[Hiring] VP of Legal @QSIC

Role Description

You will be the sole in-house legal resource, reporting to the CFO. This is a high-autonomy, high-breadth role.

You'll own the entire legal function:

• Commercial contracts
• Corporate governance
• IP
• Music licensing
• International expansion
• Securities
• Compliance
• Outside counsel management across four jurisdictions

This is not a role where you maintain what already exists. Policies and processes are being built, not maintained. You will write the playbook.

You'll own:

• Commercial and Contracts:
  • Enterprise agreements with major retailers and brand partners — MSAs, SOWs, data agreements, addenda
  • Legal review and negotiation across the full commercial lifecycle
• Corporate Governance:
  • Board resolutions, annual minutes, and entity maintenance across US, AU, UK, and MX
  • Corporate transactions: restructures, secondary sales, and debt facilities
• IP and Licensing:
  • Patents, trademarks, and music rights across multiple collecting societies and PROs
  • Licensing strategy as the product evolves
• International Expansion:
  • Entity formation, local employment agreements, GDPR and privacy compliance, and regulatory clearance in new markets
• Securities and Capital:
  • Loan documentation, warrant and option administration, ESOP, 409A valuations, and cap table oversight
• Outside Counsel and Risk:
  • Management of a panel of external counsel across 4+ jurisdictions — budget ownership, prioritisation, vendor selection
  • Advisory to leadership on compliance (SOC2, ISO), AI policy, data privacy, and emerging regulatory issues

Qualifications

• 8–12 years PQE, with meaningful time at a top-tier law firm and in-house at a growth-stage technology company
• Demonstrated ability to operate as a sole or first in-house lawyer, self-directing across multiple legal domains
• Commercial contract experience with enterprise customers — ideally in retail, media, or SaaS
• Cross-border legal experience across the US and at least one of AU, UK, or LATAM
• Outside counsel management: budget ownership, panel coordination, vendor selection
• Genuine fluency with technology, and comfort operating in an AI-forward environment

Requirements

• Bonus points for music licensing or content rights experience (collecting societies, PROs, digital distribution)
• Holdco restructure or corporate reorganisation experience
• Familiarity with Australian corporate law alongside US

Who you are

• This is as much a personality hire as an experience hire.
• You thrive on breadth, not depth — energised by switching between a patent filing, an enterprise contract, and a board resolution in the same day.
• You're a pragmatic problem-solver, not a risk-averse blocker.
• You communicate directly: the CFO and CEO want a clear recommendation and the two risks they need to know about, not a 10-page memo.
• You have high EQ and cultural awareness — comfortable working across AU, US, and European teams with different working styles.
• You're at ease with ambiguity, because you're writing the playbook, not maintaining one.
• You manage up: proactively flagging issues, proposing solutions, and holding leadership accountable on legal timelines.
• You're low-ego and collaborative. QSIC values loyalty, resilience, and humour. The legal function should reflect that.

Who we are

• Honesty First: Frank, direct, respectful, and fair. We choose honesty over getting it perfect.
• Invent Solutions: We see a problem and solve it. No dwelling, no excuses.
• Laugh and Learn: Genuine curiosity, never taking ourselves too seriously.
• One Team: Diverse people, one direction. That's what makes us great.

A note on applications

There's no such thing as a perfect candidate. However you identify, and whatever background you bring, if this role excites you, please apply. QSIC is an equal opportunity employer and we know a diverse workforce makes us better.