Senior Regulatory Counsel: AI Compliance & Policy Strategy

Obsidian; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 170,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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Job summary

Mercor is seeking senior regulatory law professionals to build evaluation tasks for AI systems operating in regulatory compliance and government affairs contexts. The workflows are calibrated to regulatory complexity, enforcement stakes, and the scope of major regulated-industry programs.

This role builds worlds on two tracks: a US track (Administrative Procedure Act and agency-specific statutes such as SEC, FDA, and FTC rules) and an International track (EU regulatory frameworks and UK

Qualifications

• 5+ years working as regulatory attorney or compliance counsel at a major firm, regulated company, or government agency.
• Direct ownership of regulatory compliance programs, agency interactions, or enforcement matters.
• Fluency with regulatory tooling and how administrative process and rulemaking work.
• JD with bar admission or international equivalent preferred; rubric/training authorship a plus.

Responsibilities

• Construct regulatory scenarios spanning compliance program design and agency investigations.
• Draft reference outputs and rubrics that reflect senior regulatory judgment.
• Develop tasks across financial services, healthcare/FDA, antitrust, data privacy, and environmental regulation.
• Produce reference memoranda, regulatory filings, and enforcement strategy documents.

Skills

Regulatory attorney

Compliance counsel

Regulatory tooling

Policy interpretation

Education

JD with bar admission

Tools

Regulatory tracking platforms

Compliance management systems

Agency filing systems

Job description

Mercor is seeking senior regulatory law professionals to build evaluation tasks for AI systems operating in regulatory compliance and government affairs contexts. The workflows are calibrated to regulatory complexity, enforcement stakes, and the scope of major regulated-industry programs.

This role builds worlds on two tracks: a US track (Administrative Procedure Act and agency-specific statutes such as SEC, FDA, and FTC rules) and an International track (EU regulatory frameworks and UK