Director, Legal Operations and Compliance

Your mission is to lead and continuously improve the legal operations and compliance infrastructure that supports Inspiration’s growth.

Responsibilities

• Legal operations leadership: design, implement, and optimize legal processes, templates, playbooks, intake workflows, approval structures, and reporting that allow the Legal function to support the business efficiently and consistently
• Contract lifecycle management: administer and improve CLM workflows, support routine contract review and execution, maintain contracting standards, and partner with business teams on NDAs, MSAs, fleet lease documentation, amendments, notices, and related commercial agreements
• Corporate governance and entity management: prepare and maintain board materials, minutes, written consents, resolutions, officer and director records, subsidiary records, annual reports, state registrations, tax accounts, and governance trackers
• Compliance and risk management: maintain compliance calendars, policies, delegation of authority processes, audit-ready documentation, insurance and registration support, and operational controls that help the company meet internal and external obligations
• Fleet financing and collateral support: coordinate legal documentation and processes for vehicle leasing, financing, eVaulting, lender requirements, UCC filings, diligence, and related operational support
• Outside counsel management: help manage outside counsel budgets

Requirements

• At least 10 years of experience in a legal operations, risk and/or compliance function with significant autonomy and project leadership, preferably in a startup or high growth environment
• Track record of building practical legal processes, improving contract and governance workflows, and translating legal requirements into clear, scalable business operations
• Highly organized and detail-oriented, with experience managing entity records, board materials, compliance calendars, contract repositories, signature processes, and cross-functional trackers
• Demonstrated history of identifying structural or strategic issues and opportunities, and presenting conclusions and recommendations verbally and in writing
• Strong analytical and communication skills and a proven ability to solve multi-disciplinary problems creatively
• Comfortable working with legal technology and data to create actionable insights, refine processes, strengthen controls, and improve operational efficiency
• Clear communication with stakeholders across different levels and functions in an organization
• Thrive in hands-on, fast-moving environments where you can build structure, solve ambiguous problems, and leave behind durable processes that help the organization scale
• Alignment with Inspiration’s core values, demonstrated through past career examples

Pay

$140,000 - $190,000 USD yearly + bonus eligibility

Schedule

Washington, D.C. preferred, but remote considered for the right candidate. In-office team works from Dupont Circle office Tuesday through Thursday. Remote work on Mondays and Fridays is voluntary; employees may work from the office if preferred.

About the Company

At Inspiration Mobility, you’ll help build the company as part of a fast-growing, mission-driven team tackling complex challenges at the intersection of transportation, energy, technology, and finance. You’ll have autonomy to take ownership, move quickly, and turn ideas into action, with leadership that values pragmatism, creativity, and momentum. The culture emphasizes clear accountability, low ego, and learning as you go—giving you the chance to shape operations, scale, and impact the future of mobility.