Vice President, Legal

Let’s build what’s next, together.

We are Spotnana. We’re on a mission to modernize the infrastructure of the $1.6 trillion travel industry to power the perfect trip for travelers everywhere. Our Travel-as-a-Service platform is designed to make every trip better, whether someone is booking for work or leisure travel, building a travel tool, or looking to offer personalized experiences at scale.
We’re not just modernizing tech, we’re rethinking how the industry works. And to get there, we’re bringing together innovative, ambitious, and open-minded people who want to build something that lasts.

At Spotnana, our values and principles guide how we work and grow together:

• Build the future – We are leaders, we are innovators, we are ambitious.
• Commit to excellence – We’re accountable, we are partners, we are agile.
• Stronger together – We lead with respect and integrity, we are inclusive, we are lifelong learners.

Spotnana is seeking a senior legal leader who is strategically-minded and experienced in managing a team of legal professionals. Reporting to Spotnana’s COO, our ideal candidate has proven expertise on a variety of legal matters including commercial contracts, global regulatory compliance, employment law, litigation and corporate governance. In addition to strong legal skills, we’re looking for a leader with a record of closely collaborating with cross-functional teams to drive commercial goals forward.

• Set Spotnana’s overall legal strategy and manage day-to-day responsibilities of the company’s legal function (including management of and collaboration with our outside counsel)
• Negotiate, or supervise the negotiation of, technology-related commercial agreements (license agreements, reseller/channel partner agreements, NDAs, vendor contracts, data processing agreements, service level agreements etc.)
• Build out and manage in-house legal team, which will own all legal documents and operations across all functions
• Assist in defining and implementing best practices around workflow and processes for the legal function, including through creation and maintenance of playbooks, contract templates, service guides and/or self-help or other workflows
• Offer guidance and serve as the escalation point on a wide variety of legal matters, including but not limited to contract law, state/federal compliance issues, global data/privacy regulations, intellectual property, and other HR, employment, or corporate matters
• Identify legal/compliance risks for the company, and develop strategies to mitigate same, including but not limited to designing and implementing company policies and procedures and staff training
• Keep current on relevant industry standards, law, and regulations
• Develop and Interface with finance regarding legal spend budgets
• Act as a cross-functional leader who works closely with teams across sales, marketing, customer support, product, security, IT, and finance to ensure contractual terms align with company objectives and priorities
• Provide legal and strategic support to cross-functional projects
• Advise regarding international employment laws and the launching of international entities for Spotnana

• 10+ years legal experience
• 5+ commercial counsel experience, with at least 2+ years as part of an in-house legal team
• Substantial experience drafting and negotiating complex commercial agreements involving technology, including licensing agreements (data licensing, SaaS agreements, etc.)
• Experience in legal management role (actively managing attorneys and contract specialists)
• Member in good standing of a state bar (preferably in California or New York)
• Extraordinary interpersonal and communication skills and ability to communicate information effectively internally and externally, including to non-legal audiences, and to drive cross-functional alignment
• Highly responsive and service-oriented attitude; ability to influence and provide timely and effective legal and business advice, support and training at all organizational level
• Demonstrated ability to handle a broad range of responsibilities and priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to balance legal risk mitigation…