VP of Legal

VP, Legal Remote — United States Legal / Full-time

About QSIC

QSIC is an Audio + AI company redefining what in-store means for retailers and brands worldwide. We use intelligent audio to drive real, measurable commercial outcomes — and we move fast. We work with some of the largest retailers on the planet, including Dollar General and 7-Eleven, across the US, Australia, UK/Europe, and Mexico.

We're building something genuinely new. Now we need the legal function to match.

The role

You will be the sole in-house legal resource, reporting to the CFO. This is a high-autonomy, high-breadth role.

You'll own the entire legal function: commercial contracts, corporate governance, IP, music licensing, international expansion, securities, compliance, and outside counsel management across four jurisdictions. The breadth is real. So is the autonomy.

This is not a role where you maintain what already exists. Policies and processes are being built, not maintained. You will write the playbook.

You'll own:

Commercial and Contracts

Enterprise agreements with major retailers and brand partners — MSAs, SOWs, data agreements, addenda

Legal review and negotiation across the full commercial lifecycle

Corporate Governance

Board resolutions, annual minutes, and entity maintenance across US, AU, UK, and MX

Corporate transactions: restructures, secondary sales, and debt facilities

IP and Licensing

Patents, trademarks, and music rights across multiple collecting societies and PROs

Licensing strategy as the product evolves

International Expansion

Entity formation, local employment agreements, GDPR and privacy compliance, and regulatory clearance in new markets

Securities and Capital

Loan documentation, warrant and option administration, ESOP, 409A valuations, and cap table oversight

Outside Counsel and Risk

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

You'll bring:

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

Bonus points for:

Music licensing or content rights experience (collecting societies, PROs, digital distribution)

Holdco restructure or corporate reorganisation experience

Familiarity with Australian corporate law alongside US

Who you are:

This is as much a personality hire as an experience hire.

You thrive on breadth, not depth — energised by switching between a patent filing, an enterprise contract, and a board resolution in the same day. You're a pragmatic problem-solver, not a risk-averse blocker. You communicate directly: the CFO and CEO want a clear recommendation and the two risks they need to know about, not a 10-page memo.

You have high EQ and cultural awareness — comfortable working across AU, US, and European teams with different working styles. You're at ease with ambiguity, because you're writing the playbook, not maintaining one. You manage up: proactively flagging issues, proposing solutions, and holding leadership accountable on legal timelines. And you're low-ego and collaborative. QSIC values loyalty, resilience, and humour. The legal function should reflect that.