Anthropic
Privacy Counsel
$265K–$335K
San Francisco, CA +2 · Full-time · Posted Sep 21, 2026
- Location
- San Francisco, CA
New York City, NY
San Francisco, California, United States - Experience
- Minimum years correlate with internal job level requirements; preferred qualification is at least 8 years of privacy and data protection legal experience.
- Education
- Law degree (JD, LLB, or equivalent); separately, minimum education is a bachelor’s degree or an equivalent combination of education, training, and/or experience.
- Visa sponsorship
- Visa sponsorship is available, but not for every role or candidate; the company states it will make reasonable efforts to obtain a visa after an offer.
About the job
Advises teams on privacy and data protection across AI model and product development, commercial partnerships, and corporate transactions, while building the company’s privacy compliance programs.
What you'll do
- Advise product, research, and engineering teams on privacy risks, translating technical designs into actionable guidance on safety, security, and data protection.
- Negotiate privacy terms in commercial agreements and lead privacy diligence on mergers and acquisitions.
- Build privacy processes and collaborate with legal and privacy colleagues on integrated analysis.
What they ask for
- Law degree (JD, LLB, or equivalent) and eligibility to meet local licensing requirements for in-house counsel.
- Hands-on experience advising a technology business on privacy and data protection.
- Experience drafting and negotiating data protection agreements, including DPAs, BAAs, and data sharing agreements.
- Working knowledge of key global privacy laws, ability to engage with technical documentation, and excellent legal writing.
Nice to have
- At least 8 years of privacy and data protection legal experience.
- Familiarity with software and model development; experience building scalable privacy programs, engaging with regulators, or advising on transactions or privacy incidents.
Pay
$265,000 — $335,000 USD (annual salary; base salary)
AI focus
Provides privacy counsel across AI model and product lifecycles, applying existing laws to frontier AI and advising on novel technologies.
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