Niantic Spatial
Head of Legal
$270K–$340K
San Francisco, CA · Hybrid · Director · Full-time · Posted Aug 25, 2026
- Experience
- 8+ years of combined law firm and in-house legal experience; meaningful exposure to high-growth technology companies.
- Education
- J.D. from an accredited law school; California Bar membership or ability to register as in-house counsel in California.
About the job
Serves as Niantic Spatial’s primary legal advisor, leads complex commercial and corporate matters, and builds scalable legal operations as the company grows.
What you'll do
- Advise executives and cross-functional teams on legal, strategic, regulatory, and risk matters; lead negotiations for complex commercial agreements.
- Oversee corporate governance, financing and strategic transactions, compliance, intellectual property portfolios, and disputes.
- Establish the legal operating model, including processes, systems, templates, policies, and outside counsel management.
What they ask for
- J.D. from an accredited law school and active California Bar membership, or ability to register as in-house counsel in California.
- 8+ years of combined law firm and in-house legal experience, including meaningful exposure to high-growth technology companies.
- Significant experience negotiating complex enterprise technology and commercial agreements, including software licensing, SaaS, AI, data, and technology transactions.
- Strong knowledge of intellectual property, privacy, and regulatory frameworks relevant to AI and technology businesses.
Nice to have
- Experience supporting AI, machine learning, robotics, geospatial, cloud infrastructure, or developer platform companies.
- Experience with government contracting, public sector procurement, or defense customers.
Pay
$270,000 –$340,000 per year (base salary)
AI focus
Advise on AI governance and regulation, and negotiate AI-related commercial agreements.
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