Kit

Senior Legal Counsel

Remote. Posted a month ago

The role

You will serve as the in-house legal subject matter expert to lead product legal strategy and execution. You will focus on privacy, data, AI, compliance, commercial contracts, and customer security requirements.

What you will do

  • Lead product legal strategy and execution regarding privacy, data, AI, and compliance
  • Manage commercial contracts and customer security requirements
  • Build scalable legal systems including playbooks, templates, and intake processes
  • Provide guidance on GDPR and data compliance vetting
  • Respond to customer security questionnaires
  • Partner with product, sales, finance, and people operations teams
  • Reduce reliance on outside counsel by handling core legal work in-house
  • Advise on intellectual property law related to brand, content, and software

Required qualifications

  • Deep expertise in data, compliance, and product
  • Ability to navigate U.S. and European data privacy laws (e.g., GDPR, CCPA)
  • Experience supporting customer security questionnaires
  • Familiarity with SOC 2 Type II requirements
  • Understanding of intellectual property law
  • Understanding of commercial contracts
  • Experience as in-house counsel at a tech company or serving a tech portfolio at a top-tier firm
  • J.D. from an accredited law school in the United States
  • Active member in good standing of a State Bar Association

Benefits

  • Profit Sharing
  • Kit equity
  • 401k with a 5% match
  • Medical premiums up to $2,280 per month
  • Dental and vision premiums fully covered
  • Health Insurance plans through Aetna
  • $2,000 equipment allowance for first two years, $1,000 every following two years
  • Company-provided laptops
  • Individual learning + development budget ($3,500/year)
  • Creator meetup budget ($50/month)
  • Gender affirming benefits
  • Childcare benefit up to $3,000 annually through JOON

Before you apply

  • Must be located in the United States
  • Hiring process includes a phone screen, hiring manager interview, take-home assignment, and panel interview

About the company

Kit is an email marketing platform for creators including coaches, YouTubers, authors, and podcasters. The company is 100% independent and 100% remote.