VP Legal

As VP Legal, you’ll be the company’s first in-house legal leader — building and running a lean, high-performing legal function that supports our commercial scale, protects our IP, and manages risk with speed and pragmatism. You will

• Be the legal engine of our growth: advise the executive team and department heads on commercial, corporate, data, and employment law across the U.S. and Europe.
• Structure and negotiate enterprise SaaS agreements with the largest health systems in the U.S., balancing customer expectations, regulatory requirements, and Kontakt.io’s business goals.
• Manage outside counsel relationships (corporate, employment, IP, regulatory) and define when to bring work in-house.
• Own corporate governance: maintain clean cap tables, board consents, and subsidiary structure in alignment with CFO, CRO, and CEO.
• Ensure compliance with HIPAA, data privacy, and healthcare regulatory frameworks in partnership with our Security & Compliance team.
• Shape the next stage: help evolve policies, templates, and playbooks as we scale toward $100M+ ARR, multiple geographies, and enterprise-level contracts.
• Be a cultural leader — practical, fast, and business-minded; a “yes, if” partner, not a “no” gatekeeper.

What Success Looks Like

• 30 Days: Understand our business, risk landscape, and contracting flow. Build relationships with execs, finance, and go-to-market teams.
• 60 Days: Take over day-to-day contract review and outside counsel coordination. Introduce structure and predictability to legal workflows.
• 90 Days: Become the go-to advisor for complex deal negotiations and compliance matters. Deliver a scalable legal ops process that reduces friction.
• 6 Months: Own the legal domain — from commercial and corporate to compliance and governance — and act as trusted advisor to the CEO, CRO and CFO.

You’re a Fit If You…

• Have 10+ years of legal experience, with a mix of law firm and in-house roles (preferably in healthcare, SaaS, or regulated tech).
• Have a JD and active bar membership (New York preferred).
• Have deep experience negotiating enterprise SaaS / BAA contracts and managing data protection and compliance.
• Are business-first: you translate legal risk into operational decisions, not paralysis.
• Have built or scaled a legal function from scratch in a growth-stage or Series B–D environment.
• Thrive in fast, dynamic, cross-functional settings — working side-by-side with Sales, Product, and Finance.
• Are pragmatic, direct, and grounded — focused on outcomes, not memos.

Benefits

• Equity in a high-growth company on a clear trajectory toward $400M+ ARR
• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• Paid time off plus 10 paid holidays
• The tech, tools, and autonomy you need to do your best work