Associate General Counsel, Product & Regulatory

Jobtailor; California (MO); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Liquid seeks an experienced in‑house Counsel to lead regulatory and privacy matters for its AI models and products. You will translate complex laws into practical guidance for product, research, and engineering teams.

Reporting to the Chief Legal Officer, you will shape compliance strategy for evolving regimes, including the EU AI Act, data governance, IP, and product claims, while maintaining high integrity and clear writing.

Qualifications

• At least 8 years of relevant legal experience, including meaningful in‑house experience advising technology product teams.
• Strong background in AI regulation, privacy, data governance, intellectual property, or related technology issues.
• Ability to understand how Liquid's products work and give clear, practical, risk‑based advice.
• Ability to operate independently, identify issues before they become problems, and drive work through completion.
• Comfort making decisions in areas where the law is new, unsettled, or does not provide a clean answer.
• Clear, concise writing.
• Genuine interest in technology and first‑principles thinking.
• High integrity, optimism, low ego, and a healthy sense of humor.

Responsibilities

• Own legal support for the development, release, and deployment of Liquid's models and products.
• Advise product, research, and engineering teams on AI regulation, privacy, data use, intellectual property, model safety, security, and product claims.
• Lead Liquid's response to the EU AI Act and other emerging AI laws, including practical controls, documentation, and product decisions needed for compliance.
• Advise on training and evaluation data, synthetic data, model outputs, open-source and open-weight releases, fine-tuning, and customer deployments.
• Support the commercial team on product and regulatory issues arising in strategic customer and partnership agreements.
• Report to the Chief Legal Officer and work closely with product, research, and engineering teams.

Skills

AI regulation

Privacy

Data governance

Intellectual property

Regulatory compliance

In‑house experience

Legal writing

Cross‑functional collaboration

Job description

• Own legal support for the development, release, and deployment of Liquid's models and products
• Advise product, research, and engineering teams on AI regulation, privacy, data use, intellectual property, model safety, security, and product claims
• Lead Liquid's response to the EU AI Act and other emerging AI laws, including practical controls, documentation, and product decisions needed for compliance
• Advise on training and evaluation data, synthetic data, model outputs, open-source and open-weight releases, fine-tuning, and customer deployments
• Support the commercial team on product and regulatory issues arising in strategic customer and partnership agreements
• Report to the Chief Legal Officer and work closely with product, research, and engineering teams

Requirements

• At least 8 years of relevant legal experience, including meaningful in‑house experience advising technology product teams
• Strong background in AI regulation, privacy, data governance, intellectual property, or related technology issues
• Ability to understand how Liquid's products work and give clear, practical, risk‑based advice
• Ability to operate independently, identify issues before they become problems, and drive work through completion
• Comfort making decisions in areas where the law is new, unsettled, or does not provide a clean answer
• Clear, concise writing
• Genuine interest in technology and first‑principles thinking
• High integrity, optimism, low ego, and a healthy sense of humor

Core Competencies

Demonstrates extensive legal expertise in AI regulation, privacy, and data governance, with a strong ability to provide practical, risk‑based advice to technology product teams. Capable of leading compliance efforts for emerging AI laws while effectively collaborating with cross‑functional teams.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• AI Regulation
• Data Governance
• Intellectual Property
• Legal Compliance
• In‑House Legal Experience

Soft Skills

• Clear Writing
• Independent Decision‑Making
• Problem Identification
• First‑Principles Thinking

Industry Keywords

• Privacy
• Data Use
• Model Safety
• Security
• Product Claims
• Synthetic Data
• Open‑Source Releases
• Customer Deployments
• EU AI Act
• Technology Product Teams