Senior Product & AI Counsel (Part-time)

Overview

The organization is seeking a Senior Product & AI Counsel to own the legal side of its product and AI proposition. This is a part-time role with an estimated working cadence of about one day per week, structured on a retainer basis. This is a new position.

You will collaborate closely with Product, Engineering, and leadership to ensure what the team builds and ships aligns with the EU AI Act, relevant cybersecurity requirements, digital accessibility rules, and GDPR.

Responsibilities

• Product legal counsel:
  • Participate in product syncs
  • Review features before they are built
  • Identify and flag legal and compliance questions early
• AI compliance leadership:
  • Classify AI use cases
  • Map obligations for the organization as a provider or deployer under the EU AI Act
  • Establish documentation, transparency, and governance requirements
• Accessibility compliance:
  • Ensure the platform meets the European Accessibility Act and related standards
  • Ensure the content customers publish using the platform meets applicable accessibility requirements
• Privacy and GDPR-by-design:
  • Advise on GDPR questions tied to new features and data
  • Support privacy integration into product development
• Cybersecurity law advisory:
  • Advise on requirements under NIS2, the Cyber Resilience Act, and incident reporting duties
  • Work closely with the security team
• Regulatory tracking and guidance:
  • Monitor changes in AI, cybersecurity, accessibility, and privacy regulations
  • Translate updates into practical guidance for the team

Requirements

• Senior, independent execution: ability to make and own legal decisions without needing constant direction
• Practical communication: explain complex regulation to product teams in clear, plain language, focusing on actionable answers rather than extensive caveats
• Proactive mindset: identify gaps early and understand how the product works in practice
• Part-time flexibility: comfortable working part-time and handling urgent matters when needed

Qualifications

• Master’s in Law (or equivalent) and 6+ years of experience, ideally a mix of law firm and in-house experience at a tech or SaaS company
• Hands-on experience as product counsel for software, ideally including AI products
• Deep working knowledge of the EU AI Act and how it applies to AI propositions in practice
• Experience with cybersecurity law, including NIS2 and the Cyber Resilience Act, and digital accessibility requirements under the European Accessibility Act
• Strong grounding in commercial and corporate law, with working knowledge of employment law
• GDPR and privacy expertise is a plus, ideally at DPO level or with a certification such as CIPP/E
• Experience working with scale-ups on a retainer or fractional basis is a plus
• Fluent English; Dutch is a plus

Location

Amsterdam and New York

Compensation & Benefits

• Compensation and benefits details are not specified in the provided job description.