Lead Ai & Privacy Counsel (Legaltech)

TL;DR

Lead AI & Privacy Counsel (Legaltech): Founding legal partner for hirify.global’s product, data, and AI strategy, shaping how the company builds, deploys, and scales AI responsibly in enterprise environments with an accent on AI/ML product development, data usage, and compliance with evolving regimes. Focus on translating regulatory ambiguity into clear, practical, product-aligned guidance and turning privacy and AI governance into a competitive advantage.

Location: San Francisco, Los Angeles, or New York

Salary: $236K – $270K

Company

hirify.global is on a mission to return time as the leading AI Time platform for professional services firms, transforming how organizations capture, analyze, and optimize their most valuable resource: time.

What you will do

• Advise on AI/ML product development, including data usage, model behavior, and feature design.
• Define hirify.global’s approach to responsible AI (transparency, explainability, risk boundaries).
• Build scalable frameworks for data usage, classification, retention, and governance.
• Lead data protection, security, and AI-related terms in enterprise agreements.
• Partner with Sales and GTM leadership on AI, privacy, and security positioning in enterprise deals.
• Develop clear, reusable narratives and materials that enable Sales to address customer questions.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience, including meaningful work in privacy, data, or AI-related legal issues.
• Strong background in product counseling, data privacy, or technology transactions (law firm and/or in-house).
• Experience advising on AI/ML, data usage, or emerging tech.
• Commercially minded with an understanding of how legal decisions impact revenue, deal velocity, and customer outcomes.
• Builder mindset: you create structure where none exists and enjoy owning a domain from 0 → 1.
• JD (or equivalent) and active bar membership.

Culture & Benefits

• Smart, fun, collaborative, and inclusive team.
• Great employee benefits, including equity and 401K.
• Bi-annual, in-person company off-sites, in unique locations, to grow and share time with the team.
• An opportunity to perform at your best while growing, making a meaningful impact on the company's trajectory, and embodying our core values.