Overview
This role serves as Senior Counsel, AI & Legal Technology, supporting the organization on matters related to AI, product development, and legal technology. The position reports directly to the General Counsel and works in a Remote/Hybrid setup.
Responsibilities
- Act as the go-to legal advisor for issues 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 help the business move quickly while remaining compliant with applicable and emerging laws.
- Develop and 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 and 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, Partner, Customer Success, Strategy, Procurement, and other business stakeholders to manage legal risk, develop scalable processes, and support strategic initiatives.
- Support the Partner team on 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.
- Serve as a lead legal representative for enterprise AI, product development, marketing, and legal technology.
- Provide creative, strategic legal advice and business counsel on commercial, operational, and strategic legal issues, with timely and accurate responses.
- Engage with customers to ensure concerns are heard and delivered on.
- Work directly with Product, Marketing, Customer Success, Partner, and Strategy teams.
- Suggest and support improvements in processes (e.g., standard approaches to beta testing; variations in product documentation and contract language to enhance efficiency and align to business and product requirements).
- Use AI legal technology tools effectively, including identifying which tools work for which purposes and evaluating new tools as needed.
Required Skills & Tooling
- Skilled knowledge working with AI tools (including legal technology tools), Microsoft O365, Salesforce, and Ironclad.
Preferred Qualifications
- 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.
- 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.
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Strong communicator who can explain complex legal concepts to non-lawyers without oversimplifying.
- Intelligence, flexibility, creativity, diligence, resourcefulness, responsiveness, and strong communication skills.
- Proactive, solutions-oriented mindset.
- Required: 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.).
- 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.
- JD degree from an accredited law school and license to practice in the United States.
- Ability to research and analyze legal issues.
- Solid proficiency with AI tools, legal technology tools, MS Office and legal research platforms and tools; familiarity with Salesforce, Ironclad and Asana.
Minimum Qualifications
- Juris Doctor from an accredited law school.
- Active bar membership in good standing.
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Intelligence, flexibility, creativity, diligence, responsiveness, and strong communications skills.
- Strong exposure to computer and software technology concepts.
- Solid proficiency with MS Office, Salesforce, and Contract Management Software.
Compensation & Benefits
This position is eligible for total compensation which includes a competitive base salary, an annual performance bonus, and long-term incentives.
- Expected salary range: $183,000 to $275,000
- 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.