Associate General Counsel, Privacy, Cybersecurity & AI Governance

Location: Charlotte, North Carolina, United States; based at the hirify.global corporate headquarters with 4–5 days per week in the office. Regular in-person meetings, events, and occasional business travel are required.

Salary: $200,000–$245,000 annual base salary, plus eligibility for an annual performance bonus.

Company

hirify.global is developing electrified, digitized pickup trucks and rugged SUVs, including all-electric and range-extender powertrains.

What you will do

• Serve as the lead legal subject matter expert for privacy, cybersecurity, and AI governance.
• Build and manage global privacy programs covering governance, policies, consumer privacy, data transfers, connected vehicles, telematics, over-the-air updates, and backend data processing.
• Develop legal frameworks for automotive cybersecurity aligned with ISO/SAE 21434, NIST, and UNECE WP.29 requirements.
• Advise engineering, product, IT, security, commercial, and R&D teams on secure software development, vulnerability management, incident response, and regulatory compliance.
• Design and manage an enterprise AI governance program covering policies, vendor and use-case reviews, risk assessments, training, documentation, and audit readiness.
• Build and lead a team while advising senior leadership and translating complex regulations into actionable requirements.

Requirements

• J.D. from an accredited law school and active bar membership.
• 12+ years of relevant experience in AI, privacy, cybersecurity, and/or technology law.
• Experience building or scaling AI, privacy, or cybersecurity programs and advising on product counseling in a technology-driven environment.
• Strong knowledge of global data protection laws, cybersecurity regulatory frameworks, and emerging AI regulations.
• Experience building and leading teams of professionals and subject matter experts.
• Ability to work 4–5 days per week at the Charlotte headquarters and travel occasionally for company events.

Nice to have

• Experience in automotive, mobility, IoT, or connected-device industries.
• Experience with ISO/SAE 21434 and UNECE WP.29 vehicle cybersecurity standards.
• Experience with AI/ML governance frameworks and emerging regulation.
• CIPP, CIPM, CISSP, or similar certification.
• Experience in a startup or high-growth environment.

Culture & Benefits

• Opportunity to build products and governance programs from the ground up within an entrepreneurial, high-growth environment.
• Medical, dental, vision, and income protection plans.
• 401(k) program with employer match and immediate vesting.
• Planned and unplanned paid time off, company and floating holidays, and paid parental leave of up to 16 weeks.
• Additional paid leave for bereavement, jury duty, voting, and military service.