Senior Counsel, AI & Legal Technology

Overview

This role serves as a Senior Counsel, AI & Legal Technology, providing senior legal advice covering AI, product development, and legal technology matters. The position reports directly to the General Counsel.

The work supports enterprise AI, product development, marketing, and legal technology, including advising on strategy and legal risk while enabling business execution.

Responsibilities

• Act as the go-to legal advisor for matters relating to AI, product development, and marketing.
• Monitor, interpret, and communicate developments in AI law and regulation (domestic and international) and industry trends—translating complexity into actionable guidance.
• Develop internal policies, frameworks, agreement terms, and best practices that enable the business to move quickly and stay compliant with applicable and emerging laws.
• Advise on industry relationships and negotiate terms with independent software vendors, open source providers, strategic partners, and go-to-market collaborations.
• Review and advise on AI-specific terms in customer and vendor agreements, as well as customer-facing materials.
• Advise on product development, feature launches, and go-to-market strategies, recommending practical and defensible approaches.
• Partner cross-functionally with Engineering/Applied Science, Product, Partners, Customer Success, Strategy, Procurement, and other stakeholders to manage legal risk, develop scalable processes, and support strategic initiatives.
• Support partner collaboration agreements, co-marketing arrangements, and alliance structures with legal technology partners and AI vendors.
• Assist stakeholders with legal review of marketing activities, joint initiatives, and external-facing technology collaborations.
• Provide creative, strategic counsel on commercial, operational, and strategic legal issues, including identifying issues and driving solutions.
• Engage with customers to ensure concerns are heard and delivered against.
• Work directly with Product, Marketing, Customer Success, Partner, and Strategy teams.
• Suggest and help implement process improvements (e.g., standard approaches to beta testing, or variations in product documentation and contract language to enhance efficiency and align with business and product requirements).
• Demonstrate agility and comfort using AI legal technology tools, including identifying which tools work for which purposes and being willing to test new tools.

Required Qualifications

• Juris Doctor from an accredited law school.
• Active bar membership in good standing.
• Six (6) or more years of relevant experience in-house and/or at a law firm supporting technology initiatives, which might include experience with intellectual property, M&A, technology transactions, privacy, and data; meaningful exposure to AI, data, and technology legal issues.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Intelligence, flexibility, creativity, diligence, resourcefulness, responsiveness, and strong communications skills.
• Strong exposure to computer and software technology concepts.
• Solid proficiency with MS Office, Salesforce, and Contract Management Software.
• Deep, demonstrable knowledge of the AI regulatory landscape, including emerging U.S. and international frameworks (EU AI Act, EU omnibus, state-level AI bills, FTC guidance, etc.).
• Ability to research and analyze legal issues.
• Strong communicator who can explain complex legal concepts to non-lawyers without oversimplifying.
• Required: License to practice in the United States.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with software development and open source licensing issues, including OSI-approved license compliance and OEM licensing; familiarity with developer and marketplace agreements (including API terms, SaaS agreements, and platform policies).
• Background in marketing law, including knowledge of FTC and applicable state laws.
• Strong understanding of technology, including legal technology, cloud services, software licensing models, open source, information security, privacy, intellectual property, and regulatory considerations.
• Experience supporting AI-enabled products, legal technology, and emerging technology issues.
• Desirable but not required: Basic knowledge of intellectual property and proprietary rights issues including data, trade secrets and trademarks.
• Desirable but not required: Experience advising product and marketing teams in a fast-paced technology or legal technology company.

Compensation & Benefits

This position is eligible for total compensation including a competitive base salary, an annual performance bonus, and long-term incentives.

The expected salary range for this role is $183,000 and $275,000. The final offered salary will be based on factors including depth of experience, skill set, qualifications, and internal pay equity. Hiring at the top end of the range would not be typical to allow for future meaningful salary growth in this position.

Location

Remote/Hybrid