Legal Counsel – Technology, AI & Corporate Governance (Hybrid)

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2d•$140,000 - $160,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Penguin Random House is seeking an experienced, business-minded Legal Counsel to join its Legal Department. This role serves as a trusted legal advisor to the company’s technology, digital, marketing, corporate, and operational teams. The successful candidate will provide practical, strategic, and solution-oriented legal counsel across a broad range of commercial transactions, technology initiatives, artificial intelligence, privacy, cybersecurity, compliance, and corporate governance matters. This position is ideal for an attorney who enjoys partnering with business stakeholders to enable innovation while effectively managing legal and regulatory risk. The role requires strong commercial judgment, excellent drafting and negotiation skills, and the ability to advise on rapidly evolving legal and regulatory issues affecting technology and digital business operations.

Requirements

Juris Doctor (JD) from an accredited law school.
Member in good standing of at least one U.S. State Bar.
3–5 years of legal experience in a law firm and/or in-house legal department.
Significant experience negotiating complex commercial and technology agreements.
Demonstrated experience advising on SaaS, software licensing, cloud services, technology procurement, and IT transactions.
Strong knowledge of commercial contracting, intellectual property, privacy, and technology law.
Working knowledge of privacy and data protection laws, including GDPR, CCPA/CPRA, state privacy laws, and cybersecurity-related contractual requirements.
Excellent drafting, negotiation, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
Strong analytical ability and sound legal judgment with a practical, business-oriented approach to problem solving.
Ability to manage multiple priorities independently in a fast-paced environment.

Nice To Haves

In-house experience supporting technology, digital media, publishing, entertainment, or consumer-facing businesses.
Experience advising on AI governance, responsible AI deployment, and emerging technology regulation.
Familiarity with software development, cloud infrastructure, information security, and procurement processes.
Experience supporting enterprise compliance programs, governance initiatives, and regulatory risk management.
Experience with marketing technology, ad tech, digital platforms, and consumer-facing products.
Experience leading strategic legal projects and developing scalable legal operations tools and processes.

Responsibilities

Draft, review, negotiate, and manage a broad range of commercial agreements, including: SaaS and software licensing agreements, Cloud services agreements, Technology procurement and implementation agreements, AI and machine learning vendor agreements, Data processing agreements, Professional services and consulting agreements, Digital platform and marketplace agreements, Marketing, advertising, advertising technology, sponsorship, licensing, and partnership agreements, Vendor, distribution, production, and confidentiality agreements.
Develop and maintain scalable contract templates, playbooks, and negotiation guidance to improve efficiency and consistency across the business.
Partner with procurement, IT, information security, marketing, finance, HR, and business teams on strategic technology initiatives.
Advise business stakeholders on the responsible procurement, deployment, and governance of generative AI and other emerging technologies.
Draft and negotiate AI-related contractual provisions addressing intellectual property, confidentiality, data usage, model training, bias, transparency, security, and regulatory compliance.
Help develop and maintain enterprise AI governance policies, standards, and internal guidance.
Monitor evolving domestic and international AI laws and regulations and translate legal developments into practical business guidance.
Advise on privacy, data governance, cybersecurity, and information management matters affecting the company’s operations.
Counsel business teams on compliance with applicable privacy laws and regulations, including GDPR, CCPA/CPRA, state privacy laws, and other emerging data protection requirements.
Review data collection, sharing, retention, marketing, and digital product practices for legal compliance.
Support incident response activities and advise on contractual obligations relating to cybersecurity and data breaches.
Partner with compliance, information security, procurement, finance, and business leadership to strengthen governance frameworks and enterprise risk management.
Develop, implement, and update company policies relating to technology use, AI, privacy, records management, and regulatory compliance.
Conduct legal risk assessments for new products, digital initiatives, and strategic partnerships.
Deliver legal training and educational programs on technology, AI, privacy, ethics, and compliance topics.
Assist with internal investigations and compliance initiatives as needed.