Natalia Voziyan
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VP of Legal & Operations
United States
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VP of Legal & OperationsXsollaNov 2024 - Current (1 year 10 months)Responsible for global legal and operations worldwide, including commercial and product legal for cross-border partnerships, payments and Merchant of Record frameworks, fintech compliance and risk governance, corporate structuring and entity management, and strategic transactions. I also build legal operations at scale - processes, SLAs/metrics, playbooks, and internal tools that make legal support fast, predictable, and business-friendly.- Legal and Managing DirectorXsollaOct 2021 - Apr 2025 (3 years 7 months)Responsibilities: fulfilling dual roles of managing director and overseeing the legal and compliance matters of the company across all jurisdictions. Team management: > 400 employees + 20 international subsidiaries in Europe, Asia, North America within the legal function. Key tasks: 1. Leading the company in line with the established development strategy. 2. Executing operational management of the company and team. 3. Revamping business processes in HR, Government Relations, Legal, Accounting, and ensuring effective management of the company. 4. Analyzing and continuously improving legal department business processes to enhance the efficiency of legal, tax, and compliance functions. 5. Providing tax support and crisis management for the
- Head Of LegalXsollaNov 2016 - Oct 2021 (5 years)Responsibilities: managing the legal function, accounting, global tax team: VAT calculation for 60+ countries. Team management: > 17 people. Key tasks: 1. Establishing the entire legal function from scratch, managing and overseeing the legal department internationally. 2. Providing legal opinions and developing legal frameworks for new projects related to IT product launches, intellectual property protection, personal data protection, human resources, and other areas with complex regulations. 3. Constantly monitoring existing documents and updating them, including in response to legislative changes. 4. Providing legal support for company tasks and interactions with government bodies. 5. Identifying risks in all compliance areas: anti-mon
- Business AttorneyXsollaFeb 2016 - Nov 2016 (10 months)
- LLegal ExpertLihtten Krauf STAug 2014 - Jan 2016 (1 year 6 months)• Full legal support of activity of business as a sole lawyer • Participation in litigations related civil disputes, contract law, real estate law, antitrust law disputes with legal entities and physical persons in courts (preparations of claims, letter and other documents, including documents for courts) • Legal expertise, preparation and revision of various types of agreements and legal documents including corporate bylaws • Working with various claims, participation in negotiations with contractors • Support of corporate transactions, keeping corporate files and documents, registration in tax authorities • Communication and disputes with supervisory state authorities, participation in administrative cases • General legal advice, includin
- ULegal AssistantUrait Consulting LLCApr 2013 - Feb 2014 (11 months)• Drafted complaints, motions, declarations and demand letters for civil cases • Conducted client interviews to determine viability of issues and counseled clients regarding their legal rights • Researched and drafted persuasive documents to address client issues • Worked with legal staff to craft persuasive arguments and solutions for clients • Participated in the civil law legal processes • Legal expertise, preparation and revision of various types of agreements and legal documents • Conducted legal research and wrote memoranda regarding applicable federal bankruptcy laws • Researched statutes, legislation, and case law to draft legal briefs, memos, and pleadings • Conducted pre-trial facilities
- SLegal AssistantSaint Petersburg Arbitration CourtJul 2012 - Aug 2012 (2 months)• Drafting documents regarding hearings • Monitoring the global legislation changes on the litigation • Preparation of the overview reports regarding courts practical activity • Preparation of the documents in disputes against the governmental authorities • Participation in court hearings • Electronic and hard copy document management
- SLegal AssistantSaint Petersburg Inspectorate of the Federal Tax ServiceJun 2012 - Jul 2012 (2 months)Drafting correspondence and pleadings, complaints, subpoenas, interrogatories, deposition notices, pretrial orders and legal briefs on behalf of Saint Petersburg Inspectorate of the Federal Tax Service № 16, managing case archives, filling various legal documents, answering telephone calls and maintaining and organizing reference files, scheduling interviews, hearings, meetings
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- Organizational LeadershipSaïd Business School University of OxfordAug 2023 - Nov 2023 (4 months)
- Process DesignMIT Sloan Executive EducationJan 2021 - Aug 2021 (8 months)Completed the Business Process Design for Strategic Management program, focused on Dynamic Work Design and continuous improvement. I explored how to apply these methods within the legal function — to build scalable processes, strengthen compliance systems, and align Legal more closely with business execution. The program also included valuable networking and interactive live sessions, which made the learning experience even more practical and engaging.
- Legal Strategy for BusinessNorthwestern University Kellogg School of ManagementJan 2021 - Jun 2021 (6 months)I completed the program, designed to give leaders a solid foundation in the essentials of business law. It was a chance to step back and structure my knowledge across key areas: regulatory systems, employment and agency law, torts, contracts, antitrust and competition, intellectual property strategy, business entities, and corporate governance. The program helped me connect legal fundamentals directly to leadership practice — how to manage liability, design contracts for commercial success, protect IP, and ensure good governance. It also created space for networking and live discussions, which made the learning more interactive and applicable to real-world challenges.
- Финансово-правоваяHigher School of EconomicsJan 2009 - Jan 2014 (5 years 1 month)
- Bachelor of Laws - LLB, International Law and Legal StudiesHigher School of EconomicsJan 2009 - Jan 2014 (5 years 1 month)
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