Product & Privacy Counsel
$212,000–$266,000 year
Remote · United States
Job Summary
Product & Privacy Counsel blends traditional product counseling with AI governance and privacy expertise. You will embed into the product development lifecycle, advising on AI-enabled features and data governance decisions, while partnering with engineering, product, and go-to-market teams to build a privacy and product legal program from the ground up and support commercial transactions. You will guide Teleport's AI governance strategy, monitor evolving legal and privacy standards, and design controls to enable responsible innovation. Responsibilities include advising Product and Engineering on development cycles; shaping and implementing an AI governance framework; developing scalable internal processes and policies for responsible AI; handling AI-related IP and open source licensing matters; monitoring and interpreting evolving AI regulations (EU AI Act, GDPR, CCPA/CPRA); conducting PIAs/DPIAs and data governance improvements; drafting and negotiating DPAs and AI-specific addendums; performing vendor due diligence; incident response coordination with Security; creating internal playbooks, training, and privacy policies; and supporting certifications (SOC 2, ISO 27001, 27701, HIPAA, PCI) from a privacy and legal perspective.
Required Qualifications
- Admitted to the California Bar or eligible for the Registered In-House Counsel exception, and in good standing
- 8+ years of legal experience, including 4+ years of product legal experience at a software company
- Significant experience counseling product and engineering teams through the full product development lifecycle, from conception to launch
- Strong understanding of open source licensing, SaaS business practices, and relevant global regulatory requirements
- Ability to form and communicate a point of view under time pressure and with imperfect information
- Generalist by nature; willing to take on additional responsibilities and explore subjects outside core expertise
- Strong judgment and risk assessment skills with ability to adapt legal requirements creatively and pragmatically
- Ability to independently manage and negotiate commercial agreements with customers, partners, and vendors
- Experience building or improving processes at hyper-growth companies
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