Senior Counsel, Product & Privacy

What you'll do

• Create and run a risk-tiered legal review process for product features and releases, and advise Product, Engineering, Security, and Support from design through post-launch.
• Build and manage the privacy program, including data protection processes, privacy policies, DPAs, customer diligence, incident response, and audit support.
• Develop legal policies, workflows, training, and self-service resources; advise on AI governance and provide backup commercial support when needed.

What they ask for

• 6–9 years of legal experience, with meaningful experience counseling product and engineering teams at a technology company.
• Experience partnering with Product and Engineering on launches; working knowledge of GDPR and CCPA/CPRA and experience building or upgrading a privacy program.
• Experience negotiating DPAs and responding to customer security and privacy diligence.
• J.D. from an accredited law school, active bar membership in good standing, and experience managing external counsel and vendors.

Nice to have

• CIPP/US, CIPP/E, or similar privacy or AI governance certification, or desire to obtain one; relevant enterprise software, infrastructure, data storage, cloud, HPC, or AI experience.
• Experience supporting SOC 2 / ISO 27001 audits and incident response; familiarity with open-source licensing, export controls, or the EU AI Act.

Pay

$190,000 - 230,000 USD total compensation

Tools

NeuralMesh™, WEKApod, CLM, AI tools, SOC 2, ISO 27001

AI focus

Counsel on AI governance in product development and business operations; help operationalize WEKA’s AI policy, track evolving AI regulations, and use legal AI tools appropriately.