Legal, Vice President (VP)

Ever imagined saying, “I helped launch the future of transportation”? We’re rewriting the rules of urban mobility. At Vay, customers tap a button and a car arrives - with no one inside - powered by our world-first Remote Driving technology on real public streets.

We’re live in Las Vegas and scaling fast, powered by a strategic investment of up to $410 million from Grab . Our mission is simple: replace private car ownership with a faster, cleaner, door-to-door mobility model. If you want to build something real, visible, and genuinely transformative, you’ll feel right at home here.

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What’s happening at Vay First to roll out vehicles in both Europe and the USA on public roads without a human being inside & currently the 2nd largest commercial, driverless car fleet in the Western World. We've partnered with Kodiak to bring remote-driving technology to autonomous trucks in the US, showcasing our ability to integrate our system into heavy-duty commercial vehicles and expand the applications of our tech across the US. We’ve completed 10’s of thousands of trips so far and are busy multiplying our Las Vegas fleet just to meet demand!

And soon we’ll be expanding across the US & Europe 🚀 Why this role is exciting This is not a role where you inherit a playbook. You write it. As VP, Legal, you will be the most senior legal voice at Vay, reporting directly to the CEO and sitting at the table where consequential company decisions are made.

You’ll own the legal strategy that protects, enables, and accelerates the business as we scale across jurisdictions. This is a broad role by design. We need a builder, not a specialist behind one legal domain.

You’ll work across corporate governance, fundraising, regulatory strategy, commercial contracts, data privacy, insurance, employment, litigation, compliance, IP, and expansion. You’ll also build the legal function as the company grows. The legal team today is lean, with Senior Legal Counsel support across the US and Germany.

For the first 12–18 months, this will remain a hands-on player-coach role. You’ll draft, review, negotiate, advise, unblock, and build the systems around you as the function matures. If you’re looking for a pure management role with a large team from day one, this probably isn’t the one.

If you want to build the legal foundation for a new mode of transportation, keep reading. What you’ll be driving Lead Vay’s legal function across the US and Europe, setting the strategy, priorities, operating model, and ways of working as the company scales. Act as a trusted advisor to the CEO, leadership team, and board across legal, regulatory, commercial, risk, privacy, employment, corporate, and strategic matters.

Own corporate governance and company structure, including board matters, subsidiary governance, equity management, option grants, 409A processes, and equity plan administration. Lead legal workstreams for fundraising, strategic transactions, partnerships, commercial alliances, M&A, due diligence, and future corporate development opportunities.

Requirements

Own commercial legal work across vendors, suppliers, customers, partnerships, vehicle procurement, insurance, leasing, maintenance, and strategic agreements — including scalable templates, approval workflows, and legal playbooks. Lead Vay’s data privacy and protection program across CCPA, GDPR, passenger data, vehicle telemetry, Remote Driving session data, operational recordings, employee data, and vendor data processing agreements.