Founding Legal Counsel — Build & Scale AI Tech

BCL Legal Limited; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 230,000 - 270,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity participation

Relocation assistance

Comprehensive benefits

Daily meal stipend

Wellness allowance

Job summary

[Undisclosed tech company] in San Francisco seeks a first in-house Senior Legal Counsel to establish and lead the legal function. You will craft templates, playbooks, policies, and processes, advise on commercial, privacy, AI, and regulatory matters, and partner with sales to accelerate revenue.

You will build the legal infrastructure, work directly with founders, and shape a rapidly scaling AI-focused business with a lean team and high growth.

Qualifications

• Juris Doctor (JD) and active California Bar membership required.
• 6+ years in-house commercial or technology transactions OR 4+ years in a technology transactions group at an elite law firm.
• Strong experience negotiating and redlining enterprise agreements, including MSAs and DPAs.
• Working knowledge of GDPR, CCPA, EU AI Act, and related privacy/AI regulations.
• Experience building contract templates, playbooks, and legal processes.

Responsibilities

• Lead negotiations for complex enterprise customer agreements, SaaS agreements, and related commercial contracts.
• Partner with sales leadership to accelerate deal execution and reduce contracting friction.
• Build and maintain contract templates, fallback positions, approval frameworks, and legal playbooks.
• Advise leadership on privacy, AI regulation, and emerging technology risks.
• Support GDPR, CCPA, EU AI Act, and other data governance requirements.
• Develop scalable legal policies and operational processes as the company grows.
• Manage outside counsel relationships where required.
• Act as a strategic business partner to founders and senior leadership.

Skills

Commercial contracts

Privacy compliance

GDPR/CCPA knowledge

AI governance

Enterprise agreements

Education

JD, California Bar

Job description

[Undisclosed tech company] in San Francisco seeks a first in-house Senior Legal Counsel to establish and lead the legal function. You will craft templates, playbooks, policies, and processes, advise on commercial, privacy, AI, and regulatory matters, and partner with sales to accelerate revenue.

You will build the legal infrastructure, work directly with founders, and shape a rapidly scaling AI-focused business with a lean team and high growth.