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VP of Legal
Overview
About the Role
Lumen Mobility is hiring a VP of Legal whose mandate covers owning legal strategy, governance and enterprise risk across its automotive business. Based in Boston, MA on a hybrid basis, the role reports to the senior vice president or the relevant c-suite executive and carries a remit of Functional leadership across several teams and regions. Lumen Mobility is an automotive manufacturer investing heavily in electrification. The appointed leader inherits 60–220 people and will be measured on the strategic priorities set out below rather than activity.
The leadership mandate
Leadership Responsibilities
- Manage the external counsel panel and legal spend
- Advise the board on governance and fiduciary matters
- Lead in-house counsel, compliance and corporate secretarial teams
First 12 months
Strategic Priorities
Day to day
Key Responsibilities
- Manage disputes and litigation strategy to protect enterprise value
- Advise the executive committee on commercial, regulatory and litigation risk
- Own contracting standards, delegation of authority and governance policy
- Lead the legal workstream on M&A, financing and major commercial deals
- Oversee compliance programmes, training and regulatory engagement
Leadership profile
Qualifications
- JD and admission to practise in a US jurisdiction
- Senior in-house legal leadership experience
- Command of commercial contracting, governance and regulatory matters
- 12+ years, including 4+ leading managers of progressive leadership experience
- Experience operating in the automotive sector or an adjacent regulated market
Track record
Leadership Experience
- Proven leadership of 60–220 people, directly and through other leaders
- Accountability for a budget or P&L consistent with Functional leadership across several teams and regions
- Experience presenting to executive committees, boards or investment committees
How success is measured
Key Performance Expectations
Nice to have
Preferred Qualifications
- Sector-specific regulatory experience
- M&A and financing transaction experience
What's offered
Benefits
Company Overview
Lumen Mobility is an automotive manufacturer investing heavily in electrification. This is demo content: the organisation, its results and its openings are illustrative examples used to demonstrate the HireAxis executive marketplace. The Lumen Mobility leadership team is structured around a small executive committee with clear P&L ownership, supported by functional heads across strategy, operations, finance, technology and people.
Additional Information
- Department: Legal
- Applications close February 12, 1970.
- DEMO CONTENT — this record was created for the HireAxis platform preview and is not a verified client mandate.
- Hiring process: recruiter conversation, hiring-manager interview, executive panel and final board or CEO meeting.
- Background, reference and, where relevant, regulatory checks are completed before any offer.
How to apply
Application Instructions
Submit your CV through HireAxis with a short note on the leadership scope you have owned. Shortlisted candidates meet a HireAxis executive consultant before any client introduction.
Why This Opportunity
The business has grown quickly and now needs an experienced leader to bring structure without losing pace. Collaboration across functions is expected at the top table; the company prizes leaders who build trust quickly with peers, customers and investors.
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