Counsel

What you'll do

• Draft and negotiate enterprise SaaS and other commercial agreements; maintain contract templates and advise on cross-border contracting.
• Advise on privacy, AI compliance, IP strategy and licensing, employment, corporate governance, and financing or M&A matters.
• Manage outside counsel and improve legal operations, including contract management, intake workflows, and playbooks.

What they ask for

• JD from an accredited law school and active bar membership in at least one US state; California preferred or ability to register as Registered In-House Counsel.
• 5–8+ years of legal experience, including meaningful in-house experience at an enterprise SaaS or B2B technology company.
• Strong experience drafting and negotiating complex enterprise agreements without constant outside counsel support.
• Practical experience with data privacy (GDPR and CCPA at minimum), employment law, IP licensing, and general corporate matters; able to work at least hybrid from the Oakland office.

Nice to have

• Experience in regulated industries such as life sciences, chemicals, or manufacturing.
• Familiarity with CFIUS, export controls (EAR/ITAR), government contracting, international contracting, financing or M&A transactions, or immigration law.

Tools

SaaS, GDPR, CCPA, SCCs, EU AI Act, API, EAR/ITAR

AI focus

Advise on EU AI Act compliance and AI-related contracting, including data usage rights, model training restrictions, and output ownership; support privacy-by-design reviews and protect proprietary AI models and R&D datasets.