VP of Legal, Kontakt.io

Salary not provided

+ Equity

Expert level

New York

1-5 days a week in office

Intelligent orchestration for healthcare operations

Open for applications

Intelligent orchestration for healthcare operations

101-200 employees

B2BArtificial IntelligenceManufacturingDeep TechInternet of ThingsMachine LearningSaaSAutomation

Open for applications

Salary not provided

+ Equity

Expert level

New York

1-5 days a week in office

101-200 employees

B2BArtificial IntelligenceManufacturingDeep TechInternet of ThingsMachine LearningSaaSAutomation

Company mission

To deliver operational predictability maximizing capacity, safety, and decision making to enhance care delivery for patients and caregivers.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

Have 10+ years of legal experience, with a mix of law firm and in-house roles (preferably in healthcare, SaaS, or regulated tech)
Have a JD and active bar membership (New York preferred)
Have deep experience negotiating enterprise SaaS / BAA contracts and managing data protection and compliance
Are business-first: you translate legal risk into operational decisions, not paralysis
Have built or scaled a legal function from scratch in a growth-stage or Series B–D environment
Thrive in fast, dynamic, cross-functional settings — working side-by-side with Sales, Product, and Finance
Are pragmatic, direct, and grounded — focused on outcomes, not memos

What the job involves

As VP Legal, you’ll be the company’s first in-house legal leader — building and running a lean, high-performing legal function that supports our commercial scale, protects our IP, and manages risk with speed and pragmatism
You will be the legal engine of our growth: advise the executive team and department heads on commercial, corporate, data, and employment law across the U.S. and Europe
You'll structure and negotiate enterprise SaaS agreements with the largest health systems in the U.S. , balancing customer expectations, regulatory requirements, and Kontakt.io’s business goals
Manage outside counsel relationships (corporate, employment, IP, regulatory) and define when to bring work in-house
Own corporate governance: maintain clean cap tables, board consents, and subsidiary structure in alignment with CFO, CRO, and CEO
Ensure compliance with HIPAA, data privacy, and healthcare regulatory frameworks in partnership with our Security & Compliance team
Shape the next stage: help evolve policies, templates, and playbooks as we scale toward $100M+ ARR, multiple geographies, and enterprise-level contracts
Be a cultural leader — practical, fast, and business-minded; a “yes, if” partner, not a “no” gatekeeper
What Success Looks Like:
30 Days: Understand our business, risk landscape, and contracting flow. Build relationships with execs, finance, and go-to-market teams
60 Days: Take over day-to-day contract review and outside counsel coordination. Introduce structure and predictability to legal workflows
90 Days: Become the go-to advisor for complex deal negotiations and compliance matters. Deliver a scalable legal ops process that reduces friction
6 Months: Own the legal domain — from commercial and corporate to compliance and governance — and act as trusted advisor to the CEO, CRO and CFO

Our take

Many organizations, especially hospitals, are under pressure to do more with less. They need to reduce waste, move faster, and make better decisions in real time. So, technologies like IoT, location tracking, and AI are becoming essential because they help teams understand what's actually happening inside buildings instead of relying on assumptions.

Kontakt.io is a technology company helping organizations track people, equipment, and spaces in real time. Using small Bluetooth devices and cloud software, it shows where things are, how they move, and how spaces are used. In healthcare, this can mean finding critical equipment faster, understanding patient flow, and improving the day-to-day operations without adding any more manual work.

The company stands out by turning location data into clear insights using AI, not just basic tracking. And its tools are designed to scale easily and fit into complex environments like hospitals. With strong investor backing and a focus on automation and predictive insights, the company is in a good position for growth as more organizations are looking for smarter, data-driven ways to run their operations.

Steph

Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle

Insights

8% employee growth in 12 months

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Company

Company HQ

Chelsea, New York, NY

Leadership

Philipp von Gilsa

(Founder & CEO)

Prior to Kontakt.io, Philipp worked in Special Projects at Jumia Group and co-founded zweitausendvier where he served as the Head of Sales for 4 years.

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