Privacy & Product Counsel — AI/Tech, Remote-First

Black Forest Labs; Schweiz; Hybrid; CHF 137,000 - 183,000; Full time

Job summary

Black Forest Labs is seeking a Privacy & Product Counsel to build and lead privacy across AI products and research. You’ll work embedded with product, engineering, and research, shaping how privacy is integrated into every release and partnership.

The role demands deep GDPR knowledge, experience counseling product teams, and the ability to operate in a fast-moving, high-growth environment across Europe and the US. Remote-first with monthly in-office presence.

Qualifications

• Qualified lawyer with 5–8 PQE in EU/EEA or UK focused on data protection.
• Experience at a technology company or privacy practice, ideally advising product teams in-house.
• Deep knowledge of GDPR (and German BDSG), ePrivacy, and international transfer rules.
• Familiar with US privacy laws (CCPA/CPRA) and state AI and deepfake statutes.
• Track record advising on AI, ML or data-intensive products and ability to translate questions into guidance.

Responsibilities

• Provide product counselling for new models and features from spec to launch with risk-aware advice.
• Review launch announcements, model cards, and campaigns for privacy accuracy in marketing and partnerships.
• Own GDPR programme across model lifecycle: training data, fine-tuning, inference, logging and retention; DPIAs as needed.
• Draft and negotiate DPAs, DPIAs and privacy terms; ensure alignment with enterprise data practices.
• Manage EU–US transfer mechanisms (SCCs, Data Privacy Framework) and assess sub-processors and AI tooling privacy.
• Track US state privacy obligations (CCPA/CPRA) and assist with compliance under evolving AI laws.
• Prepare for regulatory engagements and handle data subject requests, incidents, and breach notifications.
• Create privacy notices, internal policies, data inventories, and records of processing.
• Scale privacy capability with playbooks, templates, and training across the company.

Skills

English fluency

Privacy by design

GDPR expertise

EU privacy law

Product counselling

AI/ML product privacy

Job description

Black Forest Labs is seeking a Privacy & Product Counsel to build and lead privacy across AI products and research. You’ll work embedded with product, engineering, and research, shaping how privacy is integrated into every release and partnership.

The role demands deep GDPR knowledge, experience counseling product teams, and the ability to operate in a fast-moving, high-growth environment across Europe and the US. Remote-first with monthly in-office presence.