Senior Counsel, Product and Privacy

Alteryx

258d • $180,000 - $250,000

About The Position

Alteryx is seeking a business-minded, technology focused attorney to support the team responsible for privacy, product, and AI counsel in the role of Senior Counsel, Product and Privacy. You will leverage your expertise, good judgement, and strong business sense to carry out the company's privacy and product imperatives while counseling product, platform, engineering, data science, security and other teams to develop thoughtful strategies towards product development and licensing to assess and mitigate legal risk. You will have a deep understanding of the technical capabilities of Alteryx's products and the company's product roadmap and will work closely with product and engineering leaders on various product initiatives and related privacy and AI compliance matters. To excel in this role, you must have or quickly develop a comprehensive understanding and practical knowledge of laws and regulations across multiple legal disciplines, such as emerging technologies, data governance, open source, privacy, and artificial intelligence.

Requirements

• JD from a top law school; member of at least one state bar in good standing.
• Minimum of 8 years active practice in a legal counsel advisory role; minimum of 6 years direct experience in a full time, in-house product counseling capacity with significant hands-on privacy counseling experience.
• Strong technical background and significant hands-on experience advising engineering and product teams on privacy and product related regulatory and compliance matters, including with respect to open source code and incorporating privacy and security into the SDLC.
• In-house experience with a global technology or telecommunications company strongly preferred.

Nice To Haves

• Legal project management experience.
• Experience guiding cross-functional teams on privacy and product matters pertaining to technology platforms is highly valued.
• A basic understanding of software engineering practices, terms, and concepts is desired.
• IAPP Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP) or willingness to complete such certification within a reasonable time following hire.
• Strong understanding of terms, concepts, and regulatory considerations for the development and deployment of AI technologies.
• Skilled at using ChatGPT to develop and implement means of creating business efficiencies and maximize time spent on high value initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary legal advisor for product and engineering teams and help build scalable and effective review processes throughout the product development lifecycle, from ideation to launch, while balancing user experience and compliance considerations.
• Implement, maintain, govern, and provide regular guidance and training on the company's open source policies and practices and the requirements of its SDLC.
• Assist product owners with data mapping and documenting data privacy impact and AI risk assessments and records of processing activities, updating risk registers, and developing risk mitigation plans as needed.
• Champion privacy within the business and incorporate privacy-by-design and privacy-by-default concepts into product roadmaps, as well as provide and maintain related training and self-service materials for product and engineering teams.
• Lead the legal and compliance arm of the company's SDLC program by taking ownership of periodic updates to account for regulatory changes and industry best practices, through active participation with product reviews and go-live approvals, and by providing counsel as needed to remediate any deviations from the SDLC.
• Maintain all open source guidelines and policies to accurately reflect both approved and disapproved license types and use cases, research and provide guidance for new licenses, and coordinate risk mitigation strategies for any identified violations of the company's open source policies and procedures.
• Research, analyze, train, and provide legal direction to internal stakeholders on legal, regulatory, and compliance issues, including emerging product security and privacy issues impacting Alteryx products, and develop appropriate, corresponding compliance strategies.
• Support the development and communication of product strategies regarding product technology, features and security safeguards, applicable SDLC processes, privacy-by-design, and data governance to empower business stakeholders to communicate our positions internally and externally.
• Stay up to date on relevant state, federal, and international laws and regulations pertaining to privacy, product, AI, cybersecurity, and data governance.
• Maintain or oversee the maintenance of program documentation, including the open source credits page, privacy and product FAQs, AI Fact Sheets, customer-facing trust pages, internal guidance on product and AI governance, and the repository of customer questionnaire responses.
• Lead compliance efforts with respect to global privacy and data security laws and other product-related regulations and industry standards, including supporting global security operations, with a focus on cloud offerings.
• Support go-to-market launch for product offerings through the creation and maintenance of associated governance documents and related contract templates, policies, procedures, and reporting requirements related to product, privacy, and AI.
• Provide ongoing strategic and tactical advice to the product and engineering organizations to minimize legal risks while advancing business interests.

Benefits

• Medical
• Retirement
• Financial
• Wellness
• Time off
• Employee discounts

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Industry: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree