LiveKit
Head of Legal
Remote role where the employee must remain based in a particular country.
United States only
Employer listed it 3 months ago · Added yesterday
Been open since 3 months ago. Long-running listings are sometimes left up after the role is filled.
Salary
$290,000 to $390,000
Location
United States only
Timezone
US East
Contract
Full-time
Experience
Lead
Category
Finance
Published by the employer
Remote flexibility
Work from home
This is a remote role, but the employee must be based in United States. It is work from home rather than work from anywhere.
What the employer says
- Source listing states candidate location: "United States (Remote), Remote"
What Nomaders makes of it
- Residency required in United States
- Payroll and tax are likely handled in that country only
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About the role
About LiveKit
LiveKit is building the infrastructure layer for the voice-driven era of computing. Our platform gives developers everything they need to build, test, deploy, scale, and observe agents in production. Founded in 2021, LiveKit powers voice AI applications for OpenAI, xAI, Salesforce, Coursera, Spotify, and thousands of others, collectively facilitating billions of calls each year.
About You
Most legal leaders at a company our size spend their time building gates — the longer the review, the safer everyone feels. We see it differently. Legal at LiveKit exists to help us ship products and close deals faster, on the right side of the risk line. You would be our first dedicated lawyer, which means for a while you are the legal function: doing the work yourself, not handing it off — customer contracts, privacy, open source, corporate governance, and the genuinely novel questions that come with running real-time voice infrastructure for companies like OpenAI and xAI. A lot of this is unbuilt, so we are looking for someone who has done enough of it to have good instincts, and who is energized rather than daunted by a blank page.
You will thrive as Head of Legal if you
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." 😊
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
Requirements
- ·You will thrive as Head of Legal if you
- ·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
Benefits
- ·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
How to apply
- 1Check the flexibility label above, work from home, matches where you plan to live and work.
- 2Tailor your CV to the role at LiveKit, mentioning your remote working experience and working hours (US East).
- 3Apply directly on the employer's careers page using the button below. Nomaders never handles your application.
Found 1d ago. Last checked 23 Sept. Always confirm the details on the original posting, salary and location can change after publication.
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