VP, Legal & Regulatory

🕒 May 28

⚔️ Virginia – Remote

⚔️ Virginia – Remote

⏰ Full Time

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GTT

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1001 - 5000 employees

📡 Telecommunications

🔐 Security

💰 $175M Post-IPO Equity on 2018-03

Telecommunications • Security • Cloud Computing

GTT is a global leader in networking and security solutions, providing a comprehensive suite of services including managed SD-WAN, secure cloud networking, and cybersecurity. With a strong emphasis on secure and simplified connectivity, GTT serves businesses around the globe by connecting people and machines to data and applications. Their platform offers visibility, insights, and orchestration, ensuring continuous network performance through advanced technologies such as AI. GTT caters to a wide range of sectors including financial services, manufacturing, retail, and media, leveraging its top-ranked Tier 1 global backbone network to deliver outstanding performance and security. The company also supports businesses with professional and managed services, enhancing their networking experience and enabling digital transformations.

📋 Description

• Lead GTT’s global telecommunications regulatory strategy, including oversight of licensing, authorizations, and compliance obligations across key jurisdictions (e.g., FCC, Section 214, Ofcom, EU frameworks, and other national regulators) • Advise on regulatory implications of network operations, including cross-border data flows, infrastructure deployment, and global connectivity services • Oversee responses to regulatory inquiries, audits, investigations, and enforcement actions across jurisdictions • Partner with Government Affairs and external counsel on advocacy, rulemakings, and industry consultations • Monitor geopolitical, national security, and regulatory developments impacting telecommunications providers, including sanctions, supply chain risks, and foreign ownership restrictions • Provide legal leadership on interconnection, peering, numbering, and carrier regulatory obligations • Provide executive-level counsel on high-risk, high-impact matters, including regulatory enforcement exposure, cybersecurity obligations, data protection, and national security reviews • Lead development and implementation of enterprise legal risk frameworks aligned with global telecommunications operations • Support strategic transactions (M&A, divestitures, joint ventures) with a focus on regulatory approvals and integration risks • Establish governance frameworks for data, AI, and security aligned with evolving regulatory requirements • Provide clear, actionable, and business-oriented legal and regulatory advice to senior leadership and operational teams • Liaise with internal business functions (Product, Operations, Sales, HR, Finance) to support business initiatives and enable growth • Lead, advise on, and oversee a wide range of legal matters, including regulatory affairs, corporate law, commercial contracts, employment law, litigation, cybersecurity, and privacy • Ensure compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and internal policies across all jurisdictions • Instruct and manage external counsel in a cost-effective and strategic manner • Deliver high-quality legal support in a timely and efficient manner.

🎯 Requirements

• Law degree from an ABA-accredited law school and active membership in good standing with at least one U.S. state bar • 15+ years of relevant legal experience, including a combination of law firm and in-house roles • Significant experience in telecommunications law and regulation, including multinational network operations, licensing, and regulatory compliance frameworks • Deep understanding of commercial law and its application in complex business environments • Extensive experience advising on multi-jurisdictional telecommunications regulatory frameworks across North America, Europe, and other global markets • Demonstrated experience navigating regulatory approvals and national security reviews in cross-border transactions involving telecommunications assets.

🏖️ Benefits

• Equal Employment Opportunity: GTT provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetics. • GTT complies with applicable laws governing non-discrimination in employment and prohibits workplace harassment of any kind.