Technology Counsel: AI Compliance & Governance Lead

Zof AI, Inc.; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 72,000 - 144,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Competitive salary

Job summary

Zof AI, Inc. in San Francisco is seeking a Technology Counsel to own the legal and governance foundation for an ambitious AI platform. You will handle IP, data rights, customer contracts, and compliance with the EU AI Act, building a verifiable compliance story and an AI audit program.

This role offers a full-time path, with potential fractional work early on, and close collaboration with leadership and engineering to shape enterprise-grade AI products from the ground up.

Qualifications

• Qualified attorney with relevant commercial or technology law experience.
• Working knowledge of AI regulation, including the EU AI Act.
• Experience with IP, data rights, and technology contracts.
• Translate legal risk into practical product guidance.
• Comfort operating solo in an early-stage environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.
• High judgment and discretion.
• Willingness to use AI tools deeply in legal work.

Responsibilities

• Own commercial contracts: customer, partner, and vendor agreements.
• Own IP strategy and data-rights posture across the product.
• Own compliance with the EU AI Act and emerging AI regulation.
• Build the AI governance and assurance program, aligned to standards like ISO/IEC 42001.
• Support enterprise security and compliance reviews with engineering.
• Own privacy posture and data processing agreements.
• Advise product and leadership on risk with practical, buildable guidance.
• Use AI tools to run a lean, leveraged legal function.

Skills

Commercial contracts

IP rights

Data rights

Technology contracts

AI regulation

EU AI Act

Risk guidance

Legal writing

Independent work

AI tooling

Job description

Zof AI, Inc. in San Francisco is seeking a Technology Counsel to own the legal and governance foundation for an ambitious AI platform. You will handle IP, data rights, customer contracts, and compliance with the EU AI Act, building a verifiable compliance story and an AI audit program.

This role offers a full-time path, with potential fractional work early on, and close collaboration with leadership and engineering to shape enterprise-grade AI products from the ground up.