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About the Role

Sierra is seeking a Senior Privacy Counsel to join its legal team. This role will focus on privacy counseling, AI privacy regulation, and commercial privacy support. The ideal candidate will thrive in dynamic environments and contribute across the business, receiving support and opportunities for growth. You will be part of a respected legal team committed to excellence, collaboration, and impact.

Responsibilities

• Advise product, engineering, operations, marketing and other cross-functional teams on compliance with global privacy laws and related regulation applicable to Sierra’s business, including GDPR, the EU AI Act, DORA, etc.
• Build and own Sierra’s privacy counseling and compliance program as we scale globally.
• Develop specific privacy regulation expertise in core regulated industries of Sierra customers, such as healthcare, insurance, banking, telecommunications, and financial services.
• Support the commercial legal team and GTM teams by drafting, reviewing, and negotiating the commercial privacy aspects of transactional work, including data processing agreements, business associate agreements, and other privacy-related transactional documents.
• Manage privacy incident response processes and related notification obligations.
• Develop training materials and conduct training sessions for product and business teams.
• Advise on all aspects of emerging AI-specific privacy regulations and their applicability to Sierra’s business.
• Develop and implement AI governance policies and frameworks to ensure responsible AI deployment, ethical data usage, and regulatory adherence.
• Monitor and interpret global AI and privacy regulations, advising leadership on risks, trends, and strategic compliance initiatives.
• Represent Sierra in discussions with regulators, industry groups, and external stakeholders on privacy and AI governance matters.

Requirements

• 8+ years of legal experience, with a combination of large international law firm and in-house experience at a tech company.
• Deep knowledge of global privacy laws (e.g., GDPR, CCPA, and other US state privacy laws) and AI regulatory frameworks (e.g., EU AI Act, NIST AI Risk Management Framework).
• A passion for AI, with a deep understanding of AI products, LLMs and the related legal issues, and personal experience with integrating AI into your work.
• Experience mentoring and managing more junior team members.
• Extensive experience drafting, reviewing, and negotiating DPAs, BAAs, and other privacy-related commercial terms.
• Ability to assess privacy risks and implement compliance solutions in the context of a hyperscaling business, with sound judgment and strategic decision making.
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to balance legal risks and business objectives in a fast-moving environment.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills and the ability to partner with both legal and non-legal stakeholders.
• A strong work ethic with an eye for detail.
• Be a team player first and foremost.

Skills

• Privacy counseling
• AI privacy regulation
• Commercial privacy support
• GDPR
• EU AI Act
• DORA
• DPAs
• BAAs
• MSA privacy provisions
• AI governance
• CCPA
• US state privacy laws
• NIST AI Risk Management Framework
• AI products
• LLMs
• Trust and safety programs
• Responsible AI programs

Location

• San Francisco

Work Type

• In-person
• Full-time

Experience Level

• Senior

Benefits

• Flexible (unlimited) paid time off
• Medical, dental, and vision benefits for you and your family
• Life insurance and disability benefits
• Retirement plan dependent on country of employment
• Parental leave
• Fertility and family building benefits through Carrot
• Lunch, as well as delicious snacks and coffee to keep you energized
• Discretionary benefit stipend giving people the ability to spend where it matters most
• Free alphorn lessons

About the Company

• Sierra is building a platform to enable every company in the world to build better, more human customer experiences with AI.
• We partner with industry leaders such SoftBank, Uber, Rivian, CLEAR, and Sutter Health.
• We are primarily an in-person company based in San Francisco, with growing offices across North America, Europe, and Asia.
• Our co-founders are Bret Taylor and Clay Bavor.
• Bret currently serves as Board Chair of OpenAI. Previously, he was co-CEO of Salesforce (which had acquired the company he founded, Quip) and CTO of Facebook. Bret was also one of Google's earliest product managers and co-creator of Google Maps.
• Before founding Sierra, Clay spent 18 years at Google, where he most recently led Google Labs. Earlier, he started and led Google’s AR/VR effort, Project Starline, and Google Lens. Before that, Clay led the product and design teams for Google Workspace.

Equal Opportunity

• We encourage you to apply even if your experience doesn't precisely match the job description.
• We strive to evaluate all applicants consistently without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, pregnancy, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation, citizenship, or any other legally protected class.