Responsibilities
- Advise on AI/ML product development, including data usage, model behavior, and feature design
- Embed in the full product lifecycle (design → development → launch → iteration), shaping decisions early rather than reviewing at the end
- Help define Laurel’s approach to responsible AI (transparency, explainability, risk boundaries)
- Own Laurel’s privacy and data strategy across the product and customer lifecycle
- Build scalable frameworks for data usage, classification, retention, and governance
- Lead data protection, security, and AI-related terms in enterprise agreements (DPAs, security addenda, AI provisions)
- Track and operationalize compliance with evolving regimes (GDPR, CCPA, EU AI Act, UK ICO, etc.)
- Translate regulatory ambiguity into clear, practical, product-aligned guidance
- Partner with Security and Compliance on audits, certifications, and trust programs
- Partner with Sales and GTM leadership on AI, privacy, and security positioning in enterprise deals
- Support deal strategy where data usage, AI functionality, or security posture are gating factors
- Help turn privacy and AI governance into a competitive advantage, not just a compliance requirement
- Develop clear, reusable narratives and materials that enable Sales to address customer questions
- Create Laurel’s first-generation playbooks, principles, and decision frameworks for AI and data
- Own Laurel’s internal POV on AI, privacy, and data—not just manage outside counsel
- Lay the groundwork for future team expansion in this domain
Requirements
- 10+ years of experience, including meaningful work in privacy, data, or AI-related legal issues
- Strong background in product counseling, data privacy, or technology transactions (law firm and/or in-house)
- Experience advising on AI/ML, data usage, or emerging tech—you’re comfortable navigating ambiguity
- Commercially minded: you understand how legal decisions impact revenue, deal velocity, and customer outcomes
- Builder mindset: you create structure where none exists and enjoy owning a domain from 0 → 1
- Business-oriented: you calibrate risk, not just identify it
- Clear communicator: you turn complex regulation into actionable guidance
- Ownership mentality: you want to own a domain, not just support it
- JD (or equivalent) and active bar membership
Benefits
- Significant funding from renowned venture capitalists (Google Ventures, IVP, Anthos, Upfront Ventures)
- Notable individual investors include Marc Benioff, Gokul Rajaram, Kevin Weil, and Alexis Ohanian
- A smart, fun, collaborative, and inclusive team
- Great employee benefits, including equity and 401K
- Bi-annual, in-person company off-sites in unique locations
- Opportunity to perform at your best while growing and making a meaningful impact
- Core values: understanding your "why," dancing in the rain, being your whole self, and sanctifying time
Additional Information
- Laurel is an equal opportunity employer
- Applicants considered without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status
- Not able to support visa sponsorship or relocation assistance
- Encourages applicants even if they don’t perfectly match all bullet points
