Corporate Counsel, AI Legal

Leadout Capital; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Salesforce is seeking a proactive Corporate Counsel, AI Legal to support our AI products, guiding privacy and data protection across the product lifecycle. You will collaborate with executives, engineers, and product managers to address regulatory requirements and drive compliant product development.

You will review complex agreements, handle AI-related commercial negotiations, and provide training to internal clients.

Qualifications

• In-depth knowledge of AI/regulatory landscapes applicable to SaaS products.
• Experience advising on data protection and privacy across jurisdictions.
• Strong client-facing counseling and negotiation skills.
• Ability to translate legal risk into actionable business guidance.

Responsibilities

• Advise executives, engineers, and product managers on legal issues across the AI product lifecycle.
• Serve as SME on SaaS product lifecycles and data protection for AI products and research projects.
• Review and negotiate complex agreements with service providers and technology partners.
• Support escalations on AI-related commercial negotiations.
• Assist with diligence and integration for AI-related aspects of strategic transactions.
• Provide strategic client training on relevant issues and processes.
• Build cross-functional relationships with business teams and internal stakeholders.

Skills

AI regulatory knowledge

SaaS regulatory knowledge

Data protection

Client counseling

Education

J.D. degree

Job description

The Experience

Salesforce seeks a proactive, business-oriented attorney to serve as Corporate Counsel, AI Legal, supporting our AI products, driving product development, privacy, and data protection for our AI products and research programs.

What You'll Actually Be Doing

• Advise executives, engineers, and product managers on legal issues across the AI product lifecycle
• Act as a subject matter expert on SaaS product lifecycles and data protection for Salesforce AI products and AI research projects
• Review and negotiate complex agreements with service providers and technology partners
• Support escalations on AI-related commercial negotiations
• Assist with diligence and integration for AI-related aspects of strategic transactions
• Provide strategic and timely client training on relevant issues and processes
• Build cross-functional relationships with business teams as well as other internal stakeholders

You're Our Person If...

• Law degree and admitted to practice in at least one US jurisdiction
• 5+ years combined experience in law firm and/or in-house legal department
• Familiarity with key AI and SaaS regulatory requirements, including global privacy, IP, and data protection laws
• Sound and practical business judgment
• Excellent organizational, written, and verbal communication skills
• Highly responsive with a service-oriented attitude
• Ability to build and maintain strong relationships with internal clients and other internal and external stakeholders
• Ability to manage a high-volume workload in a fast-paced environment
• Collaborative team player combined with ability to work independently
• Sense of humor

Even Better If...

• In-house experience at a technology company, with significant transactional and product counseling experience