Responsibilities

Strategic Leadership

Participate in executive leadership decisions as a business partner.
Translate company strategy into clear legal priorities; proactively identify and manage company-wide risk.

Team Management & Operations

Lead, mentor, and scale a high-performing distributed legal team.
Build AI-powered, automated legal operations, including playbooks, workflows, intake systems, and metrics.
Manage outside counsel relationships, budgets, and performance.

AI, Product & Intellectual Property

Lead legal strategy for products, navigating global AI regulatory landscape (EU AI Act, U.S. state AI legislation).
Develop frameworks for risk assessment, transparency, and trust.

Commercial & Partnerships

Lead commercial legal team for enterprise customer agreements, strategic partnerships, vendor contracts, marketing and events agreements, Zapier ecosystem terms.
Partner with Sales, Partnerships, and Finance to accelerate deal velocity while managing risk.

Privacy, Security & Compliance

Own global data privacy compliance strategy (GDPR, CCPA/CPRA, EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework).
Oversee regulatory compliance across jurisdictions, including international data transfers for AI-driven processing.

Global Employment

Set strategic direction for global employment law matters for distributed workforce across 40+ countries.
Provide oversight on employment disputes, investigations, and outside counsel.

Corporate Governance & M&A

Lead corporate governance globally and serve as corporate secretary to the Board.
Manage corporate recordkeeping, subsidiary compliance, governance best practices.
Advise on capital structure, equity programs, strategic transactions, financings, and M&A.

Requirements

J.D. from an accredited law school and active membership in good standing with at least one U.S. state bar.
15+ years of legal experience, with significant time in-house at a high-growth technology company (SaaS, platform, developer tools, or AI preferred).
Experience as General Counsel, Deputy GC, or VP of Legal at a scaled tech company.
Deep expertise in AI and product law, commercial transactions, data privacy, M&A, and corporate governance.
Track record advising on cutting-edge technology in evolving regulatory environment.
Experience building and leading legal teams in fast-paced, async-heavy environments.
Comfortable with ambiguity, enabling business, advising boards/executives, clear communication.
AI fluency at Adoptive level minimum: mindset, strategy, building AI-powered workflows, accountability.