Senior Legal Counsel

Ocrolus Inc.•New York, NY

2d•Remote

About The Position

Come build at the intersection of AI and fintech. At Ocrolus, we’re on a mission to help lenders automate workflows with confidence—streamlining how financial institutions evaluate borrowers and enabling faster, more accurate lending decisions. Our AI workflow and analytics platform for lenders is trusted at scale, processing nearly one million credit applications every month across small business, mortgage, and consumer lending. By integrating state-of-the-art open- and closed-source AI models with our human-in-the-loop verification engine, Ocrolus captures data from financial documents with over 99% accuracy. Thanks to our advanced fraud detection and comprehensive cash flow and income analytics, our customers achieve greater efficiency in risk management, and provide expanded access to credit—ultimately creating a more inclusive financial system. Trusted by more than 400 customers—including industry leaders like Better Mortgage, Brex, Enova, Nova Credit, PayPal, Plaid, SoFi, and Square—Ocrolus stands at the forefront of AI innovation in fintech. Join us, and help redefine how the world’s most innovative lenders do business.

Requirements

J.D. from an accredited law school and active bar membership in good standing
7+ years of legal experience, with meaningful time at both a top law firm and in-house at a technology or financial services company
Strong commercial contracts experience, particularly with SaaS, API/data licensing, or platform agreements
Familiarity with financial services regulation, including lending, payments, or fintech compliance (experience advising on AI in financial services is a plus)
Data privacy and security knowledge, including practical experience with CCPA, GLBA, or similar frameworks
Demonstrated experience using legal AI tools (e.g., contract review platforms, AI-assisted research, legal workflow automation) and a genuine enthusiasm for integrating technology into legal practice
Ability to operate independently with sound judgment, prioritize across competing demands, and deliver practical, business-oriented advice, taking full ownership of issues through to resolution rather than escalating or deferring decisions
High sense of urgency and comfortable making decisions quickly and driving issues to closure without being prompted or waiting for direction
Excellent communication skills, with the ability to distill complex legal issues into clear, actionable guidance for non-legal stakeholders
Comfort in a fast-paced, high-growth environment where building from scratch is part of the appeal

Nice To Haves

Experience at a fintech, lending platform, or financial data company
Background advising on AI/ML product development or AI governance
Experience supporting fundraising, M&A, or other corporate transactions
Familiarity with mortgage lending or small business lending workflows

Responsibilities

Own and manage the full lifecycle of customer, vendor, and partner agreements, including SaaS/API agreements, data licensing, partnership arrangements, and procurement contracts driving deals through to signature independently
Advise engineering and product teams on legal issues related to AI/ML, document automation, data privacy, and financial data handling
Support compliance with financial services regulations applicable to Ocrolus's lending customers and partners, including state lending laws, fair lending, BSA/AML, and evolving AI regulation
Partner with InfoSec and engineering on data privacy compliance (CCPA, state privacy laws, GLBA), data processing agreements, and incident response
Assist with corporate governance, equity matters, board materials, and other general corporate needs
Select, direct, and manage outside counsel on specialized matters, keeping costs and timelines in check
Help build and optimize scalable legal processes, proactively identifying, piloting, and rolling out new AI-powered legal tools to increase the team's speed and efficiency
Serve as a trusted advisor to business leaders across sales, partnerships, finance, and product