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About This Role
- think of legal as a way to help the business move faster, not a set of gates
- are comfortable being the whole legal function — doing the work yourself, not just managing it
- are technically curious enough to understand how the product, the data, and open source actually work
- bring structure to ambiguity and write the playbooks that let others self-serve
- have sound judgment under speed, and know which risks actually matter
The best way to impress us is to show how you would turn a thorny contract or a messy compliance question into a fast, practical "yes." 😊
What You'll Do
- Own commercial contracting end to end — customer MSAs, order forms, DPAs, BAAs, vendor agreements, and NDAs — and build the playbooks and templates that let the GTM team move fast
- Stand up and run our privacy and data-protection program (GDPR, CCPA/CPRA, HIPAA) for a company built on real-time voice and media data
- Be the legal partner to Sales, Finance, Product, and Engineering — the person who helps deals close and products ship, on the right side of the risk line
- Own corporate and governance work alongside Finance — board consents, equity mechanics, and entity and cap-table hygiene
- Set our posture on the things that are specific to us: open-source licensing and IP, AI governance, and telecom/SIP regulatory questions
- Manage outside counsel surgically — decide what comes in-house, and keep spend in check
Who You Are
- You have been the first (or one of the first) in-house lawyers at a high-growth tech company, or you are a senior commercial counsel ready to own a function
- You have deep commercial-contracts experience — enterprise, usage-based, data-heavy — and the judgment to move quickly on risk
- You are fluent in privacy and data protection (GDPR, CCPA/CPRA, and ideally HIPAA)
- You are a builder and an operator — comfortable as a team of one, writing the playbook, and saying "yes, and here's how"
Nice to Have
- Open-source licensing / IP experience, or a background in developer infrastructure, real-time/WebRTC, telephony, or AI
- Corporate, governance, and equity reps (409A, board consents), and exposure to M&A
- Familiarity with AI governance (EU AI Act) and telecom regulation (E911, STIR/SHAKEN, TCPA)
- You are the kind of person who reads the contract all the way to the end — and quietly enjoys finding the one clause everyone else missed
We offer
- The opportunity to shape the brand of a fast-growing developer platform
- Collaboration with a small, senior team that deeply values craft and creativity
- Competitive salary and equity package
- Health, dental, and vision benefits
- Flexible vacation policy
LiveKit is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of any characteristic protected by applicable law. If you require a reasonable accommodation during the application or interview process, please contact recruiting@livekit.io.
