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About the Role

Baseten is seeking an Assistant General Counsel, AI, Privacy & Governance to own the company's regulatory spine, focusing on AI law, privacy, export controls, and security. This role involves building and architecting the privacy program, partnering with Security and Compliance, and enabling commercial deals.

Responsibilities

• Own Baseten's legal and regulatory positioning under AI regulation, including the EU AI Act, U.S. state AI laws, NIST AI RMF, and emerging frameworks.
• Lead export and trade compliance, including BIS / EAR advanced-computing and semiconductor controls, end-use / end-user diligence, and sanctions screening.
• Build and run the privacy program, covering GDPR / CCPA compliance, DPA and sub-processor framework, data-subject requests, and cross-border transfer mechanics.
• Own the governance and controls layer for certifications such as SOC 2, ISO/IEC 42001, and HIPAA-eligible configurations.
• Translate regulatory obligations into operational controls, documentation, and training for engineering, product, and GTM teams.
• Serve as legal partner to Security and GRC organizations on regulated-data handling, customer and auditor assurance, and risk-acceptance decisions.
• Support Model Labs and partnership agreements on AI-law, privacy, export, and IP-provenance terms.
• Support customer and Sales deals on AI-law, privacy, and export terms as needed.
• Advise the CLO and leadership on regulatory risk and monitor the evolving landscape.
• Recommend readiness plans for new or amended regulatory regimes.
• May assist on M&A and other strategic or one-off transactions as needed.

Requirements

• JD and active bar membership in good standing.
• 8+ years of experience in AI / tech regulatory, privacy, export / trade controls, and compliance / governance.
• In-house experience at a technology, cloud, or infrastructure company.
• Working command of data-protection frameworks (GDPR, CCPA) and privacy program operational mechanics.
• Familiarity with AI governance frameworks (EU AI Act, NIST AI RMF, ISO/IEC 42001).
• Familiarity with security / assurance regimes (SOC 2, ISO 27001).
• Demonstrated ability to operationalize a regulatory regime end to end in ambiguous environments.
• Strong cross-functional skills to partner with Security, Engineering, and Compliance.
• Commercially grounded and comfortable supporting live deals with informed risk calls.
• Ability to learn, build, and master AI tooling and systems.
• Desire to become a recognized thought leader in the field.

Skills

• AI regulation
• Data protection frameworks (GDPR, CCPA)
• Privacy program management
• Export and trade compliance
• BIS / EAR controls
• Sanctions screening
• AI governance frameworks (EU AI Act, NIST AI RMF, ISO/IEC 42001)
• Security and assurance regimes (SOC 2, ISO 27001)
• Operationalizing regulatory regimes
• Cross-functional collaboration
• Commercial deal support
• Risk assessment
• AI tooling and systems
• Thought leadership

Location

• Remote

Work Type

• Full-time

Experience Level

• 8+ years

Education Level

• Juris Doctor (JD)
• Active bar membership

Benefits

• Competitive compensation
• Meaningful equity
• 100% coverage of medical, dental, and vision insurance for employee and dependents
• Flexible PTO policy
• Company-wide Winter Break
• Paid parental leave
• Fertility and family-building stipend
• Company-facilitated 401(k)
• Exposure to a variety of ML startups

About the Company

• Baseten powers mission-critical inference for dynamic AI companies.
• The company unites applied AI research, flexible infrastructure, and seamless developer tooling.
• Baseten enables companies at the AI frontier to bring cutting-edge models into production.
• Baseten recently raised a $300M Series E, backed by investors including BOND, IVP, Spark Capital, Greylock, and Conviction.

Equal Opportunity

• Baseten is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace.
• We provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status.
• We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable law.