VP, Legal

WHAT YOU'LL DO:

Own and lead Dutch’s legal function across corporate, regulatory, commercial, product, privacy, employment, litigation, and compliance matters

Serve as a strategic legal advisor to the CEO, executive team, and board on key business, regulatory, and risk decisions

Partner closely with clinical, pharmacy, product, operations, marketing, finance, people, and growth teams to enable compliant and scalable execution

Lead Dutch’s legal strategy around veterinary telemedicine, VCPR, pharmacy operations, prescribing, state-by-state regulatory requirements, and related healthcare compliance matters

Support Dutch’s regulatory advocacy efforts as the company works to expand access to virtual veterinary care across the United States

Build legal frameworks that allow Dutch to launch new products, expand into new states, enter new business lines, and deepen its pet health platform

Draft, review, and negotiate commercial agreements, including vendor contracts, strategic partnerships, pharmacy-related agreements, marketing agreements, data/privacy agreements, and other business-critical contracts

Advise on product and marketing initiatives, including claims review, consumer protection, advertising compliance, subscription practices, and customer-facing disclosures

Oversee corporate governance, board materials, financing support, equity matters, cap table administration, and investor-related legal work

Manage employment legal matters in partnership with the People team, including policies, employee relations, offer documentation, separations, and compliance with applicable employment laws

Develop and scale internal legal processes, templates, policies, approval workflows, and playbooks that help teams move faster with better judgment

Manage outside counsel efficiently across regulatory, corporate, employment, litigation, pharmacy, privacy, and other specialized areas

Identify and proactively mitigate legal and regulatory risk without slowing down the business unnecessarily

Help prepare Dutch for future scale, including potential strategic transactions, financing events, audits, and public-company readiness over time

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR:

company experience

JD from an accredited law school and active membership in at least one U.S. state bar

Experience advising a regulated consumer, healthcare, telehealth, pharmacy, marketplace, subscription, fintech, insurance, or similarly complex business

Strong regulatory judgment and the ability to interpret state-by-state requirements in practical, business-oriented ways

Experience partnering with executive teams and advising senior leaders on high-stakes legal, regulatory, and commercial decisions

Excellent commercial contract drafting and negotiation skills

Comfort operating in a fast-moving startup environment where the legal function must be both rigorous and practical

Strong understanding of privacy, marketing, consumer protection, employment, and corporate governance issues relevant to a consumer healthcare business

Ability to build scalable legal processes from scratch, including templates, playbooks, workflows, and training

Excellent communication skills, with the ability to explain complex legal issues clearly to non-lawyers

Strong project management skills and the ability to manage multiple workstreams, outside counsel, and business priorities at once

High integrity, sound judgment, and a bias toward finding legally sound paths to “yes”

Low-ego, collaborative leadership style and a willingness to roll up your sleeves

NICE TO HAVES:

Experience with telehealth, veterinary medicine, pharmacy, digital health, consumer healthcare, or healthcare marketplaces

Experience with VCPR, veterinary board regulations, pharmacy boards, prescribing regulations, or state healthcare regulatory frameworks

Experience supporting legislative, regulatory, or policy advocacy efforts

Experience building or scaling a legal function at a venture-backed or growth-stage company

Experience managing compliance programs, privacy programs, or regulated product launches across multiple states

Familiarity with subscription businesses, consumer marketplaces, DTC healthcare, or pet health

WHY THIS ROLE IS EXCITING:

You’ll lead the legal function at a company working to redefine how pet parents access veterinary care

You’ll work at the intersection of veterinary medicine, telemedicine, pharmacy, consumer healthcare, and technology

You’ll help expand access to care in a category where regulation is evolving quickly and the stakes are meaningful

You’ll partner directly with the CEO and executive team on company-defining decisions

You’ll build the legal infrastructure for a fast-scaling business with significant long-term ambition

You’ll have the opportunity to shape the regulatory strategy for one of the most important companies in pet health

You’ll join Dutch at a moment when the company is scaling rapidly and expanding beyond telemedicine into a broader pet health platform

WHY WORK FOR DUTCH?

Competitive compensation range between $225,000 - $275,000, equity, and benefits. Actual compensation will depend on experience, qualifications, and location.

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Flexible PTO

Remote-first culture

The chance to make a meaningful impact on pets and the people who love them

The opportunity to help build one of the most important consumer healthcare companies in pet care

DUTCH'S GUIDING PRINCIPLES

Pets First – Business and medical decisions are always guided by the pet’s best interest.

Agile Like a Cat – We move quickly with thoughtfulness and precision.

Creativity is our Catnip – We push boundaries and make complex topics easier to understand.

Be the Human Your Dog Thinks You Are – Lead with kindness, clarity, and care.

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.