[Hiring] Senior Director, Corporate Counsel @VAST Data

Role Description

As the Senior Director, Corporate Counsel , you will be the "legal architect" for VAST’s corporate infrastructure. Reporting directly to the CLO, you will own the corporate roadmap, including:

• Strategic capital transactions
• IPO readiness
• Equity administration and cap table management
• International expansion
• Governance structuring

You are a legal athlete: equally comfortable debating tax nexus with the Finance team, drafting Board resolutions for the CEO, or navigating the complexities of international HR as we enter new markets.

What You’ll Do

• Build the Corporate Engine & IPO Readiness
  • 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.
• Strategic Transactions & Capital Markets
  • 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.
• Global Expansion & Subsidiary Governance
  • 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.
• Generalist Leadership: Tax, HR & Equity
  • Serve as a trusted advisor to the People (HR) team on executive compensation, global equity incentive plans (including tax implications), and sensitive employment matters.
  • Partner with Finance on tax structuring, insurance programs, and corporate audits.
  • Build and scale "Legal Ops" processes, templates, and playbooks to drive efficiency.

Qualifications

• 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; 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, excited by the prospect of creating a function from scratch rather than just maintaining a pre-existing one.

Benefits

• The opportunity to report directly to a CLO at one of the fastest-growing companies in tech.
• A "seat at the table" for the strategic transactions and governance decisions that will define the company's future.
• A culture of "radical simplicity" and high-intensity innovation.