Senior AI Privacy & Compliance Counsel

Sierra Space Corporation; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 270,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited PTO

Medical, dental, and vision benefits

Equity plans

Job summary

Sierra Space Corporation is seeking a Senior Privacy Counsel in San Francisco to lead privacy counseling and regulatory compliance as our privacy program scales globally. You will work with product, engineering, operations, and business teams to ensure responsible AI governance and alignment with GDPR, CCPA, and evolving AI-specific laws.

The role emphasizes collaboration, strategic decision-making, and legal leadership.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of legal experience in privacy or tech sectors.
• Deep knowledge of global privacy laws (GDPR, CCPA) and AI regulatory frameworks (EU AI Act, NIST).
• Experience drafting, reviewing, and negotiating DPAs, BAAs, and MSAs.
• Ability to assess privacy risks and implement compliant solutions at scale.

Responsibilities

• Provide privacy counseling and regulatory guidance across product, engineering, operations, and GTM teams.
• Advise on AI governance policies, global privacy regulations, and regulatory trends.
• Draft, review, and negotiate privacy-related transactional documents (DPAs, BAAs, MSAs).
• Lead incident response processes and develop training materials for teams.

Skills

Privacy counseling

AI privacy regulation

Commercial privacy support

Regulatory analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Mentoring/management

Education

Juris Doctor

Job description

Sierra Space Corporation is seeking a Senior Privacy Counsel in San Francisco to lead privacy counseling and regulatory compliance as our privacy program scales globally. You will work with product, engineering, operations, and business teams to ensure responsible AI governance and alignment with GDPR, CCPA, and evolving AI-specific laws.

The role emphasizes collaboration, strategic decision-making, and legal leadership.