VP, Legal

Dutch Business Network

VP, Legal leading legal function for Dutch Vet, transforming veterinary care accessibility. Overseeing regulatory compliance and legal strategy in a fast-changing environment.

Posted 6/30/2026full-timeRemote • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $225,000 - $275,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own and lead Dutch’s legal function across corporate, regulatory, commercial, product, privacy, employment, litigation, and compliance matters
Serve as a strategic legal advisor to the CEO, executive team, and board on key business, regulatory, and risk decisions
Partner closely with clinical, pharmacy, product, operations, marketing, finance, people, and growth teams to enable compliant and scalable execution
Lead Dutch’s legal strategy around veterinary telemedicine, VCPR, pharmacy operations, prescribing, state-by-state regulatory requirements, and related healthcare compliance matters
Support Dutch’s regulatory advocacy efforts as the company works to expand access to virtual veterinary care across the United States
Build legal frameworks that allow Dutch to launch new products, expand into new states, enter new business lines, and deepen its pet health platform
Draft, review, and negotiate commercial agreements, including vendor contracts, strategic partnerships, pharmacy-related agreements, marketing agreements, data/privacy agreements, and other business-critical contracts
Advise on product and marketing initiatives, including claims review, consumer protection, advertising compliance, subscription practices, and customer-facing disclosures
Oversee corporate governance, board materials, financing support, equity matters, cap table administration, and investor-related legal work
Manage employment legal matters in partnership with the People team, including policies, employee relations, offer documentation, separations, and compliance with applicable employment laws
Develop and scale internal legal processes, templates, policies, approval workflows, and playbooks that help teams move faster with better judgment
Manage outside counsel efficiently across regulatory, corporate, employment, litigation, pharmacy, privacy, and other specialized areas
Identify and proactively mitigate legal and regulatory risk without slowing down the business unnecessarily
Help prepare Dutch for future scale, including potential strategic transactions, financing events, audits, and public-company readiness over time

Requirements

What you’ll need

JD from an accredited law school and active membership in at least one U.S. state bar
Experience advising a regulated consumer, healthcare, telehealth, pharmacy, marketplace, subscription, fintech, insurance, or similarly complex business
Strong regulatory judgment and the ability to interpret state-by-state requirements in practical, business-oriented ways
Experience partnering with executive teams and advising senior leaders on high-stakes legal, regulatory, and commercial decisions
Excellent commercial contract drafting and negotiation skills
Comfort operating in a fast-moving startup environment where the legal function must be both rigorous and practical
Strong understanding of privacy, marketing, consumer protection, employment, and corporate governance issues relevant to a consumer healthcare business
Ability to build scalable legal processes from scratch, including templates, playbooks, workflows, and training
Strong project management skills and the ability to manage multiple workstreams, outside counsel, and business priorities at once
High integrity, sound judgment, and a bias toward finding legally sound paths to “yes”
Low-ego, collaborative leadership style and a willingness to roll up your sleeves

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health, dental, and vision insurance
Flexible PTO
Remote-first culture
The chance to make a meaningful impact on pets and the people who love them
The opportunity to help build one of the most important consumer healthcare companies in pet care

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Hard Skills & Tools

Legal Strategy DevelopmentCommercial Contract NegotiationRegulatory ComplianceCorporate GovernancePrivacy LawEmployment LawHealthcare ComplianceProject ManagementRisk MitigationLegal Process Development

Soft Skills

Collaborative LeadershipStrong JudgmentAbility To Manage Multiple WorkstreamsLow-Ego ApproachFast-Moving Startup Adaptability