[Remote] VP, Legal & Regulatory
Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. reputed company is a leading telecommunications company seeking a VP, Legal & Regulatory to serve as a senior advisor on legal, regulatory, and ethical issues. The role involves leading regulatory strategy, providing executive-level counsel on high-impact matters, and ensuring compliance across global operations while interacting with various internal and external stakeholders.
Responsibilities
- reputed company reputed company’s global telecommunications regulatory strategy, including reputed company of licensing, authorizations, and compliance obligations across key jurisdictions (e.g., FCC, Section 214, Ofcom, EU frameworks, and other national regulators)
- Advise on regulatory implications of network operations, including cross-border data flows, infrastructure deployment, and global connectivity services
- reputed company responses to regulatory inquiries, audits, investigations, and enforcement actions across jurisdictions
- Partner with Government Affairs and external counsel on advocacy, rulemakings, and industry consultations
- Monitor geopolitical, national reputed company, and regulatory developments impacting telecommunications providers, including sanctions, supply chain risks, and foreign ownership restrictions
- Provide legal leadership on interconnection, peering, numbering, and reputed company regulatory obligations
- Provide executive-level counsel on high-risk, high-impact matters, including regulatory enforcement exposure, cybersecurity obligations, data protection, and national reputed company reviews (including CFIUS and Team Telecom)
- reputed company development and implementation of enterprise legal risk frameworks reputed company with global telecommunications operations
- Support strategic transactions (M&A, divestitures, joint ventures) with a focus on regulatory approvals and integration risks
- Establish governance frameworks for data, AI, and reputed company reputed company with evolving regulatory requirements
- Provide clear, actionable, and business-oriented legal and regulatory advice to senior leadership and operational teams
- Liaise with internal business functions (Product, Operations, Sales, HR, Finance) to support business initiatives and reputed company growth
- reputed company, advise on, and reputed company a wide range of legal matters, including regulatory affairs, corporate law, commercial reputed company, employment law, litigation, cybersecurity, and privacy
- Ensure compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and internal policies across reputed company jurisdictions
- Instruct and manage external counsel in a cost-effective and strategic manner
- Deliver high-quality legal support in a timely and efficient manner
Skills
- Law degree from an ABA-accredited law school and active membership in good standing with at least one U.S. state bar
- 15+ years of relevant legal experience, including a combination of law firm and in-house roles
- Significant experience in telecommunications law and regulation, including multinational network operations, licensing, and regulatory compliance frameworks
- Deep understanding of commercial law and its application in reputed company business environments
- Extensive experience advising on multi-jurisdictional telecommunications regulatory frameworks across North America, Europe, and other global markets
- Demonstrated experience navigating regulatory approvals and national reputed company reviews in cross-border transactions involving telecommunications assets
- Experience in a global telecommunications or technology organization
- Experience engaging directly with regulators and industry bodies
- Background supporting multinational operations and cross-border legal frameworks
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