Legal Counselor

GEP; Navi Mumbai; Presencial; INR 2.000.000 - 4.000.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

GEP seeks a senior Product Counsel in India to advise Product and Engineering teams on privacy, data protection, IP, and AI governance for AI-enabled software. You will draft and review tech contracts, ensure regulatory compliance, and translate legal requirements into practical product guidance.

Responsibilities include advising on AI offerings, managing data processing terms, and collaborating with stakeholders across Product, Design, and Security to embed governance into the development

Formación

• LL.B./LL.M. from a reputed law school and enrolled as an advocate with a State Bar Council in India.
• Minimum 57 years experience, including at least 3 years as Product Counsel with a US- or EU-based software/SaaS company.
• Advice on privacy, commercial, IP, open source and consumer protection issues related to products.
• Experience advising on data privacy laws (GDPR, CCPA/CPRA, and comparable frameworks) in product/tech context.
• Direct experience advising on AI/ML products or features and familiarity with EU AI Act and US AI laws.
• Experience reviewing AI-related contract terms (data processing addenda, AI schedules, model usage rights).
• Familiarity with procurement, supply chain, or enterprise B2B SaaS platforms is a plus.
• Strong business judgment and ability to translate complex legal requirements into practical product guidance.

Responsabilidades

• Serve as primary legal counsel to Product and Engineering teams, embedding in planning, design, and sprint cycles to provide real-time input.
• Advise on legal and compliance aspects of AI-enabled services and GEP products; review client-facing service commitments.
• Review product features and releases for privacy, AI, IP, consumer protection, and accessibility before launch.
• Collaborate with Product Managers and Engineers to build legal review into the product development lifecycle.
• Translate regulatory requirements into practical product requirements and work with engineers on implementation.
• Build strong working relationships with Product, Engineering, Design, and Security leadership.
• Deliver training and practical guidance on regulatory, legal and compliance requirements within Product.

Descripción del empleo

REQUIREMENTS

• LL.B./LL.M. from a reputed law school; enrolled as an advocate with a State Bar Council in India.
• Minimum 57 years experience, including at least 3 years as Product Counsel with a US- or EU-based software/SaaS company.
• Demonstrated product counseling experience, including (i) advising product teams on all related aspects including privacy, commercial, intellectual property, open source, and consumer protection issues; (ii) reviewing and drafting tech transaction documents; and (iii) assessing issues of first impression.
• Substantive experience advising on data privacy laws (GDPR, CCPA/CPRA, and comparable frameworks) in a product or technology context.
• Direct experience advising on AI/ML products or features, including familiarity with AI regulatory developments (EU AI Act, U.S. state AI laws) and their practical application.
• Experience reviewing or negotiating AI-related contract terms (data processing addenda, AI schedules, model usage rights) is strongly preferred.
• Familiarity with procurement, supply chain, or enterprise B2B SaaS platforms is a plus.
• Strong business judgment and ability to translate complex legal and regulatory requirements into clear, actionable product guidance.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Product/Services

• Serve as primary legal counsel to the Product and Engineering teams, embedding in planning, design, and sprint cycles to provide real-time legal input on new features and products.
• Advise on legal and compliance aspects of GEP's managed services and consulting offerings through use of AI and GEP Products, including service descriptions and client-facing service commitments.
• Review product features and releases across all legal topics - including data privacy, AI/ML functionality, intellectual property, consumer protection, and accessibility - before launch.
• Partner with Product Managers and Engineers to build legal and compliance review into the product development lifecycle, rather than as a late-stage gate.
• Translate legal and regulatory requirements into practical product requirements, working directly with engineers on implementation (e.g., consent flows, data retention controls, model logging, opt‑outs).
• Build trusted, responsive working relationships with Product, Engineering, Design, and Security leadership.
• Deliver training and practical guidance to product and engineering teams on regulatory, legal and compliance related requirements within the Product.

2. AI Governance & Privacy

• Review AI-powered features and functionality for legal and regulatory risk, including model training data sourcing, output accuracy and liability, bias and fairness testing, and transparency.
• Advise on responsible AI use and emerging regulation, including the EU AI Act, U.S. federal and state AI laws, and sector-specific requirements, as applied to GEPs products.
• Own privacy review of new products and features and advise on compliance with global data privacy laws as they apply to GEPs platform and AI capabilities.
• Maintain GEP’s internal AI governance framework, risk-tiering methodology, and product review checklists, updating them as the regulatory landscape evolves.

3. Contracts Escalation

• Serve as the legal escalation point for the Global Contracts Team on AI schedules and other AI-related contract provisions.
• Resolve non-standard AI schedule requests and negotiation escalations, ensuring contractual commitments accurately reflect current product and model capabilities.
• Maintain and update GEP’s standard AI schedule, fallback positions, and playbook guidance in coordination with the Contracts Team and Product organization.