Senior Privacy Counsel

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Posted Aug 14, 2026

Remote · US · ask about Worldwide Full Time

$199.8K – $235K/yr

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Overview

A cybersecurity company specializing in AI-native solutions is seeking a Senior Privacy Counsel to lead significant aspects of its global privacy program. This role involves legal judgment, operational execution, and the development of AI-enabled tools to support privacy initiatives at scale across multiple jurisdictions.

Responsibilities

Lead the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of the global privacy program, ensuring compliance with GDPR/UK GDPR, EU AI Act, NIS2, DORA, EU Data Act, US state privacy laws, and other international frameworks.
Advise on and execute international data transfer strategies including SCCs, UK IDTA, EU–US Data Privacy Framework, and transfer impact assessments.
Manage day-to-day AI governance execution from a legal and privacy perspective, including EU AI Act classification and obligations.
Collaborate with product and engineering teams to embed privacy by design into AI-driven features, including model data governance and secondary data use analysis.
Establish privacy diligence standards for AI/LLM vendors and model providers.
Provide ongoing product and privacy legal counseling to research and development teams.
Oversee privacy operations in partnership with the Privacy Manager, including DSARs, Records of Processing Activities, impact assessments, retention, consent management, and audit support (SOC 2, ISO 27701/42001).
Design, deploy, and improve AI-enabled privacy workflows to scale the privacy program, working closely with Legal Operations and engineering teams.
Monitor emerging legal and regulatory developments related to privacy and AI, advising on market entry and product launch decisions.
Serve as the privacy escalation point for vendor, subprocessor, and customer contracts, partnering with senior legal leadership to set privacy positions.
Advise on privacy and legal aspects of incident and breach response, including AI-related incidents.
Support the Data Protection Officer function by conducting assessments and serving as a contact for supervisory authorities, customer audits, and security questionnaires.

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Requirements

Juris Doctor (J.D.) from an accredited law school and active membership in at least one U.S. state bar.
CIPP/E and CIPP/US certifications.
6-8+ years of relevant experience with strong expertise in privacy and data protection law and program execution.
Deep knowledge of European privacy and digital regulations, including GDPR/UK GDPR, NIS2, DORA, EU AI Act, and EU Data Act.
Experience advising or operating within technology companies, preferably in cybersecurity, SaaS, cloud, or AI/ML products.
Proven track record contributing to and managing privacy programs in fast-paced, global environments.
Experience providing product legal counseling alongside privacy advice.
Pragmatic judgment focused on enabling business objectives while ensuring compliance.
Strong drafting skills and judgment on complex privacy agreements (DPAs, SCCs, subprocessor terms).
Ability to handle novel and ambiguous issues with accountability and escalate when necessary.
Self-driven with the ability to lead initiatives independently and influence senior stakeholders.
Excellent communication and presentation skills for explaining complex privacy issues.
Proficiency with AI tools and experience building and refining AI-enabled automation workflows with high accuracy and human review standards.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience supporting a Data Protection Officer, including governance and independence aspects.
Familiarity with privacy regimes beyond EU/US, such as LGPD (Brazil), PIPEDA (Canada), APPI (Japan).
Experience with employee and candidate privacy across multiple jurisdictions and Works Councils.
Knowledge of privacy tooling and AI/LLM-based workflow automation.
Familiarity with security and privacy audit frameworks like SOC 2, ISO 27001/27701/42001.
Additional certifications such as CIPM, CIPT, or AIGP.