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About this role
Do you want to help build and scale a legal function from the ground up Have ideas about novel ways to approach product and privacy counseling and AI governance Do you enjoy thinking at a strategic level and rolling up your sleeves to get things done on the ground Then look no further this might well be the role for you. We are looking for someone to lead our product and privacy legal function who will report directly to our General Counsel.
Lets break the mold together not be afraid to think differently and have some fun building something special.
Your responsibilities
Work closely and integrate deeply with our product engineering product marketing and security teams as we continue to build out Writers worldclass AI platform
Scale our AI compliance and governance programs to align with current and upcoming regulations along with industry best practices
Develop and implement comprehensive global privacy and data protection strategies and help operationalize those across our business
Work with teams across Writer to design and implement privacybydesign principles and AI governance best practices
Advise and train internal teams on evolving regulatory and industry standards affecting Writer and our customers
Support our commercial legal team and gotomarket teams as questions arise during contract negotiations
Stay current with evolving laws policies and regulations and best practices in the AI landscape and guide our teams on how best to respond
Create thoughtful processes and practical guidance that benefit the entire business (not just legal) as we grow and scale
Is this you
You have:
10 years of experience where youve spent the majority of time working inhouse supporting an enterprise SaaSbased or similar software platform
Deep expertise in global laws and regulations relevant to AI privacy and security
Previously led legal product and/or privacy functions and know how to seamlessly integrate yourself into preexisting product and engineering workflows
Supported the development of AIpowered products and features
A law degree from an accredited law school and admitted to practice law in the U.S.
Prior management experience (a plus)
You are:
A business person first that also happens to be a lawyer
Someone who knows how to bring people along with you
A selfstarter who finds ways to add value without being told
A great communicator
Curious reliable comfortable moving uncomfortably fast and above all else have a low ego
Benefits & perks (US Fulltime employees)
Generous PTO plus company holidays
Medical dental and vision coverage for you and your family
Paid parental leave for all parents 12 weeks)
Fertility and family planning support
Earlydetection cancer testing through Galleri
Flexible spending account and dependent FSA options
Health savings account for eligible plans with company contribution
Annual worklife stipends for:
Home office setup cell phone internet
Wellness stipend for gym massage/chiropractor personal training etc.
Learning and development stipend
Companywide offsites and team offsites
Competitive compensation company stock options and 401k
Writer is an equalopportunity employer and is committed to diversity. We dont make hiring or employment decisions based on race color religion creed gender national origin age disability veteran status marital status pregnancy sex gender expression or identity sexual orientation citizenship or any other basis protected by applicable local state or federal law. Under the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
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Required Experience:
Director
Full-Time