VP Corporate Counsel

VAST Data

VP Corporate Counsel at VAST Data building corporate function and ensuring IPO readiness. Navigating M&A, capital transactions, and global compliance with a business-first approach.

Posted 5/8/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesLeadWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design and implement a best-in-class corporate governance framework to transition VAST from a late-stage private company to a public-market-ready enterprise.
Manage legal workstreams that identify and manage risk and prepare us for future diligence events.
Own the Board of Directors and Committee process: collaborate with the CLO and CEO on agendas, draft minutes, and manage board prep.
Act as the lead legal counsel for all M&A, joint ventures, and strategic investments.
Manage the full deal lifecycle: from NDAs and due diligence to definitive agreement negotiation and post-closing.
Support the CFO/CLO on capital markets activities, including future financing rounds, secondary offerings, and debt facilities.
Partner with Finance and Tax to lead VAST’s international expansion, including entity formation, intercompany agreements, and local regulatory compliance across EMEA, APJ, and beyond.
Manage the corporate governance and annual compliance for all global subsidiaries and affiliates.
Serve as a trusted advisor to the People (HR) team on executive compensation, global equity incentive plans (including tax implications), and sensitive employment matters.

Requirements

What you’ll need

J.D. with 6+ years of combined experience at a Tier 1 law firm (Capital Markets/M&A) and in-house at a high-growth, late-stage technology company.
Proven experience navigating the transition from private to public; you have ideally been "at the table" for an IPO or a major multi-billion dollar exit.
Deep expertise in corporate law, SEC reporting, and equity plan management.
Experience managing multinational corporate structures and the "Permanent Establishment" risks associated with rapid international scaling.
Exceptional ability to provide "business-first" legal advice.
You are a builder. You are excited by the prospect of creating a function from scratch rather than just maintaining a pre-existing one.

Benefits

Comp & perks

A culture of "radical simplicity" and high-intensity innovation

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Hard Skills & Tools

corporate governanceM&Acapital marketsSEC reportingequity plan managementdue diligencecontract negotiationrisk managementinternational complianceentity formation

Soft Skills

collaborationadvisorybusiness-first legal adviceleadershiporganizational skillscommunicationproblem-solvingstrategic thinkingadaptabilitycreativity

Certifications

J.D.