Senior Privacy Counsel
San Francisco, CA • FullTime
Posted 1mo ago
About the job
Sierra is seeking a Senior Privacy Counsel to join its growing legal team. This role will focus on providing deep expertise in privacy counseling, AI privacy regulation, and commercial privacy support. You will advise cross-functional teams on global privacy laws and AI-specific regulations, build and own the company's privacy program, and develop expertise in regulated industries relevant to Sierra's customers. The position involves supporting commercial legal teams by drafting and negotiating privacy-related transactional documents and managing privacy incident response processes. You will also develop training materials and conduct sessions for various teams, and contribute to AI governance policies for responsible AI deployment.
Responsibilities
- Advise product, engineering, operations, marketing, and other cross-functional teams on compliance with global privacy laws and regulations applicable to Sierra's business, including GDPR and the EU AI Act.
- Build and own Sierra’s privacy counseling and compliance program as the company scales globally.
- Develop specific privacy regulation expertise in core regulated industries of Sierra customers, such as healthcare, insurance, banking, telecommunications, and financial services.
- Support commercial legal and go-to-market teams by drafting, reviewing, and negotiating commercial privacy aspects of transactional work, including data processing agreements, business associate agreements, and other privacy-related transactional documents.
- Manage privacy incident response processes and related notification obligations.
- Develop training materials and conduct training sessions for product and business teams.
- Advise on all aspects of emerging AI-specific privacy regulations and their applicability to Sierra’s business.
- Develop and implement AI governance policies and frameworks to ensure responsible AI deployment, ethical data usage, and regulatory adherence.
- Monitor and interpret global AI and privacy regulations, advising leadership on risks, trends, and strategic compliance initiatives.
- Represent Sierra in discussions with regulators, industry groups, and external stakeholders on privacy and AI governance matters.
Requirements
- 8+ years of legal experience, with a combination of large international law firm and in-house experience at a tech company.
- Deep knowledge of global privacy laws (e.g., GDPR, CCPA, and other US state privacy laws) and AI regulatory frameworks (e.g., EU AI Act, NIST AI Risk Management Framework).
- A passion for AI, with a deep understanding of AI products, LLMs and the related legal issues, and personal experience with integrating AI into your work.
- Experience mentoring and managing more junior team members.
- Extensive experience drafting, reviewing, and negotiating DPAs, BAAs, and other privacy-related commercial terms.
- Ability to assess privacy risks and implement compliance solutions in the context of a hyperscaling business, with sound judgment and strategic decision making.
- Strong analytical skills and the ability to balance legal risks and business objectives in a fast-moving environment.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills and the ability to partner with both legal and non-legal stakeholders.
- A strong work ethic with an eye for detail.
- Be a team player, looking out for colleagues and helping the team succeed.