# Principal Counsel, Regulatory & Privacy

**Company:** [Eightsleep](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/eightsleep)
**Location:** Remote
**Role:** Legal
**Salary:** $250k – $325k/yr
**Experience:** 8+ years
**Skills:** Ccpa/Cpra, GDPR, Ftc, HIPAA, Fda, Privacy Programs, Data Processing Agreements, Data Localization, Breach Response, Biometric Data, Health Data, Ai Governance, Consumer Protection, Advertising Compliance, Commercial Contracts
**Posted:** 2026-08-24

> Leads privacy, regulatory, consumer-protection, and broader in-house legal matters for a fast-growing sleep technology company. The role requires a JD, US bar membership, 8–12 years of experience with meaningful in-house work, and strong privacy and regulatory expertise.

## Job Description

## 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.

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