In-House Counsel, AI Governance & Commercial Law

KAYAK; Concord (CA); Hybrid; USD 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Flexible spending account

Retirement benefits

Paid time off

Parental leave benefits

Job summary

KAYAK’s Legal & Compliance team is seeking a builder-minded attorney who designs and operates AI-powered legal systems and serves as primary counsel on AI governance, commercial agreements, and product compliance. You will develop scalable legal AI agents and drive governance across the company.

This role focuses on transforming recurring legal processes into repeatable, AI-driven workflows, advising on AI-enabled product features and enterprise deals, and partnering with product, security, and

Qualifications

• J.D. from an accredited law school and active bar admission in good standing in at least one U.S. jurisdiction.
• At least 5 years of experience in‑house and/or at a law firm, including drafting and negotiating complex commercial, technology, SaaS, or data agreements — equivalent experience, training, or transferable skills are considered.
• Hands‑on experience building with AI: you have designed and shipped working agents, assistants, or automated workflows — this role involves building AI‑powered legal systems.
• Working knowledge of AI and data protection law and governance frameworks (e.g., EU AI Act, GDPR, U.S. state privacy and AI laws, NIST AI RMF).
• Clear, plain-English writing and the ability to explain complex legal and technical risks to non-lawyers

Responsibilities

• Design, build, test, and maintain legal AI agents and automations (e.g., contract triage, NDA review, vendor light-review).
• Own and evolve the Legal Self-Help Portal as the front door for legal intake with self‑service guidance and templates.
• Map legal workflows end‑to‑end and decide what should be automated, templated, self-served, or kept with a lawyer.
• Train and coach the Legal & Compliance team on AI tools and prompting, helping colleagues build their own agents.
• Represent Legal in company‑wide AI adoption forums and partner with Engineering, IT, and Security on tooling.
• Lead AI risk assessment and approval processes for new AI tools and agent use cases.
• Lead or co‑lead the AI Governance Committee and maintain the AI tool registry.

Skills

AI experience

Contract drafting

Negotiation skills

Plain-English writing

Technical communication

Education

J.D. from an accredited law school

Active bar admission in US jurisdiction

Tools

Python

APIs

Zapier/Make

Jira automation

Job description

KAYAK’s Legal & Compliance team is seeking a builder-minded attorney who designs and operates AI-powered legal systems and serves as primary counsel on AI governance, commercial agreements, and product compliance. You will develop scalable legal AI agents and drive governance across the company.

This role focuses on transforming recurring legal processes into repeatable, AI-driven workflows, advising on AI-enabled product features and enterprise deals, and partnering with product, security, and