Senior Counsel, Privacy, Cybersecurity, and AI Governance (Automotive)

Location: Charlotte, North Carolina, United States; 4–5 days per week in the office. Regular in-person meetings, events, and occasional travel are required.

Salary: $170,000–$206,250 annual base salary, plus eligibility for an annual performance bonus.

Company

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

What you will do

• Design and implement global privacy governance, policies, procedures, and consumer privacy frameworks.
• Advise on data protection laws, international transfers, privacy terms in commercial agreements, and connected-vehicle data operations including telematics and over-the-air updates.
• Build the legal framework for automotive cybersecurity programs, including secure software development, vulnerability management, supply-chain contracting, audits, and incident response.
• Translate automotive cybersecurity regulations and standards, including ISO/SAE 21434, NIST, and UNECE WP.29, into actionable requirements.
• Develop an enterprise AI governance program covering policies, vendor and use-case reviews, risk assessments, training, documentation, and audit readiness.
• Advise senior leadership and cross-functional legal, engineering, product, information security, IT, and commercial teams.

Requirements

• J.D. from an accredited law school and active bar membership.
• 12–15 years of relevant experience in AI, privacy, cybersecurity, and/or technology law, with a mix of law-firm and in-house experience preferred.
• Experience building or scaling AI, privacy, and/or cybersecurity programs from the ground up.
• Strong knowledge of global data protection laws, cybersecurity regulatory frameworks, and emerging AI regulations.
• Experience advising on product counseling in a technology-driven environment.
• Ability to work in the Charlotte corporate headquarters 4–5 days per week and attend in-person meetings and events.

Nice to have

• Experience in automotive, mobility, IoT, or connected-device industries.
• Familiarity with ISO/SAE 21434 and UNECE WP.29.
• 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 in a high-growth environment.
• Medical, dental, vision, and income protection insurance plans.
• 401(k) with employer match and immediate vesting.
• 20 days of planned PTO, 40 hours of unplanned PTO, and 14 company or floating holidays annually.
• Up to 16 weeks of paid parental leave, plus paid leave for bereavement, jury duty, voting, and military service.