Counsel, Privacy

Accordance•San Francisco, CA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Accordance is a secure AI platform for professionals in accounting and finance that augments productivity and automates complex workflows. Accordance uses algorithms with reasoning-adept LLMs that have been customized by our expert team of finance professionals, engineers, and research scientists. We’ve found product-market fit and are scaling our team very quickly. About the Role: We are looking for a lawyer to join our team to lead our privacy function. You will play a crucial role as our service offering expands internationally; you will advise the engineering and product teams as we continue to interleave privacy into everything Accordance does, have ownership of the corporate privacy function, and negotiate with customers on thorny privacy issues (such as regarding our Data Processing Addendum). You will also play a role on our commercial team by negotiating platform agreements in support of our sales/ Go-To-Market team. This role is based in San Francisco, CA. We use an in-person work model and offer relocation assistance to new employees.

Requirements

A law degree from an accredited law school
Admitted to practice law and in good standing in at least one jurisdiction and able to practice in California
3+ years of law firm and/or in-house experience
Strong background dealing with data privacy (including with customers based in Europe)
Experience negotiating SaaS and/or general technology/ IP/ commercial agreements
Ability to think creatively, function independently and work proactively in a fast-paced environment

Responsibilities

Refine, update, and adapt our key privacy agreements (that is our Data Processing Addendum and Privacy Policy) in order to ensure compliance with evolving laws and frameworks especially as the Platform grows and expands
Negotiate with customers both with respect to our Data Processing Addendum and, more generally, on our commercial agreements
Work with our product and engineering teams as we work to bring an EU-based version of Accordance to market
Conduct Impact Assessments relating to our key vendors
Work on training and awareness to ensure that our employees are fully aware of our privacy obligations
Support any incident investigations where required