Senior Counsel, Product and Privacy

Alteryx; United States; Remote; USD 180,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Counsel to join their dynamic team. This role focuses on providing legal guidance on privacy and product matters, ensuring compliance with regulations while supporting innovative product development. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, champion privacy initiatives, and lead compliance efforts across various legal disciplines. The ideal candidate will possess a strong legal background, excellent problem-solving skills, and a passion for technology. Join a culture that values inclusivity and empowers you to make a meaningful impact in the evolving landscape of AI and data governance.

Benefits

Medical Insurance

Retirement Plans

Employee Discounts

Wellness Programs

Time Off

Qualifications

• 8+ years of legal experience, focusing on product and privacy law.
• Expertise in privacy regulations and product development best practices.

Responsibilities

• Advise product and engineering teams on legal and compliance matters.
• Implement and maintain open source policies and practices.

Skills

Problem Solving

Collaboration

Communication

Analytical Skills

Relationship Building

Judgement

Project Management

Education

JD from a top law school

Member of a state bar

Tools

Legal Compliance Software

Data Governance Tools

Job description

We’re looking for problem solvers, innovators, and dreamers who are searching for anything but business as usual. Like us, you’re a high performer who’s an expert at your craft, constantly challenging the status quo. You value inclusivity and want to join a culture that empowers you to show up as your authentic self. You know that success hinges on commitment, that our differences make us stronger, and that the finish line is always sweeter when the whole team crosses together.

Alteryx is seeking a business-minded, technology focused attorney to support the team responsible for privacy, product, and AI counsel in the role of Senior Counsel, Product and Privacy. You will leverage your expertise, good judgement, and strong business sense to carry out the company’s privacy and product imperatives while counseling product, platform, engineering, data science, security and other teams to develop thoughtful strategies towards product development and licensing to assess and mitigate legal risk. You will have a deep understanding of the technical capabilities of Alteryx’s products and the company’s product roadmap and will work closely with product and engineering leaders on various product initiatives and related privacy and AI compliance matters. To excel in this role, you must have or quickly develop a comprehensive understanding and practical knowledge of laws and regulations across multiple legal disciplines, such as emerging technologies, data governance, open source, privacy, and artificial intelligence. This role reports directly to the Head of Privacy and Product Counsel and DPO under the company’s Privacy and Product team.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Serve as the primary legal advisor for product and engineering teams and help build scalable and effective review processes throughout the product development lifecycle, from ideation to launch, while balancing user experience and compliance considerations;

• Implement, maintain, govern, and provide regular guidance and training on the company’s open source policies and practices and the requirements of its SDLC;

• Assist product owners with data mapping and documenting data privacy impact and AI risk assessments and records of processing activities, updating risk registers, and developing risk mitigation plans as needed;

• Champion privacy within the business and incorporate privacy-by-design and privacy-by-default concepts into product roadmaps, as well as provide and maintain related training and self-service materials for product and engineering teams;

• Lead the legal and compliance arm of the company’s SDLC program by taking ownership of periodic updates to account for regulatory changes and industry best practices, through active participation with product reviews and go-live approvals, and by providing counsel as needed to remediate any deviations from the SDLC;

• Maintain all open source guidelines and policies to accurately reflect both approved and disapproved license types and use cases, research and provide guidance for new licenses, and coordinate risk mitigation strategies for any identified violations of the company’s open source policies and procedures;

• Research, analyze, train, and provide legal direction to internal stakeholders on legal, regulatory, and compliance issues, including emerging product security and privacy issues impacting Alteryx products, and develop appropriate, corresponding compliance strategies;

• Support the development and communication of product strategies regarding product technology, features and security safeguards, applicable SDLC processes, privacy-by-design, and data governance to empower business stakeholders to communicate our positions internally and externally;

• Stay up to date on relevant state, federal, and international laws and regulations pertaining to privacy, product, AI, cybersecurity, and data governance;

• Maintain or oversee the maintenance of program documentation, including the open source credits page, privacy and product FAQs, AI Fact Sheets, customer-facing trust pages, internal guidance on product and AI governance, and the repository of customer questionnaire responses;

• Lead compliance efforts with respect to global privacy and data security laws and other product-related regulations and industry standards, including supporting global security operations, with a focus on cloud offerings;

• Support go-to-market launch for product offerings through the creation and maintenance of associated governance documents and related contract templates, policies, procedures, and reporting requirements related to product, privacy, and AI;

• Provide ongoing strategic and tactical advice to the product and engineering organizations to minimize legal risks while advancing business interests.

ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

• Strong relationship-building, problem-solving, and collaboration skills and the ability to effectively influence and clearly communicate complex concepts.

• Proven ability to successfully multi-task, remain responsive and agile to changes in business priorities, and to deliver timely, pragmatic, and risk-based recommendations to the business.

• Demonstrated ability to work and manage time spent on projects independently and with little supervision while performing duties with a high degree of accountability.

• Extensive knowledge of and experience interpreting and applying key global privacy regulations, product development best practices and industry standards, open source and copyleft considerations, and related industry frameworks.

• Understanding of product and privacy terms, concepts, and methodologies and the ability to communicate and discuss technical concepts.

• Proven ability to apply sound judgement while managing complex subject matters and issues, particularly with respect to rapidly evolving technologies and compliance landscapes.

• Ability to balance strategic and tactical issues.

• Solid understanding of software engineering terms and concepts and an ability to quickly learn new technology concepts.

• Strong investigative and analytical skills.

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE AND/OR LICENSES:

• JD from a top law school; member of at least one state bar in good standing.

• Minimum of 8 years active practice in a legal counsel advisory role; minimum of 6 years direct experience in a full time, in-house product counseling capacity with significant hands-on privacy counseling experience.

• Strong technical background and significant hands-on experience advising engineering and product teams on privacy and product-related regulatory and compliance matters, including with respect to open source code and incorporating privacy and security into the SDLC.

• In-house experience with a global technology or telecommunications company strongly preferred.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Legal project management experience.

• Experience guiding cross-functional teams on privacy and product matters pertaining to technology platforms is highly valued.

• A basic understanding of software engineering practices, terms, and concepts is desired.

• IAPP Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP) or willingness to complete such certification within a reasonable time following hire.

• Strong understanding of terms, concepts, and regulatory considerations for the development and deployment of AI technologies.

• Skilled at using ChatGPT to develop and implement means of creating business efficiencies and maximize time spent on high value initiatives.

Compensation:

Alteryx is committed to fair, equitable, and transparent compensation.

The base salary range for this role is between $180,000 - $250,000 factoring in locations such as New York, California, Texas, DC, North Carolina, and Florida. Final compensation will be determined by various factors such as your relevant work experience, education, certifications, skills, and geographic location.

In addition, you may be eligible for other compensation, such as a bonus. Employees may also be eligible for a wide range of other benefits, including medical, retirement, financial, wellness, time off, employee discounts, and others.