Corporate Legal Director
Shield AI is a U.S. defense-technology company developing mission-autonomy software and autonomous aircraft for military and allied operations.
Funding history
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About Shield AI
Founded in 2015, Shield AI builds Hivemind autonomy software and V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft for operations in contested, GPS- and communications-denied environments. Its current site also presents Aechelon synthetic-reality simulation and Vision Systems detection and tracking products.
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Candidate Availability
Required and preferred rules are kept separate and reflect the wording in the original posting.
About the Role
You will provide legal leadership for product, marketing, AI governance, privacy, technology compliance, employment matters, litigation, and corporate projects. You will advise leaders and business partners, draft and negotiate technology agreements, build scalable legal programs and policies, manage outside counsel, and mentor legal professionals.
Requirements
- J.D. from an accredited law school
- Active membership in at least one U.S. state bar
- 12+ years of legal experience
- Substantial in-house product counsel experience
- Experience in product counseling and technology transactions
- Experience building or running privacy and AI governance programs
- Experience building or running an open-source software compliance program
- Experience advising marketing and communications teams
- Working knowledge of employment law and litigation management
- Executive communication skills
Responsibilities
- Advise product, engineering, marketing, IT, and business teams on legal and regulatory matters.
- Draft and negotiate software licenses, developer terms, end-user agreements, partner agreements, and data-sharing arrangements.
- Build product counseling processes, legal intake workflows, playbooks, and self-service guidance.
- Lead AI governance and privacy program activities.
- Develop technology, open-source software, AI-use, and acceptable-use compliance policies.
- Support employment matters, litigation, M&A diligence, partnerships, and corporate projects.
- Manage outside counsel and legal spend.
- Mentor attorneys and legal professionals.
Benefits
- Bonus
- Equity