At Yugabyte, we are on a mission to become the default transactional database for enterprises building cloud-native applications. YugabyteDB is our PostgreSQL-compatible distributed database for cloud-native apps. Resilient, scalable, and flexible, it runs on any cloud and enables developers to become instantly productive using well-known APIs.We are looking for talented and driven people to join us on our ambitious mission and help us build a lasting and impactful company.The transactional database market is estimated to grow to $64B by 2025. YugabyteDB is cloud-native by design, has on-demand horizontal scalability, and supports geographical distribution of data using built-in replication. This means that we are well-positioned to meet market demand for geo-distributed, high-scale, high-performance workloads.
Join the Database Revolution at Yugabyte.
Modern applications need a cloud-native database that eliminates tradeoffs and silos. YugabyteDB retains the power and familiarity of PostgreSQL by pairing its trusted API with a precision-engineered, distributed, cloud-native architecture. Even better, it’s 100% open source. Many of the world's leading enterprises are migrating from legacy RDBMSs (like Oracle, SQL Server, and DB2) to YugabyteDB, to meet their mission-critical app demands.
Your Impact:
The VP Legal will serve as a key member of the executive leadership team, providing strategic legal counsel and guidance to the organization. This role involves overseeing all legal matters, ensuring compliance, and mitigating legal risks. The VP Legal will work closely with various departments to support business objectives and protect the company's interests.
You Will:
- Provide expert legal advice and support to senior management on a wide range of legal issues, including corporate governance, contracts, intellectual property, privacy, cybersecurity, partnerships, marketing and employment
- Develop and implement legal strategies and policies that align with business objectives, and identify, assess and mitigate legal risks
- Manage and oversee all cross-jurisdictional legal matters, including litigation, negotiations, and transactions
- Ensure compliance with all applicable laws and regulations
- Draft, review, and negotiate commercial contracts, including customer, vendor and partner agreements
- Stay up-to-date on legal developments and industry trends, and provide updates to the executive team.
- Represent Yugabyte in legal proceedings and negotiations
- Oversee corporate governance and administration for Yugabyte and its subsidiaries
- Provide guidance on employee relations issues, including employment documents, disciplinary actions, benefits, policy compliance and any employment related claims
- Assist with legal aspects of company’s equity plan
- Contribute to Board of Directors materials and meetings
- Support strategic initiatives such as fundraising and M&A transactions
- Collaborate with external legal counsel as needed
You’ll Need:
- JD/U.S. law degree and bar admission in California
- 15+ years combined law firm and/or in-house legal experience, preferably in a database company
- Proven experience in providing strategic legal counsel to executive leadership
- Strong understanding of a wide range of legal areas including corporate law, commercial law and negotiations, intellectual property, privacy, cybersecurity, partnerships, marketing and employment law
- Excellent communication, negotiation, and interpersonal skills to work with cross-functional stakeholders across the company
- Ability to analyze complex legal issues and provide practical solutions, assess and balance risk on behalf of company
- Excellent problem solving, project management, attention to detail, interpersonal and organizational skills
We feel strongly about equal pay for equal work, and transparency in compensation is one way to help achieve that. The cash compensation for this role is market competitive, with a range of $275,000-$310,000, as well as equity (when applicable), and benefits including health plans, retirement plans, and unlimited paid time off (PTO). Some roles also include variable/incentive compensation, or a competitive On Target Earnings (OTE) incentive compensation structure. The pay range for this position is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. The actual pay will vary based on factors including experience, qualifications, and skill level.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:
As an equal opportunity employer, Yugabyte is committed to a diverse workforce. Employment decisions regarding recruitment and selection will be made without discrimination based on race, color, religion, national origin, gender, age, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, genetic information or characteristic, gender identity and expression, veteran status, or other non-job related characteristics or other prohibited grounds specified in applicable federal, state and local laws.
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Yugabyte Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Yugabyte and has not been reviewed or approved by Yugabyte.
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Pay is positioned as competitive for U.S. engineering roles, with total compensation described as aligned with mid-stage startup norms. Base salary ranges for mid-level engineers are framed as strong relative to the Bay Area market.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is characterized as comprehensive, spanning medical, dental, and vision with high employer premium coverage in the U.S. Mental health support and low-deductible plan design are also highlighted as meaningful parts of the package.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time-off offerings are described as broad, including unlimited PTO with typical usage levels cited and additional holiday coverage. Parental leave policies are called out as a notable component of the overall benefits mix.
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What We Do
At Yugabyte, we're building a diverse, multi-generational company with the vision to make YugabyteDB the distributed SQL database of choice for mission-critical cloud native applications. After a decade spent modernizing their IT infrastructure and applications, we are seeing companies enter a new phase of database modernization initiatives. We aim to be their database partner on this journey.
Why Work With Us
It’s easy to claim that your company is a best place to work, but at Yugabyte we know that we are. Why? Because our Yugabeings tell us so. Being able to work with and learn from smart people all over the world, along with a sense of ownership, mentoring opportunities, and pride in a job well done. That's what being a Yugabeing is all about.
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