About the Role:

This role reports to the VP of Legal and blends traditional product counseling with deep expertise in AI governance, privacy frameworks, and emerging regulatory regimes. You will embed directly into the product development lifecycle, advising on AI-enabled features, and data governance decisions.

You will be a foundational legal hire, partnering closely with engineering, product, and go-to-market teams to build a privacy and product legal program from the ground up while also supporting commercial transactions. You will help guide Teleport's AI governance strategy, monitor evolving legal and privacy standards, and design controls that allow the business to innovate responsibly.

What You'll Do:

As Product Counsel:

• Serve as legal advisor to Product and Engineering, providing timely guidance during product development cycles.
• Help shape and implement Teleport's AI governance framework, including use-case risk evaluation standards, and documentation practices.
• Contribute to cross-functional workstreams to develop and implement internal, scalable processes and policies for responsible AI use, working closely with engineering, security, and product leadership.
• Advise on AI-related intellectual property matters, including licensing and data usage.
• Advise on open source licensing models and the legal considerations relevant to open source software development and distribution.

As Privacy Counsel:

• Monitor and interpret evolving AI regulations and global privacy frameworks, including the EU AI Act, GDPR, and CCPA/CPRA, translating requirements into clear, actionable guidance for technical and business stakeholders.
• Conduct privacy impact assessments (PIAs), data protection impact assessments (DPIAs), and AI risk analyses for new features and product lines.
• Support data mapping, data subject requests, and data governance improvements across the product portfolio.
• Draft, review, and negotiate data processing agreements (DPAs) and AI-specific addendums, serving as the escalation point for the commercial legal team on privacy and AI issues.
• Perform due diligence on vendor compliance, and negotiate contracts to include robust data protection clauses.
• Partner with Security on incident response and regulatory inquiries, including breach assessment and stakeholder notifications.
• Develop internal playbooks, training programs, and policies, including privacy policies, terms of service, and DPAs, to build a culture of compliance and proactively address emerging risks.
• Partner with security and engineering teams to support compliance certifications such as SOC 2, ISO 27001 and 27701, HIPAA and PCI from a privacy and legal perspective.

What We're Looking For:

• Admitted to the California Bar or eligible for the Registered In-House Counsel exception, and in good standing.
• 8+ years of legal experience, including 4+ years of product legal experience at a software company.
• Significant experience counseling product and engineering teams through the full product development lifecycle, from conception to launch, and advising on the legal and regulatory aspects of software product development.
• Strong understanding of open source licensing, SaaS business practices, and relevant global regulatory requirements.
• Able to quickly form and convincingly communicate a point of view under time pressure and with imperfect information.
• Generalist by nature: willing to take on additional responsibilities and explore subjects outside your core expertise, with no job too big or too small.
• Strong judgment and risk assessment skills, with the ability to adapt legal requirements in creative and pragmatic ways.
• Able to independently manage and negotiate commercial agreements with customers, partners, and vendors.
• Thrives in fast-paced, highly variable environments, with a proven track record of building or improving processes at hyper-growth companies.

Nice to Have:

• Prior experience in the SaaS and cybersecurity industry.
• IAPP certifications (CIPP/US, CIPP/E).
• Experience advising on AI/ML products, including emerging AI governance frameworks such as the EU AI Act.
• Familiarity with security and compliance frameworks such as SOC 2, ISO 27001, or HIPAA.

Working at Teleport in the Age of Modern Technology

At Teleport, using the best available tools and systems isn't a nice-to-have; it's part of how we work. We expect every Teleporter to actively adopt modern technology to do their job better: move faster, think harder, and produce work they're proud of. That means embracing automation, better documentation systems, analytics, and tools like Claude regularly, bringing technology into your problem-solving, and sharing what works with your team.

The Benefits

At Teleport, we believe your career is more important than a list of perks. That's why we focus on making your day-to-day the best it can be - giving you the autonomy, access, and support to do the best work of your career.

- Extensive health coverage

- Annual expense budget

- Rest and recovery policies that maximize your ability to recharge

- Investment in your future with retirement savings plans

- Professional development opportunities