# Assistant General Counsel, Privacy, Cybersecurity, and AI

**Company:** [Chime](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/chime)
**Location:** San Francisco, CA
**Role:** Legal
**Salary:** $217k – $300k/yr
**Experience:** 8+ years
**Skills:** Privacy Laws, Data Security, Ai Governance, Privacy Impact Assessments, Regulatory Compliance, Financial Privacy, Privacy By Design, Incident Reportability, Privacy Trainings, Security Policies
**Posted:** 2026-05-11

> Leads privacy and security legal team, advises cross-functionally on privacy laws, financial privacy, AI governance, and regulatory compliance. Manages privacy program, impact assessments, trainings, and policies while supporting security incident preparedness. Requires 8+ years experience including 3+ in-house and team leadership.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Advise teams on privacy laws, with a particular emphasis on financial privacy
- Take the lead in maintaining Chime’s privacy program to ensure it meets evolving regulatory expectations
- Work cross-functionally to develop and help manage privacy impact assessments and ensure that privacy by design is embedded in everything Chime does
- Work collaboratively with product counsel to advise on privacy aspects of product design
- Develop and conduct both general and role-specific privacy trainings
- Support Chime’s security team, including by supporting scenario planning exercises and advising on reportability of incidents to the extent they arise
- Stay abreast of regulatory and industry trends in privacy and security laws, including new regimes and requirements that may become applicable as the business evolves, and work with cross functional partners to implement necessary changes
- Help maintain and update privacy and security policies and notices

## Requirements
- 8+ years of relevant experience, including at least 3 years in-house, with an emphasis on helping build or maintain privacy and security programs
- Interest in, and experience advising on, AI enablement and governance
- Experience advising a security team on best practices and preparedness
- Proven track record leading a team
- Ability to translate legal and regulatory expectations into actionable, pragmatic guidance
- Experience helping to craft privacy policies and procedures for business teams while advising on risks and providing practical options for mitigating those risks
- Flexibility in managing shifting priorities as part of a creative and dynamic business
- Outstanding professional judgment and excellent communication and drafting skills
- Comfort with advising senior business leaders (including executive-level management)

## Compensation
Base salary begins at $217,000 and up to $300,000. Full-time employees are also eligible for a bonus, competitive equity package, and benefits.

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