Head of Legal @ interface.ai

Counselwell Inc.; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 307,000 - 383,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) & financial wellness perks

Discretionary PTO + paid parentalleave

Mental health, wellness & family benefi

Job summary

Interface.ai in San Francisco is seeking an in-house attorney to shape legal strategy, negotiate complex contracts, and guide cross-border compliance for U.S. and India. You will work directly with the CEO and leadership to drive privacy and governance across the business.

The role emphasizes building scalable legal operations, leveraging AI tools for faster redlining and due diligence, and coordinating with outside counsel on IP and litigation as the company scales.

Qualifications

• Experience negotiating SaaS commercial contracts and employment terms.
• Deep privacy law knowledge (GDPR/CCPA) and governance.
• Experience managing outside counsel and cross-border matters (U.S./India).
• Ability to translate complex legal concepts into actionable guidance.
• Comfort using AI tools to scale legal processes.

Responsibilities

• Negotiate customer, vendor, reseller, and data-processing agreements.
• Advise People Ops on hiring, terminations, equity grants and multi-state compliance.
• Build and run privacy/AI compliance program (GDPR, CCPA, FTC).
• Prepare board consents, maintain cap-table and support financings.
• Manage outside counsel on IP, litigation and insurance claims.

Skills

SaaS contracts experience

Employment law

Data privacy (GDPR/CCPA)

Corporate governance

Cross-border U.S./India

AI-driven legal workflows

Education

Juris Doctor (JD) or LL.B.

Job description

interface.ai

San Francisco, CA (On-Site)

interface.ai is redefining how financial institutions serve their members through agentic AI and conversational AI - and we're doing it in production, at scale, with real outcomes. $30M in Series A funding. Cash-flow positive. A mission that matters: democratizing financial wellness for every American, not just the ones who can afford a private banker.

Key Responsibilities

Negotiate customer, vendor, reseller and data-processing agreements.

Advise People Ops on hiring, terminations, equity grants and multi-state compliance.

Build and run privacy / AI compliance program (GDPR, CCPA, FTC).

Prepare board consents, maintain cap-table and support financings.

Manage outside counsel on IP, litigation and insurance claims.

Scope

You will be the first in-house attorney at Interface.ai , partnering directly with the CEO and leadership to shape legal strategy, streamline deal cycles, ensure regulatory readiness in the U.S. and India, and lay the foundation for future legal operations.

Ideal Experience & Qualifications

JD or LL.B.; active bar in at least one U.S. jurisdiction.

8-15 years combined law-firm and in-house experience with a proven record as a 'department of one'.

Deep expertise in SaaS commercial contracts, employment law, data privacy (GDPR/CCPA) and corporate governance.

Hands-on experience managing outside counsel and cross-border issues (U.S./India preferred).

Business-first communicator who can translate legal complexity into clear, actionable guidance.

Comfort leveraging generative-AI tools and prompt engineering to scale legal processes.

Demonstrated ability to leverage prompt engineering and generative-AI tools (e.g., contract-clause extraction, automated redlining, rapid case-law research) to accelerate legal workflows and reduce turnaround time.

401(k) & financial wellness perks

Discretionary PTO + paid parental leave

Mental health, wellness & family benefits

A mission-driven team shaping the future of banking

Cash-flow positive - we're not burning cash hoping the product works. It works. Customers are live, revenue is real, and the mission - bringing intelligent financial services to everyday Americans - is one you can explain to your family without a slide deck.

You'll work directly with Bruce Kim (Co-Founder) and Srinivas Njay (CEO) - founders who understand engineering deeply and give their VP the authority and trust to actually run the global function. We offer top-of-market base, significant early-stage equity, comprehensive benefits, and a modern SF office that's worth showing up to.

The team we're building is small enough that your judgment shapes everything. The market we're in is large enough that what you build will matter for a long time.

Compensation Range: $307K - $383K