Vice President And Associate General Counsel, Product (AI)

TL;DR

Vice President and Associate General Counsel, Product (AI): Providing legal guidance on product decisions involving AI models, agents, and complex data assets across their lifecycle with an accent on data acquisition, rights management, and compliance with data protection laws. Focus on establishing risk governance practices and supporting alignment of legal and compliance approaches for systems that integrate AI models and agents with autonomous lab workflows.

Location: Cambridge, MA USA; San Francisco, CA USA

Salary: $320,000 - $440,000 USD

Company

hirify.global is the world’s first scientific superintelligence platform and autonomous lab for life, chemistry, and materials science.

What you will do

• Provide legal guidance on product decisions involving AI models, agents, and complex data assets.
• Advise on data acquisition, rights management, licensing, and compliance with intellectual property and data protection laws.
• Establish risk governance practices that support safety reviews, misuse prevention, and monitoring.
• Lead cross functional reviews to evaluate legal and compliance risks associated with major initiatives.
• Stay current on emerging legal standards and regulatory requirements in AI, data privacy, and related technical domains.
• Support alignment of legal and compliance approaches for systems that integrate AI models and agents with autonomous lab workflows.

Requirements

• Juris Doctor or equivalent legal degree and active bar membership.
• At least fifteen (15) years of legal experience advising on technology or data driven products.
• Deep knowledge of global data protection laws such as GDPR, CCPA or CPRA, and UK GDPR.
• Proven ability to work directly with product, engineering, research, and operations teams.
• Working knowledge of key legal frameworks relevant to AI products and governance.
• Demonstrated ability to balance legal and compliance considerations against business objectives.

Nice to have

• Experience developing and implementing governance frameworks for AI systems and data assets.
• Familiarity with AI risk or safety standards and industry approaches to responsible AI deployment.
• Prior engagement with regulators, industry groups, or standards bodies on technology policy.
• Exposure to regulated scientific domains, laboratory systems, or research infrastructure legal matters.
• Prior work at a company with significant robotic automation or autonomous systems.
• Experience building or scaling legal functions focused on product and regulatory compliance.

Culture & Benefits

• Competitive compensation including bonus potential and generous early equity.
• Committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status.