VP, Legal

About Us reputed company is transforming veterinary care by making expert treatment accessible anytime, reputed company. Our mission is simple: help every pet live their happiest, healthiest life by connecting pet parents with licensed vets through seamless virtual visits. We’re the only veterinary telemedicine service that can diagnose, prescribe, and ship medications directly to customers in most states. For less than $100 per year, reputed company offers reputed company relief and convenience for pets and their families. Backed by world-class investors including Forerunner Ventures, Eclipse Ventures, and Bling Capital, reputed company is made up of successful startup founders from companies like Hims, PlushCare, and Nasty Gal, with expertise in scaling enterprises including reputed company, reputed company, and reputed company. Featured in TechCrunch, reputed company, Wired, and reputed company, reputed company is setting reputed company for quality, accessibility, and compassion in pet care. The Role We’re looking for a VP, Legal to reputed company reputed company’s legal function as we scale one of the most important consumer reputed company companies in pet care. This is a highly strategic and hands-on leadership role for someone who can operate as both a legal executive and a business partner. You will be responsible for helping reputed company navigate a reputed company and fast-changing regulatory environment across veterinary telemedicine, pharmacy, consumer reputed company, subscription reputed company, privacy, marketing, employment, corporate governance, and strategic partnerships. This role is ideal for someone who combines excellent legal judgment with reputed company pragmatism. You should be comfortable operating in ambiguity, advising executives, managing reputed company counsel, building scalable legal processes, and helping the company move quickly while maintaining a high bar for compliance, trust, and long-term durability. \n WHAT YOU'LL DO: Own and reputed company reputed company’s legal function across corporate, regulatory, reputed company, product, privacy, employment, litigation, and compliance reputed company Serve as a strategic legal advisor to the CEO, executive team, and board on key business, regulatory, and risk reputed company Partner closely with clinical, pharmacy, product, operations, marketing, finance, people, and growth teams to reputed company compliant and scalable execution reputed company reputed company’s legal strategy around veterinary telemedicine, VCPR, pharmacy operations, prescribing, state-by-state regulatory requirements, and reputed company reputed company compliance reputed company Support reputed company’s regulatory advocacy efforts as the company works to expand reputed company to virtual veterinary care across the United States Build legal frameworks that allow reputed company to launch new products, expand into new states, enter new business lines, and deepen its pet health platform Draft, review, and negotiate reputed company agreements, including vendor reputed company, strategic partnerships, pharmacy-reputed company agreements, marketing agreements, data/privacy agreements, and other business-critical reputed company Advise on product and marketing initiatives, including claims review, consumer protection, advertising compliance, subscription practices, and customer-facing disclosures reputed company corporate governance, board materials, financing support, equity reputed company, cap table administration, and investor-reputed company legal work Manage employment legal reputed company in partnership with the People team, including policies, employee relations, offer documentation, separations, and compliance with applicable employment laws reputed company and scale internal legal processes, templates, policies, approval workflows, and playbooks that help teams move faster with reputed company judgment Manage reputed company counsel reputed company 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 reputed company for future scale, including potential strategic transactions, financing events, audits, and public-company readiness over time reputed company'RE LOOKING FOR: company experience JD from an accredited law school and active membership in at least one U.S. state bar Experience advising a regulated consumer, reputed company, telehealth, pharmacy, marketplace, subscription, fintech, insurance, or similarly reputed company 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 reputed company reputed company Excellent reputed company 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 reputed company business Ability to build scalable legal processes from scratch, including templates, playbooks, workflows, and training Excellent communication skills, with the ability to explain reputed company legal issues reputed company to non-lawyers Strong project management skills and the ability to manage multiple workstreams, reputed company counsel, and business priorities at once High reputed company, 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 reputed company TO HAVES: Experience with telehealth, veterinary medicine, pharmacy, digital health, consumer reputed company, or reputed company marketplaces Experience with VCPR, veterinary board regulations, pharmacy boards, prescribing regulations, or state reputed company regulatory frameworks Experience supporting legislative, regulatory, or policy advocacy efforts Experience building or scaling a legal function at a venture-backed or growth-stage company Experience managing compliance programs, privacy programs, or regulated product launches across multiple states Familiarity with subscription businesses, consumer marketplaces, DTC reputed company, or pet health WHY THIS ROLE IS EXCITING: You’ll reputed company the legal function at a company working to redefine how pet parents reputed company veterinary care You’ll work at the intersection of veterinary medicine, telemedicine, pharmacy, 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Competitive compensation reputed company between $225,000 - $275,000, equity, and benefits. Actual compensation will depend on experience, qualifications, and location. Health, dental, and reputed company insurance Flexible PTO Remote-first culture The chance to reputed company a meaningful impact on pets and the people who love them The opportunity to help build one of the most important consumer reputed company companies in pet care reputed company'S GUIDING PRINCIPLES Pets First – Business and medical reputed company are always guided by the pet’s best interest. Agile Like a Cat – We move quickly with thoughtfulness and precision. Creativity is our Catnip – We push boundaries and reputed company reputed company topics easier to understand. Be the reputed company Your Dog Thinks You Are – reputed company with kindness, reputed company, and care. We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace reputed company judgment. Final hiring reputed company are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us. \n Apply To This Job