Overview
An innovative AI company specializing in generative AI and AI-powered video creation is seeking an Associate General Counsel. This role involves providing legal support across product development, privacy, AI governance, and regulatory strategy to enable rapid innovation while managing legal and compliance risks. The position requires close collaboration with Product, Engineering, Security, and other cross-functional teams.
Responsibilities
Partner with Product & Engineering
- Act as the primary legal advisor to Product, Engineering, Design, AI Research, and Security teams throughout the product lifecycle.
- Provide practical, product-focused legal guidance on the design, development, launch, and iteration of AI-powered products and features.
- Identify legal and regulatory considerations early in product development to balance innovation with risk management.
- Collaborate with technical teams to develop scalable solutions that align user experience, business goals, and compliance.
Lead Privacy & AI Governance
- Advise on global privacy, data governance, and AI regulatory matters, including user and training data handling.
- Implement privacy-by-design principles across products and internal systems in partnership with Product, Engineering, and Security.
- Develop governance frameworks for emerging AI technologies, responsible AI, data usage, intellectual property, and evolving regulations.
- Monitor global privacy and AI regulatory developments and translate them into practical guidance and operational processes.
Drive Product Launches & Cross-Functional Execution
- Lead legal workstreams for new product launches, coordinating with Product, Engineering, Security, Design, Trust & Safety, and Executive Leadership.
- Manage complex cross-functional initiatives by driving timelines, aligning stakeholders, and removing execution blockers.
- Build scalable legal review processes to enable rapid product development while maintaining legal and regulatory safeguards.
- Develop playbooks, templates, and workflows to improve collaboration between Legal and product teams.
Support Commercial & Strategic Initiatives
- Provide legal guidance on commercial, corporate, intellectual property, and operational matters supporting product growth.
- Advise leadership on legal risks related to new technologies, strategic partnerships, platform integrations, and global expansion.
- Collaborate with cross-functional leaders to balance legal risk with product velocity and business priorities.
- Contribute to company-wide strategic initiatives as a trusted business partner.
Build Scalable Legal Infrastructure
- Establish repeatable processes, governance frameworks, and operational tools to scale the Legal function alongside the business.
- Enhance visibility into legal priorities through effective project management, documentation, and stakeholder communication.
- Identify opportunities to streamline legal operations and improve efficiency across Product, Engineering, and Legal teams.
- Foster a collaborative, solutions-oriented partnership with teams across the organization to support responsible innovation.
Requirements
- Strong business judgment with the ability to provide practical, solutions-oriented legal advice in a fast-paced environment.
- Broad experience in corporate, commercial, operational, regulatory, employment, privacy, compliance, and technology-related legal matters.
- Intellectual curiosity and willingness to quickly learn new legal areas and business operations.
- Low-ego, execution-oriented mindset comfortable handling both strategic initiatives and day-to-day legal work.
- Excellent communication skills to translate complex legal concepts into clear, business-friendly guidance.
- Ability to operate effectively in a high-growth, collaborative environment with globally distributed teams.
- J.D. degree and active membership in at least one state bar with the ability to practice in-house in California.
- Minimum of 10 years of legal experience, ideally including both law firm and in-house roles.
- Strongly preferred: prior experience supporting high-growth technology or AI-driven companies.
Compensation & Benefits
- Competitive base salary range: $240,000 - $290,000, depending on experience, skills, scope, and location.
- Eligibility to participate in the company’s stock option program.
- Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, and vision insurance.
- Competitive 401(k) retirement plan with company matching.
- Additional benefits and perks supporting professional and personal well-being.
- Opportunities for significant ownership, direct impact, and professional growth.
Location
This is a fully remote role based in the United States, with occasional business travel to the San Francisco office for team meetings, planning sessions, company events, and in-person collaboration. Candidates based in San Francisco (preferred), Los Angeles, Seattle, New York, or Chicago will be considered. Team members are expected to maintain sufficient overlap with relevant team time zones and be available during agreed working hours.