Senior Enterprise Counsel - AI & Regulated Industries

Wwshemi; San Francisco, New York (CA, NY); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Perplexity is seeking a senior commercial attorney to join its Legal team in San Francisco. The role is hands-on, requires managing live enterprise deals across regulated industries, and involves negotiating MSAs, DPAs, and security exhibits while aligning with product and sales.

You will extend the existing contract playbook, advise on AI-specific terms, and collaborate with cross-functional partners to translate complex risk into practical, scalable contractual positions for growth.

Qualifications

• JD and active U.S. state bar membership.
• 7+ years of combined law firm and in-house experience with substantial in-house component.
• Experience independently owning complex enterprise SaaS or API deals.
• Experience negotiating DPAs and familiarity with data protection and security frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end drafting and negotiation of Enterprise customer agreements across SaaS and API lines, including MSAs, order forms, DPAs, and security exhibits.
• Partner with Enterprise Sales, Partnerships, Deal Desk, Security, Privacy, Product, and Finance to accelerate deal velocity.
• Extend and maintain the enterprise negotiation playbook and term libraries as product surface and regulatory environment evolve.
• Advise on AI-specific contract terms for enterprise deployments, including data postures and liability allocation.
• Collaborate with Product, Engineering, Security, Privacy, and Compliance to surface legal risk early on customer data flows.
• Monitor regulatory landscape (GDPR, CCPA/CPRA, HIPAA, EU AI Act) and translate into practical contractual guidance.
• Represent Perplexity Legal on customer negotiation calls with counterparty counsel.

Skills

Contract negotiation

SaaS/API deals

Regulatory compliance

DPAs and data protection

Cross-functional collaboration

Business-minded

Education

Juris Doctor (JD)

Job description

Perplexity is seeking a senior commercial attorney to join its Legal team in San Francisco. The role is hands-on, requires managing live enterprise deals across regulated industries, and involves negotiating MSAs, DPAs, and security exhibits while aligning with product and sales.

You will extend the existing contract playbook, advise on AI-specific terms, and collaborate with cross-functional partners to translate complex risk into practical, scalable contractual positions for growth.