VP – Legal & Compliance

Wingify and AB Tasty are building one of the world's leading experimentation and digital experience platforms, helping thousands of businesses globally create better digital experiences and drive measurable growth. We are looking for a General Counsel/VP – Legal & Compliance to establish and lead the Group's global Legal & Compliance function. This is a unique opportunity to join the executive leadership team and build the legal function from the ground up—shaping the organization's approach to commercial contracting, corporate governance, privacy, compliance, intellectual property, risk management, and strategic transactions. The ideal candidate will be both strategic and hands-on: someone who can advise the CEO and Board on complex matters while also building scalable processes, frameworks, and a high-performing legal organization.

Responsibilities

Lead the drafting, negotiation, and execution of enterprise SaaS and technology agreements, including MSAs, DPAs, NDAs, licensing agreements, partnership and reseller agreements, and vendor contracts; Partner with Sales, Product, Engineering, Security, Finance, and other teams to provide practical, commercially focused legal guidance; Build scalable contract templates, negotiation playbooks, approval frameworks, and legal workflows; Establish processes that enable faster business execution while appropriately managing legal and commercial risk; Manage external legal counsel across multiple jurisdictions and optimize legal spend; Oversee disputes, claims, demand notices, and litigation, working toward commercially balanced outcomes; Lead corporate governance and company secretarial matters across the Group's global entities; Oversee board meetings, resolutions, statutory registers, regulatory filings, and governance documentation; Advise on corporate structuring, investments, reorganizations, and strategic transactions; Support M&A activities, including due diligence, transaction documentation, and post-transaction integration; Coordinate with local legal and corporate secretarial advisors across jurisdictions; Ensure compliance with applicable corporate and regulatory requirements across the Group; Own and continuously strengthen the Group's global privacy and compliance framework; Lead privacy and regulatory initiatives covering GDPR, CCPA, India's DPDP Act, and other applicable regulations; Oversee the Group's Data Protection Officer (DPO) function; Establish privacy-by-design and data governance practices across products and business operations; Develop and maintain privacy notices, policies, DPAs, internal compliance frameworks, and related documentation; Monitor regulatory developments and translate them into practical business recommendations; Represent the organization, where appropriate, before regulators and oversee responses to regulatory inquiries, audits, and compliance matters; Develop and execute the Group's IP strategy across trademarks, copyrights, patents, software, and other technology assets; Advise on SaaS licensing, technology partnerships, AI-related legal matters, and emerging technology risks; Oversee open-source software compliance and technology-related legal frameworks; Protect and manage the Group's intellectual property portfolio and enforcement strategy; Develop an enterprise-wide legal risk management framework; Identify, assess, and proactively mitigate material legal and regulatory risks; Oversee litigation, disputes, investigations, claims, and external counsel; Provide senior leadership with clear, commercially grounded recommendations on complex and emerging risks; Build, lead, and scale a high-performing global Legal & Compliance function; Serve as a trusted advisor to the CEO, CFO, Board, and executive leadership team; Establish legal operating models, processes, KPIs, and governance mechanisms aligned with business priorities; Develop legal and compliance awareness across the organization through training and enablement; Present material legal, compliance, governance, and risk matters to executive leadership and the Board; Build strong relationships with external counsel, regulators, advisors, and other strategic stakeholders

Requirements

12–18 years of post-qualification legal experience, with significant experience in senior in-house legal leadership roles; Experience working within a global technology, SaaS, software, internet, or similarly complex business environment; LLB or equivalent law degree required; Qualification to practice law in India is preferred/required depending on the candidate's primary jurisdiction; Strong expertise in commercial contracting, technology law, corporate governance, privacy, and regulatory compliance; Deep working knowledge of GDPR and familiarity with India's DPDP Act, CCPA, and other global privacy frameworks; Proven experience managing legal matters across multiple international jurisdictions; Strong exposure to M&A, due diligence, corporate restructuring, investments, shareholder arrangements, and strategic transactions; Experience with intellectual property, software licensing, SaaS agreements, and open-source compliance; Strong commercial judgment and the ability to balance legal risk with business objectives; Excellent communication, negotiation, influencing, and stakeholder-management skills, with the ability to engage effectively with senior executives and Boards; Exceptional written and verbal English communication skills; Communication Skills; Contract Law; Compliance Management; Team Management; Litigation Management; Corporate Law; Legal Strategy; Regulatory Compliance; Risk Assessment

Nice to have

LLM or relevant postgraduate qualification is a plus; Experience building or scaling an in-house legal function is highly desirable; French language proficiency and/or experience working with European businesses is a strong advantage