Principal Counsel, Regulatory & Privacy

Responsibilities

Privacy and Data Protection

• Build and run the global privacy program across applicable frameworks, including CCPA/CPRA and GDPR.
• Manage privacy disclosures, consent, records of processing, and data subject requests.
• Own vendor data processing agreements, cross-border transfers, data localization compliance, and the breach response playbook.
• Handle compliance for biometric and health data.
• Conduct privacy reviews for new features, integrations, and AI models.

Regulatory and Consumer Protection

• Own FTC and consumer-protection matters, including health and wellness claims, advertising review, and subscription and auto-renewal compliance.
• Advise on product registration, import, labeling, and disclosure requirements for new markets.
• Track medical-device and healthcare-regulatory issues, including FDA classification, corporate practice of medicine, anti-kickback, and HIPAA considerations.
• Help scope legal pathways for new product categories.

General Legal Counsel

• Support commercial contracts, litigation, product counseling, and other in-house legal matters.
• Act as embedded counsel to product and engineering teams.
• Help build the legal function and legal operations.

Requirements

• JD and active bar membership in at least one US state.
• 8–12 years of relevant experience, including meaningful in-house experience.
• Working knowledge of US privacy, including CCPA/CPRA, GDPR, FTC, and consumer protection.
• Experience as a versatile generalist across multiple in-house legal areas.
• Ability to independently investigate unfamiliar matters and advise the business directly.
• Comfortable building programs and processes in a fast-moving environment.

Nice-to-Haves

• In-house experience at a consumer technology, healthtech, wearable, or direct-to-consumer subscription company.
• Experience as a first or early regulatory or privacy hire.
• Biometric or health data experience.
• Cross-border transfer or data localization experience.
• Advertising, health-claims, or healthcare-regulatory experience.
• Familiarity with AI governance and emerging AI regulation.
• CIPP/US or CIPP/E certification.

Compensation and Benefits

• Salary range: $250,000–$325,000.
• Equity participation for full-time employees, with periodic performance-based equity refreshes.
• Company-provided Pod.
• Health, vision, and dental insurance for employees and dependents.
• Supplemental life insurance.
• Flexible PTO.
• Commuter benefits.
• Paid parental leave.
• Benefits may vary by location.