Director, Legal Counsel, Automation Anywhere
Privacy, Product & AI Governance
$265-280k
+ discretionary bonus + Equity
Office located in San Jose, CA
Enterprise AI agents for business processes
Open for applications
Enterprise AI agents for business processes
1001+ employees
Open for applications
$265-280k
+ discretionary bonus + Equity
Office located in San Jose, CA
1001+ employees
Company mission
To democratize automation and create a better future for everyone, liberating people from mundane, repetitive tasks, and allowing them more time to use their intellect and creativity.
Role
Who you are
- Juris Doctor (JD) degree from an accredited U.S. law school and active bar membership in at least one U.S. jurisdiction
- 12+ years of overall work experience, with at least 8 years of legal experience focused on privacy, data governance and intellectual property (1+ years of AI governance is a plus)
- Expertise in Global privacy regulations (GDPR, CCPA/CPRA, etc.) and AI laws (EU AI Act, emerging US AI regulations, etc)
- Experience supporting product teams on privacy-by-design and data protection matters
- Strong background in negotiating and advising on privacy and AI-related contractual terms
- Familiarity with privacy management tools and AI governance frameworks
- CIPP certification or similar privacy credentials preferred
- Experience enterprise SaaS or related technologies is a plus
- Strategic Thinking: Ability to anticipate legal trends, assess long-term implications, and align legal advice with business goals
- Communication & Influence: Skilled at translating complex legal concepts into practical business guidance and influencing decision-making across executive and technical teams
- Problem Solving & Risk Assessment: Adept at quickly assessing multifaceted legal challenges, identifying risks, and developing innovative, compliant solutions
- Collaboration & Cross-Functional Leadership: Effective at working across departments, including product, engineering, data, and compliance, to embed legal best practices seamlessly
- Resilience & Adaptability: Comfortable operating in a fast-changing regulatory environment, adjusting strategies in real-time while maintaining legal integrity
What the job involves
- This role will report to our Vice President, Corporate Legal
- Privacy & Data Protection Compliance:
- Supporting the product team by advising on privacy-by-design strategies, data protection impact assessments (DPIAs) and other compliance matters
- Overseeing privacy-related policies and processes
- Advising engineering, IT, and cloud security teams on security incident response
- Product & Commercial Contracting Support:
- Collaborating with product managers and engineers on product UI/UX, cybersecurity/architecture, legal disclosures, feature compliance, and data use/collection
- Assisting product team with review/revisions to technical documentation, customer-facing materials, and product press releases
- Reviewing and negotiating privacy and AI-related provisions in vendor and commercial agreements, including data processing agreements (DPAs), Business Associate Agreements, Security Addendums, DORA Addendums, AI Terms, Product Evaluation Agreements, and any necessary Product Specific Terms
- Assisting partnership and other internal teams with privacy/AI review of other contracts
- AI Governance & Responsible AI Strategy:
- Managing the company’s AI governance program, ensuring compliance with emerging AI regulations and responsible AI principles
- Updating and maintaining AI use and development policies in collaboration with internal stakeholders
- Partnering with technical teams to evaluate AI models for fairness, transparency, and accountability
- Assessing and advising internal stakeholders on the use of AI in a manner that reduces risk to personnel, customers, and vendors
- Keeping the relevant teams informed of regulatory changes, including the EU AI Act, US regulatory developments, and evolving industry frameworks
- Providing guidance on third-party AI tools and vendors, ensuring compliance with Automation Anywhere’s privacy and AI governance standards
- Cross-functional Collaboration, Training, and Strategy:
- Serving as a key legal advisor on privacy and AI risks across the company and guide sound decision-making and support of our compliance strategies
- Providing training and guidance to internal teams on privacy, AI governance, and data protection best practices
- Engaging with leadership and stakeholders to drive privacy and AI governance awareness and adherence and execute privacy and AI initiatives
- Leading communication and collaboration with product, engineering, security, and marketing teams to operationalize privacy and AI governance policies
- Advising on IP strategy, including patent and trademark management
Our take
Although technology is supposed to save labor, often it doesn't feel like it, with the average desk worker stuck carrying out an increasing number of repetitive manual tasks just to make their growing software stack function. Enter Automation Anywhere, a provider of robotic process automation (RPA) software designed to handle tedious repetitive functions, freeing teams for more productive work.
RPA is a highly competitive field, with firms like Celonis attracting vast amounts of funding and Microsoft beginning to bundle RPA functionality with its business packages. What helps Automation Anywhere stand out is its use of AI to discover the processes that can be automated within a company, a task that is usually carried out by expensive consultancy firms. This has allowed Automation Anywhere to grow a huge client base, including the likes of the NHS, Dell and Staley Black & Decker.
Fueled by partnerships with Microsoft, AWS, and PwC India, Automation Anywhere is accelerating its leadership in AI-powered automation. These collaborations allow the company to deliver cutting-edge solutions and aid in its continued growth.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
13% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company HQ
North San Jose, San Jose, CA
Leadership
Mihir Shukla
(Co-Founder & CEO)Previously the Director of Engineering at E2Open and Infoseek, and a Consultant at Netscape.
Neeti Mehta Shukla
(Co-Founder & Social Impact Officer)Previously a Marketing Research Consultant for Intuit. They are also a Limited Partner at Kalaari Capital and CXXO Champion for CXXO.
Rushabh Parmani
(Co-Founder & Chief Customer Officer)Before co-founding Automation Anywhere they were a Software Engineer at Siebel Systems.
Ankur Kothari
(Co-Founder & COO)Previously a member of the Core Group in Siebel Systems. Since co-founding Automation Anywhere, they have been a CRO, COO, CSO and Chief Customer & Strategy Officer before becoming COO in 2023.
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