:

Build the legal function: Transition the Company from reliance on outside counsel to an efficient in-house legal operation. This legal executive will be comfortable leveraging external expertise as necessary and hiring additional internal resources as needed.
Own commercial contracting: Draft review and negotiate a variety of agreements from enterprise deals to creator contracts.
Navigate trust & safety and privacy: Partner closely with the Trust & Safety and Product teams on TCPA emerging regulatory issues particularly around data privacy AI safety content moderation and compliance.
Support corporate and transactional work: Advise on M&A and acqui-hire activity employment matters and board/governance issues.
Partner cross-functionally: Work closely with Finance HR and Ops on company-wide risk management compliance and policy initiatives.
Advise executives: Be a trusted thought partner to the senior executives including the President Operations leaders and the CEO/Founder - balancing legal judgment with business sense in a high-growth industry.