Senior Counsel, Product & Privacy

Stability AI

8h•$200,000 - $270,000•Remote

About The Position

Stability AI is seeking a Senior Counsel to serve as the main legal partner to its product, research, and engineering organizations. The role supports generative AI products across audio, image, video, and 3D, working closely with product managers, engineers, researchers, release management, security and infosec, and the commercial team. The Legal team is building consistent, documented legal review for data and product releases and a privacy program that can support a growing global business. The Senior Counsel will lead product and privacy counseling for multiple generative AI product teams, learning the company’s models, products, and development processes to identify legal, security, and ethical risks early and recommend practical mitigations. The role will build and operate policies, processes, and documentation for data and product releases; advance global privacy and data security compliance; and partner with infosec on incident response and security practices. The position also advises on copyright throughout the model lifecycle, including training data licensing and use, rights in generative outputs, and content-hosting obligations such as the DMCA and Article 17 of the EU Copyright Directive. The Senior Counsel will track global AI regulation, including the EU AI Act, help product teams implement ethics and safety initiatives, guide compliance with trade rules such as US export controls and the Trade Agreements Act, and equip the commercial team to address customer questions about Stability AI’s technology, licensing frameworks, and IP strategy.

Requirements

JD from an accredited law school and active bar membership in good standing.
10+ years of experience as an attorney, focused on technology product counseling, privacy, and intellectual property.
In-house experience as a product counselor at a technology company.
Experience building and maintaining data privacy compliance programs.
Experience working with cross-functional teams and managing multiple priorities.
Deep understanding of data privacy law, such as GDPR and CCPA, emerging AI law, such as the EU AI Act, and consumer protection law.
Ability to understand AI technology and translate technical explanations into concrete legal mitigations and contract provisions.
Practical approach to commercially reasonable risk mitigation when the law and business are uncertain.
Excellent analytical, communication, and problem-solving skills, including the ability to distill complex legal concepts into clear, actionable guidance for non-legal stakeholders.
Proactive approach to identifying and addressing legal risks.
Ability to address problems creatively and with an open mind.
Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and adapt as priorities change.
Ability to build relationships and collaborate with internal clients.
High level of integrity, professionalism, and attention to detail.
Inquisitive, problem-solving, and consensus-building attitude.

Nice To Haves

Understanding of how data is used to train generative AI models and the associated risks and opportunities.
Experience with open source, data, or source-available licensing and open source communities.
Experience drafting and updating terms of service and privacy policies for a global technology company.
Privacy certification such as CIPP/US or CIPP/E.

Responsibilities

Lead product and privacy counseling for multiple generative AI product teams.
Learn the company’s models, products, and development processes to identify legal, security, and ethical risks early and recommend practical approaches.
Build and run policies, processes, and documentation governing data and product releases in partnership with product, engineering, release management, and security.
Advance the global privacy and data security compliance program.
Partner with infosec on incident response and data security practices.
Advise on copyright across the model lifecycle, including training dataset licensing and use, rights in generative output, and content-hosting obligations.
Track global AI regulation and help product teams put ethics and safety initiatives into practice.
Guide compliance with trade rules, including US export controls and the Trade Agreements Act.
Equip the commercial team to understand the company’s technology, licensing frameworks, and IP strategy and answer customer questions.

Benefits

Remote-first work environment with flexibility in collaboration.
Health coverage for employees and their families, with PPO and HMO plans, including select plans where the company covers 100% of premiums for employees and eligible dependents.
HSA and FSA accounts.
Company-paid life insurance, with optional voluntary coverage for employees and their spouses and children.
Short- and long-term disability coverage.
401(k) with company match of up to 4%.
Paid parental leave.
Flexible paid time off and paid company holidays.
Work equipment provided by Stability AI.
Eligible employees participate in the company equity program.