Senior Counsel, AI & Legal Technology

Overview

This role serves as Senior Counsel, AI & Legal Technology, providing senior legal advice to support the organization on matters relating to AI, product development, and legal technology. The position reports to the General Counsel.

This is a Remote/Hybrid role.

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), as well as industry trends—translating complexity into actionable guidance.
• Develop internal policies, frameworks, agreement terms, and best practices that enable the business to move quickly while remaining 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 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 stakeholders to support growth, manage legal risk, develop scalable processes, and advance strategic initiatives.
• Support the Partner team on collaboration agreements, co-marketing arrangements, and alliance structures with legal technology partners and AI vendors.
• Assist business 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 strategic, timely, and accurate legal advice and business counsel on commercial, operational, and strategic legal issues.
• Engage with customers and ensure they feel listened to while delivering on commitments.
• Work directly with Product, Marketing, Customer Success, Partner, and Strategy teams.
• Suggest and help improve processes (e.g., standard approaches to beta testing, and variations in product documentation and contract language) to enhance efficiency and align to business and product needs.
• Use AI legal technology tools effectively, understanding which tools work for which purposes and being willing to evaluate and adopt new tools.
• Maintain skilled knowledge of 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, including 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, as well as 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 communication skills with the ability to explain complex legal concepts to non-lawyers.
• Demonstrated intelligence, flexibility, creativity, diligence, resourcefulness, responsiveness, and strong communications skills.
• Proactive, solutions-oriented mindset with the ability to identify risk and propose a path forward.
• 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 and $275,000

The final offered salary will be based on several 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.