[Remote] VP of Legal
Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. QSIC is an Audio + AI company redefining what in-store means for retailers and brands worldwide. The VP of Legal will be the sole in-house legal resource, owning the entire legal function including commercial contracts, corporate governance, IP, music licensing, and compliance across multiple jurisdictions.
Responsibilities
- Enterprise agreements with major retailers and brand partners — MSAs, SOWs, data agreements, addenda
- Legal review and negotiation across the full commercial lifecycle
- Board resolutions, annual minutes, and entity maintenance across US, AU, UK, and MX
- Corporate transactions: restructures, secondary sales, and debt facilities
- Patents, trademarks, and music rights across multiple collecting societies and PROs
- Licensing strategy as the product evolves
- Entity formation, local employment agreements, GDPR and privacy compliance, and regulatory clearance in new markets
- Loan documentation, warrant and option administration, ESOP, 409A valuations, and cap table oversight
- Management of a panel of external counsel across 4+ jurisdictions — budget ownership, prioritisation, vendor selection
- Advisory to leadership on compliance (SOC2, ISO), AI policy, data privacy, and emerging regulatory issues
Skills
- 8–12 years PQE, with meaningful time at a top-tier law firm and in-house at a growth-stage technology company
- Demonstrated ability to operate as a sole or first in-house lawyer, self-directing across multiple legal domains
- Commercial contract experience with enterprise customers — ideally in retail, media, or SaaS
- Cross-border legal experience across the US and at least one of AU, UK, or LATAM
- Outside counsel management: budget ownership, panel coordination, vendor selection
- Genuine fluency with technology, and comfort operating in an AI-forward environment
- Music licensing or content rights experience (collecting societies, PROs, digital distribution)
- Holdco restructure or corporate reorganisation experience
- Familiarity with Australian corporate law alongside US
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