Senior Legal Counsel, Data Privacy

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 systems like playbooks, templates, and intake processes for privacy and compliance
Partner with product, engineering, security, sales, and finance teams
Take ownership of GDPR and data compliance vetting
Establish processes for responding to customer security questionnaires
Reduce reliance on outside counsel by handling core legal work in-house
Prioritize legal risks and streamline legal workflows

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
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
A phone screen with a recruiter
Hiring manager interview
Take-home assignment
Panel interview with cross functional stakeholders

About the company

Kit is an email marketing platform for creators to grow audiences and build businesses. The company is 100% independent and 100% remote.