Regulatory Counsel

Job description

REGULATORY COUNSEL San Francisco, CA · In-Office (Hybrid) ABOUT METER Meter’s mission is to make the internet a utility: a world where any business can turn on reliable, secure, enterprise-grade internet at any physical location as easily as it turns on power or water. Getting there is genuinely hard, because internet and networking have become deeply fragmented and crystallized. So Meter does the whole thing: we design and manufacture our own networking hardware, procure and manage ISPs, design, configure, and physically install networks, operate and monitor them once they’re live, and are working toward running them autonomously. Put differently, Meter is a hardware company, a software and models company, an internet service provider, an installer, and a real estate business, all at once. WHY THIS ROLE MATTERS Each one of those businesses carries its own body of regulation and ethics questions. And you’ll be the lawyer who clears the path so Meter can rapidly and responsibly enter new business and geographic markets. You’ll guide Meter in becoming an ISP in the US, Canada, UK, EU, Australia, and the rest of world; shape how Meter responsibly handles data and builds AI; build and manage Meter’s international risk compliance program; work with compliance engineering to clear our hardware through FCC and safety reviews; and manage day-to-day employment and safety matters. This is a founding role, reporting to the General Counsel and based in San Francisco. It is among the broadest regulatory remits you’ll find in-house, and you’ll be building it from the early days rather than inheriting a machine someone else made. WHAT YOU’LL DO - Learn to be Meter’s telecom lawyer, guiding our path to becoming an ISP across the US, Canada, UK, EU, Australia and rest of world. - Methodically build Meter’s international risk compliance program (across FCPA, export controls, CFIUS, and sanctions), and project-manage entry into each new international market end-to-end. - Practically advise the business on basic B2B data privacy, GDPR, and CCPA compliance work, while partnering closely with our CISO to enable Meter’s privacy-as-a-product strategy. - Be our Marketing Team’s counsel as Meter’s brand scales, clearing advertising claims and campaign copy, structuring sweepstakes and promotions, papering event and sponsorship deals, and protecting how the Meter name and marks get used. - Build Meter's vendor risk program, starting with the installers who physically deploy our networks, from diligence through contracting and ongoing oversight. - Serve as product counsel, supporting Meter’s compliance engineers on FCC and safety questions across our hardware. - Counsel our ML and AI teams on training, building, and deploying their models responsibly and safely. - Work with Meter’s People and Facilities Teams to handle day-to-day employment, safety, and OSHA matters. - Support with dispute management and litigation and build thoughtful, repeatable, defensible compliance processes and policies alongside the General Counsel. HOW YOU’LL DO IT - You learn fast and are energized, not intimidated, by regulatory regimes you’ve never worked with. Getting smart quickly on an unfamiliar body of law should be the part of the job you’re drawn to. - Your advice is grounded in the statute and in how it’s actually enforced. It’s practical and risk-adjusted, but anchored in the law and what regulators and courts truly care about, not instinct alone. - You have strong, tested risk frameworks and principles. You weigh the probability of harm against magnitude against the cost of the fix, and you design cost-justified solutions to the risk that actually matters. - You rarely just say “no” but also can draw a line. You show the path to “yes,” and its cost, so the business can make an informed call, and you know the rare moments that warrant slowing it down. - You’re principled and high-integrity. You hold a high bar for honesty and ethics, and you expect the same of the business, its partners, and its suppliers. - You’re commercially sharp, low-ego, and kind. The work is hard and long-term; that ethos is what makes it sustainable and fun. WHERE THIS CAN GO This is one of two cornerstone legal hires; you'd be lawyer #2 or #3. If you love operating with autonomy and have the judgment to make sound calls every day, you'll build trust fast and become someone the business can't move without. As Meter's regulatory surface area grows, so will the seat: more programs to run, and a team to build and lead. And you’ll get to do it on a small, rigorous legal team that takes its work (but not itself) seriously. WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR - A J.D. from a top law school and experience at a top law firm. - In-house regulatory experience. - Member in good standing of at least one state bar. COMPENSATION We think about Meter’s compensation as a combination of salary, equity, benefits, and the experience of doing the best work of your career alongside a talented team. - The estimated salary range for this role is $172,000 - $275,000. - Additionally, this role is eligible to participate in Meter’s equity plan. The salary range represents the low and high end of the range for this role in the Bay Area. The actual offer will carefully consider a wide range of factors, including your skills, qualifications, and experience. By applying to this job you acknowledge that you've read and understood Meter's Job Applicant Privacy Notice https://www.meter.com/careers/job-applicant-privacy.