Compliance Counsel Jobs

About Zipline

Do you want to change the world? Zipline is on a mission to transform the way goods move. Our aim is to solve the world's most urgent and complex access challenges by building, manufacturing and operating the first instant delivery and logistics system that serves all humans equally, wherever they are. From powering Rwanda's national blood delivery network and Ghana's COVID-19 vaccine distribution, to providing on-demand home delivery for Walmart, to enabling healthcare providers to bring care directly to U.S. homes, we are transforming the way things move for businesses, governments and consumers. The technology is complex but the idea is simple: a teleportation service that delivers what you need, when you need it. Through our technology that includes robotics and autonomy, we are decarbonizing delivery, decreasing road congestion, and reducing fossil fuel consumption and air pollution, while providing equitable access to billions of people and building a more resilient global supply chain.

Join Zipline and help us to make good on our promise to build an equitable and more resilient global supply chain for billions of people.

About You And The Role

The Zipline Legal Team is searching for a proactive and curious lawyer to play a key role in developing, implementing, and scaling Zipline's global compliance function. In this role, you'll join a lean Legal Team and work on a variety of substantive and impactful compliance matters that span across a number of geographies and subject matter (e.g., international risk, trade, employment, privacy, healthcare, product, etc.). On a given day, you may tackle a sensitive Nigerian employment law question in the morning and turn to a fascinating export control licensing issue in the afternoon. You'll be at the center of a strong, friendly, passionate, and growing in-house legal function and will work closely with each of the six members of the Legal Team, ultimately reporting to Zipline's General Counsel.

What You'll Do

• Develop and maintain Zipline's compliance calendar and compliance tracking systems
• Support Zipline's Deputy General Counsel for Compliance and Investigations and the People Team with conducting and documenting independent internal investigations
• Draft and maintain key documentation for company-wide compliance functions, including regulatory filings, due diligence and KYC requests, certifications, and training records
• Design, implement, maintain, and automate compliance operations, including tools and processes that enhance Zipline's global compliance program
• Advise Zipline's business and engineering teams on healthcare, data privacy and protection, and other regulatory regimes
• Manage day-to-day and ambient work flowing from Zipline's export control, anti-bribery and anti-corruption, and sanctions compliance programs
• Partner with the Zipline's Legal and People Teams to build engaging, practical, and clear legal and compliance training programs for team members around the world
• Program manage and support Zipline's commercial entrance into new international and national markets, including states within the U.S. to ensure compliance with national, state, and local regulations
• Wake up every day asking yourself what you can do to improve Zipline's "culture of compliance" and to empower our various lines of business to understand the rules of the road, operate ethically, and embody a strong "first line of defense" to spot problems
• Draft, update, and maintain Zipline's global legal and compliance policies

What You'll Bring

• An ability to manage effectively to deadlines, even with competing priorities
• The confidence to make independent judgment calls with conviction–and the instincts to recognize when issues require escalation or input from others
• Effectiveness in translating legal rules and regulations into clear, practical, and actionable processes and advice that business teams can understand and implement
• Willingness to get in the weeds and dive headfirst into whatever pressing issue or challenge is facing the business, regardless of familiarity or interest
• Effective communication skills (verbally and in writing)
• Responsiveness and have a positive, solution-oriented attitude
• Adept at breaking complex, fuzzy, or sprawling legal questions into discrete components and distinguishing between high- and low-priority issues
• Ensure that legal outputs and deliverables cogent, and at the same time have the ability to "show your work" and dig deeply into critical legal questions

What Else You Need to Know

• At least two years of relevant legal experience (at a reputable law firm and/or in-house)
• JD Degree required
• Member in good standing of at least one state bar
• Must be eligible to work in the United States

The starting cash range for this role is $130,000 - $160,000. Zipline is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion or religious creed, mental or physical disability, medical condition, genetic information, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, military or veteran status, citizenship, or other characteristics protected by state, federal or local law or our other policies.

We value diversity at Zipline and welcome applications from those who are traditionally underrepresented in tech. If you like the sound of this position but are not sure if you are the perfect fit, please apply!