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About the Role
HeyGen is seeking a pragmatic, business-oriented Legal Counsel with 3-5 years of experience, ideally advising high-growth SaaS or AI technology companies. This role involves partnering closely with various internal teams to manage legal risk and support company scaling in a fast-paced environment. It's an excellent opportunity for someone who enjoys solving complex commercial problems, is excited about emerging AI technologies, and wants to help shape legal strategy.
Responsibilities
- Draft, review, negotiate, and advise on a wide variety of commercial agreements, including SaaS subscription agreements, enterprise customer agreements, Data Processing Agreements (DPAs), Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs), vendor and procurement agreements, and partnership and reseller agreements.
- Provide practical legal advice to Sales teams to facilitate efficient closing of commercial transactions.
- Partner with internal stakeholders on vendor negotiations and risk assessments.
- Advise on privacy, data protection, security, intellectual property, AI governance, and regulatory issues in commercial transactions.
- Collaborate with Product and Engineering on product launches and AI-related initiatives.
- Develop and improve contract templates, negotiation playbooks, legal processes, and self-service tools.
- Support legal operations initiatives to enhance efficiency and scalability.
- Manage the company’s IP portfolio.
- Monitor developments in AI, privacy, cybersecurity, and technology regulations, translating legal requirements into practical business guidance.
- Assist with other corporate, compliance, and strategic legal projects as needed.
Requirements
- J.D. from an accredited law school.
- Active membership in at least one U.S. state bar.
- 3–5 years of legal experience, including experience at a law firm and/or in-house legal department.
- Experience negotiating complex commercial agreements for technology or SaaS companies.
- Strong understanding of SaaS business models, software licensing, commercial contracting, data privacy principles, and intellectual property.
- Excellent drafting, negotiation, and communication skills.
- Strong business judgment with the ability to provide practical, solution-oriented advice.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.
- Experience working in-house at a SaaS, cloud, or AI company.
- Familiarity with AI products, foundation models, generative AI, or machine learning technologies.
- Knowledge of AI-related regulatory frameworks, such as the EU AI Act, California AI legislation, and AI transparency and content authenticity standards.
- Experience with privacy frameworks such as GDPR, CCPA/CPRA, and global data transfer mechanisms.
- Experience supporting procurement, vendor management, or strategic partnerships.
- Familiarity with AI-assisted workflows.
- Curious about emerging AI technologies and excited by the legal challenges they create.
- Comfortable balancing legal risk with business objectives.
- Collaborative and approachable, with a strong customer-service mindset.
- Able to simplify complex legal concepts for business stakeholders.
- Highly organized and capable of managing competing deadlines independently.
- Adaptable, proactive, and eager to improve processes rather than simply maintain them.
- Able to think on your feet, all the time.
Skills
- Commercial agreements
- SaaS subscription agreements
- Enterprise customer agreements
- Data Processing Agreements (DPAs)
- Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs)
- Vendor agreements
- Procurement agreements
- Partnership agreements
- Reseller agreements
- Sales advising
- Vendor negotiations
- Risk assessments
- Privacy law
- Data protection
- Security law
- Intellectual property
- AI governance
- Regulatory compliance
- Product collaboration
- Engineering collaboration
- Contract template development
- Negotiation playbooks
- Legal process improvement
- Self-service tools
- Legal operations
- IP portfolio management
- AI regulation monitoring
- Privacy regulation monitoring
- Cybersecurity regulation monitoring
- Technology regulation monitoring
- Corporate law
- Compliance
- Strategic legal projects
- SaaS business models
- Software licensing
- Commercial contracting
- Data privacy principles
- Intellectual property
- Drafting
- Negotiation
- Communication
- Business judgment
- Problem-solving
- AI products
- Foundation models
- Generative AI
- Machine learning
- EU AI Act
- California AI legislation
- AI transparency
- Content authenticity standards
- GDPR
- CCPA/CPRA
- Global data transfer mechanisms
- Procurement
- Vendor management
- Strategic partnerships
- AI-assisted workflows
Experience Level
- 3-5 years of legal experience
Education Level
- J.D. from an accredited law school
- Active membership in at least one U.S. state bar
Salary/Compensations
- $220,000 – $280,000 + equity + benefits
Benefits
- Equity
- Comprehensive benefits
- 401k plan
- Health benefits
- Generous PTO
- Parental leave program
- Emotional health resources
About the Company
- HeyGen's mission is to make visual storytelling accessible to all.
- Visual content has become the preferred method of information creation, consumption, and retention.
- The ability to create visual content, particularly videos, continues to be costly and challenging to scale.
- HeyGen's ambition is to build technology that equips more people with the power to reach, captivate, and inspire audiences.
- Learn more at www.heygen.com.
- Visit our Mission and Culture doc here.
- Join us at HeyGen and be part of a team that's reshaping the world of video creation through innovative technology!
Equal Opportunity
- HeyGen is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
- We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.