Director, Legal Product & Privacy

Checkr • San Francisco, CA

23h • Hybrid

About The Position

About Checkr Checkr is building the data platform to power safe and fair decisions. Established in 2014, Checkr’s innovative technology and robust data platform help customers assess risk and ensure safety and compliance to build trusted workplaces and communities. Checkr has over 100,000 customers including DoorDash, Coinbase, Lyft, Instacart, and Airtable. We’re a team that thrives on solving complex problems with innovative solutions that advance our mission. Checkr is recognized on Forbes Cloud 100 2025 List and is a Y Combinator 2024 Breakthrough Company . About the team/role Reporting into the Chief Legal Officer, the Director of Legal Product & Privacy will lead Checkr’s Product & Privacy legal team, shaping its strategic vision and elevating its impact across the business. This senior role is responsible for providing proactive, sales-forward, and technically sophisticated legal guidance across all of Checkr’s products, privacy frameworks, AI initiatives, and strategic enterprise accounts. You will partner closely with Product, Engineering, Sales, Customer Success, and Checkr’s leadership to ensure that our products are compliant and viable and positioned for growth as we rapidly scale and evolve.

Requirements

• J.D. from an accredited law school and admission to at least one U.S. bar;
• 10+ years of experience practicing law, including 3-5 years of management experience, with a focus on technology, privacy, data protection, and product counselling;
• Proven ability to provide strategic, sales-facing legal guidance to high-growth tech companies;
• Experience learning and understanding the complexities of highly regulated products;
• Ability to calibrate risk based on business objectives and stage of product, approaching legal counseling with a solutions-based response;
• Deep knowledge of consumer protection laws and global privacy frameworks, AI legal implications, and product risk management;
• Experience leading and scaling legal teams, with strong mentorship and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute the vision for the Product & Privacy legal function, ensuring we are a strategic business driver and not a blocker;
• Provide senior, high-impact legal counsel on Checkr’s products, including Checkr Workforce (hiring), Checkr Trust (risk intelligence), Checkr Personal (consumer profiles) and Truework (lending), as well as our cutting edge People Data Graph;
• Serve as primary legal advisor for consumer protection laws encompassing consumer reporting, privacy, data protection, and AI, including FCRA, CCPA, GDPR, FADP, HIPAA, PIPEDA, BIPA, and GLBA;
• Develop and deliver forward-looking thought leadership on legal, regulatory, and industry trends, for our customers, prospects and internal teams through written content, presentations and other customer-facing materials;
• Partner with Sales and Customer Success teams to counsel on strategic customer engagements to highlight product compliance, provide thought leadership, and navigate complex product-related inquiries;
• Oversee legal support for high-value enterprise accounts, critical incident responses, and policy-driven initiatives to mitigate regulatory and reputational risks; and
• Manage and mentor the Product & Privacy legal team, ensuring coverage across key products, reducing single-threaded dependencies, and scaling the function with the business.

Benefits

• A fast-paced and collaborative environment
• Learning and development allowance
• Competitive cash and equity compensation, and opportunity for advancement
• 100% medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Up to $25K reimbursement for fertility, adoption, and parental planning services
• Flexible PTO policy
• Monthly wellness stipend

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees