Senior Privacy Counsel

Help build and scale the privacy function at a category-defining, AI-native cybersecurity company.

Build, not just advise, with real license to design AI automation that changes how privacy work gets done.

Work at the intersection of privacy, AI governance, product counseling, and security, on problems that are genuinely new.

Competitive salary, benefits, and equity, and a clear path to grow the role toward greater program ownership as the program scales.

J.D. from an accredited law school and member in good standing of at least one U.S. state bar.

CIPP/E, CIPP/US certifications

6-8+ years of relevant experience, with strong depth in privacy and data protection law and program execution.

Deep, current expertise in European privacy and digital regulation — GDPR/UK GDPR and working familiarity with NIS2, DORA, the EU AI Act, and the EU Data Act — and how they interact for an AI company.

Demonstrated experience operating in or advising technology companies, ideally in cybersecurity, SaaS, or cloud, including AI/ML products.

Meaningful experience contributing to and helping run a privacy program (beyond pure advisory work) in a fast-moving, global environment.

Experience providing product legal counseling alongside privacy.

Pragmatic judgment. Starts from the business objective and finds the compliant path, offering options and conditions rather than a reflexive "no," and earning trust as an enabler, not a gate.

Strong drafting and judgment on complex privacy agreements (DPAs, SCCs, subprocessor terms), and the ability to set positions, act as an escalation point for the teams who negotiate them, and flag novel issues for escalation.

Sound judgment applied to significant, novel, and ambiguous issues, with accountability for outcomes and escalating direction calls as appropriate, while developing subject-matter credibility internally.

The drive and assertiveness to own initiatives and drive them to completion with minimal oversight, and the ability to lead through influence, including to persuade diverse senior stakeholders.

Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to explain complex privacy issues to business stakeholders.

Fluency with AI tooling and the ability to build and iterate on automation workflows — you have used AI to do real work and can specify, prototype, and refine it, holding it to a high accuracy and human-review standard.

Experience supporting a DPO, including familiarity with independence and governance expectations.

Familiarity with privacy and data protection regimes beyond the EU/US — e.g., LGPD (Brazil), PIPEDA (Canada), APPI (Japan).

Experience supporting Works Councils and multi-jurisdiction employee/candidate privacy.

Experience with privacy tooling and with AI/LLM-based workflow automation.

Familiarity with security and privacy audit frameworks (SOC 2, ISO 27001/27701/42001).

CIPM, CIPT, AIGP certifications

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Actual compensation will be determined based on several non-discriminatory factors including skills, experience, qualifications, and geographic location. In addition to base salary, this role may be eligible for bonus or incentive compensation, equity, and a comprehensive benefits package.

A note on AI in our process: Abnormal AI uses AI-assisted tools to help our recruiting team prepare for candidate interviews. These tools analyze resume content and role requirements to suggest interview questions and areas for the interviewer to explore.They do not make hiring decisions or screen candidates automatically. Every decision about a candidacy is made by a person. Further, if your application is successful and Abnormal AI makes a conditional offer of employment, we will carry out pre-employment checks which must be successfully completed to progress to a final offer. All processes and pre-employment checks are in line with prevailing legislation and Abnormal AI's policies relevant to our security and privacy standards.

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