Ekho

Corporate Counsel

Ekho

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: New York City • California • New York • United States

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Salary

💰 $180,000 - $280,000 per year

About the role

  • Own Ekho's multi-state automotive regulatory compliance strategy, including dealer licensing, DMV licensing, and related permitting across all active and target states.
  • Advise leadership on emerging legal issues as Ekho expands into new products (F&I, insurance, ancillary services) and new geographies.
  • Participate directly in meetings with DMV regulators, state agencies, and licensing bodies — acting as an effective advocate and credible voice for Ekho.
  • Partner with our outside counsel on complex matters while handling day-to-day questions independently, reducing reliance on outside counsel for routine issues.
  • Proactively flag compliance risks during internal brainstorming and product development.
  • Manage and maintain Ekho's dealer licensure, ensuring requirements are met as needed.
  • Build repeatable legal processes and playbooks as the company scales, laying the foundation for a broader legal function over time.

Requirements

  • 3–10 years of legal experience with a meaningful focus on automotive regulatory compliance, ideally in-house at a large dealer group, OEM, or automotive technology company.
  • Deep familiarity with motor vehicle dealer licensing requirements across multiple U.S. states, including DMV licensing, dealer licensing, and titling and registration workflows.
  • Working knowledge of sales and use tax issues in automotive transactions across state lines.
  • Experience with brokering regulations, money transmission licensing, and related compliance frameworks.
  • Familiarity with F&I (Finance & Insurance) products and the regulatory landscape governing them.
  • Demonstrated ability to advise in highly regulated states (California, New York, Texas, or equivalent).
  • Comfortable representing a company in front of DMV representatives, state regulators, and other agencies.
  • National perspective: able to spot issues across all 50 states, not just the ones you know best.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills, you can distill a complex regulatory issue into clear guidance the business can act on.
  • High ownership mindset, you identify issues proactively, move fast, and don't wait to be asked.
  • J.D. from an ABA-accredited U.S. law school and active licensure to practice law in at least one U.S. state (in good standing).
Benefits
  • Competitive compensation and meaningful equity
  • Health, dental, and vision insurance
  • 401k
  • Free lunch and dinners
  • Annual team offsite
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
automotive regulatory compliancedealer licensingDMV licensingpermittingsales and use taxmoney transmission licensingF&I productsregulatory frameworkstitling and registration workflowslegal process development
Soft Skills
strong written communicationstrong verbal communicationadvocacyproactive issue identificationhigh ownership mindsetability to distill complex issuescollaboration with outside counseleffective representationindependent problem-solvingstrategic advising
Certifications
J.D. from ABA-accredited law schoolactive licensure to practice law