Head of Legal & Compliance, Zenobē

• Attorney admitted and in good standing in at least one U.S. jurisdiction, with approximately 10+ years of relevant legal experience
• Demonstrated experience as a broad commercial or transactional generalist, with the judgment and adaptability to cover unfamiliar issues and engage specialist counsel when needed
• Significant experience negotiating complex commercial contracts and advising senior business stakeholders
• Significant experience with public procurement and/or government contracting
• Experience with federal, state or utility grants, incentives or other public funding and the compliance obligations that accompany that funding
• Excellent drafting, negotiation and communication skills, with the ability to translate legal and compliance issues into clear business decisions
• A low-ego, collaborative working style paired with the confidence to exercise independent judgment and respectfully hold a different view

Desirable

• This is a senior, legal leadership role supporting Zenobē's North American business across EV fleet electrification and battery storage
• The North American business operates as a high-growth business within a global organization, requiring a legal leader who is comfortable working in an environment where processes, priorities and business models continue to evolve
• This is fundamentally a hands-on legal role. While the successful candidate will manage outside counsel and help shape legal processes, they will also be expected to personally draft, negotiate and deliver a substantial volume of legal work
• The position is best suited to someone who enjoys being close to the work, can move seamlessly between strategy and execution, and takes pride in producing high-quality work product under demanding timelines
• The role reports to the General Counsel in London and works closely with the global legal team, while serving as a senior legal partner to the North American leadership and commercial teams
• This is a high-responsibility role in a lean, growing business with a significant pipeline of transactions, projects and commercial opportunities
• The successful candidate must be comfortable making decisions and providing advice in a fast-moving environment where information may be incomplete and priorities can change quickly
• Success requires thoughtful prioritization, effective use of outside counsel, leveraging the internal legal team and clear communication regarding trade-offs, timing and resource constraints
• Legal, regulatory and compliance issues will not always be clearly identified by the business, requiring proactive issue spotting and intellectual curiosity
• While the role offers substantial autonomy and influence, it also carries meaningful accountability for helping the business scale responsibly
• Serve as the senior legal lead for the North American business, providing practical, risk-based advice across a broad and changing portfolio of matters
• Partner closely with business leaders while maintaining independent legal judgment; respectfully challenge proposals, assumptions or risk positions where appropriate and provide clear recommendations and escalation paths
• Support public-sector opportunities, including federal, state and local public procurement, RFPs and unsolicited proposals, and advise on procurement requirements, contracting constraints and associated compliance obligations
• Advise on federal, state, local and utility grants, incentives and other public funding programs, including eligibility, award requirements, flow-downs, recordkeeping, audit readiness and ongoing compliance
• Lead or support M&A, strategic investments, joint ventures and other corporate transactions, coordinating internal stakeholders and external counsel as appropriate
• Advise on asset finance, project finance and other financing arrangements, including structuring, diligence, negotiation and execution of financing-related documentation
• Support construction, infrastructure development and project delivery matters, including EPC/design-build, equipment supply, installation, O&M and related commercial arrangements
• Personally draft, negotiate and execute a wide range of complex commercial agreements, often on demanding timelines and with limited precedent, while maintaining a high standard of legal analysis, drafting quality and commercial practicality
• Advise on corporate governance, regulatory, compliance, data/privacy and other legal issues affecting the North American business
• Help create scalable legal and compliance processes for a growing business, recognizing that not every issue will have an existing playbook, template or established internal owner
• Manage and prioritize outside counsel strategically, using external expertise where it adds value while retaining ownership of the business-facing advice
• Operate comfortably across multiple workstreams and business functions, shifting between strategic and tactical work as business needs require
• You are the senior legal leader for a business that is growing rapidly while still developing processes, infrastructure and operating rhythms
• The role spans commercial contracts, construction, project development, financing, public procurement, grants, compliance and corporate matters, often simultaneously and cross-functionally
• Legal issues frequently emerge in ambiguous situations where complete information, established precedent or clear internal ownership may not exist
• You must balance commercial objectives with legal and compliance requirements while being willing to challenge assumptions and push back when necessary
• Competing priorities are constant, making strong judgment, prioritization and resilience essential
• This role requires a lawyer who is willing and able to personally produce excellent legal work product in a fast-moving environment. Candidates seeking a position that is primarily focused on supervising outside counsel, reviewing work prepared by others or managing a large internal legal team are unlikely to find this role a fit
• WHAT SUCCESS LOOKS LIKE:
• You are comfortable operating as the legal leader in a startup-like environment inside a larger global organization and do not require mature processes or perfect information to make progress
• You combine strong legal judgment with commercial practicality and can distinguish between risks that should stop or materially change a transaction and risks that can be managed
• You communicate directly and constructively. You can say “no,” “not yet,” or “we need to do this differently” when necessary, including with senior stakeholders, without becoming adversarial
• You are comfortable doing your own drafting, negotiation and issue analysis, even as the senior legal leader for the business
• You build credibility by understanding the commercial objective, offering workable alternatives and following through
• You can distinguish between genuine urgency and organizational urgency. You manage an exceptionally broad workload through deliberate, risk-based prioritization, communicate trade-offs clearly and do not treat every request as equally urgent