Senior Legal Counsel, Data Privacy

Job Description:

• Serve as in-house legal subject matter expert and partner with the executive team
• Lead product legal strategy and execution, especially across privacy, data, AI, compliance, commercial contracts, customer security requirements, and scalable legal support
• Develop practical, repeatable systems for responding to privacy questions, particularly relating to Subscriber Signals
• Advise on Kit, SparkLoop, Subscriber Signals, and the connected ecosystem of creator tools
• Report to the Chief Operating Officer and partner with product, sales, finance, people operations, security, sponsorships, and engineering leaders
• Own core legal work in-house and determine when specialized outside counsel is needed
• Assess legal risks, opportunities, ambiguity, and recurring work during onboarding
• Build a view of upcoming legal needs and design scalable privacy intake, guidance, and escalation systems
• Own GDPR and data compliance vetting
• Establish processes for responding to customer security questionnaires
• Build playbooks, templates, intake processes, and self-service guidance for recurring privacy, data-use, and compliance questions
• Partner throughout the product lifecycle on initiatives and feature releases
• Prioritize legal risks, reduce reliance on outside counsel, and streamline legal workflows
• Help Kit mature its privacy, compliance, product counsel, commercial contracts, and security support operations

Requirements:

• Deep expertise in data, compliance, and product
• Strong ability to navigate U.S. and European data privacy laws, including GDPR and CCPA
• Familiarity with data controller vs. processor distinctions
• Ability to translate privacy and compliance requirements into scalable playbooks, templates, intake processes, and self-service guidance
• Experience supporting customer security questionnaires and partnering with security, sales, product, and engineering teams
• Familiarity with SOC 2 Type II and related legal, privacy, and customer requirements
• Understanding of intellectual property law related to brand, content, and software
• Understanding of commercial contracts
• Clear communication and trusted-advisor capability
• Experience as in-house counsel at a tech company or serving a tech portfolio at a top-tier startup-focused firm
• J.D. from an accredited law school in the United States
• Active membership in good standing of a State Bar Association
• Strategic, business-oriented, collaborative, and creative problem-solving approach
• Located in the United States
• Legally authorized to work in the country of residence
• Must not require visa sponsorship now or in the future

Benefits:

• Profit Sharing
• Kit equity
• 401k with a 5% match
• Up to $2,100 per month toward medical premiums; dental and vision premiums fully covered; Health Insurance through Aetna
• $2,000 equipment allowance for the first two years and $1,000 every following two years
• Company-provided laptops
• Individual learning and development budget of $3,500/year
• Gender affirming benefits
• Childcare benefit up to $3,000 annually through JOON
• Twenty (20) days of paid time off during each year of employment
• After-tax bonus of $1,000 for taking five consecutive days of vacation while fully unplugged from work
• Ten (10) paid holidays a year
• Two weeks of paid sick time each year, including mental health and well-being days
• Twelve (12) weeks paid parental leave and flexible scheduling in the child's first year
• Up to six weeks of paid bereavement, medical, and disaster leave after six months of employment; two weeks of each paid leave during the first six months
• Winter Break Closure: one week of collective paid closure at the end of December
• Four-week paid sabbatical after five years
• In-person or virtual team retreats twice a year
• 100% remote work