Counsel AI Safety and Cyber Incident Response

Skills

About the Role

You will lead legal responses to cybersecurity and AI safety incidents, from fact development through resolution. You will advise on investigations, legal risks, reporting, communications, remediation, and escalation. You will develop incident-response playbooks, exercises, decision processes, and post-incident improvements.

Requirements

• JD and license or qualification to practice law in the candidate's jurisdiction
• 5+ years of relevant experience
• Legal experience managing cybersecurity or privacy incident responses or comparable technology investigations
• Ability to translate technical findings into practical legal advice
• Sound judgment under time pressure
• Clear writing and cross-functional communication skills
• Interest in AI safety challenges
• Availability for time-sensitive incident response outside normal business hours on occasion

Responsibilities

• Lead legal responses to cybersecurity and AI safety incidents
• Coordinate fact development, legal analysis, escalation, and response follow-through
• Assess incident scope, attack paths, root causes, affected systems, data, and third-party impacts
• Manage outside counsel and third-party service providers
• Advise on notification and reporting obligations and customer communications
• Prepare incident updates and decision materials
• Develop escalation criteria, response playbooks, exercises, and handoff processes
• Support post-incident reviews and corrective actions

Benefits

• Equity
• Performance-related bonuses for eligible employees
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Employer contributions to Health Savings Accounts
• Health FSA, Dependent Care FSA, and commuter pre-tax accounts
• 401(k) retirement plan with employer match
• Paid parental, medical, and caregiver leave
• Flexible paid time off or up to 15 days annually for non-exempt employees
• 13+ paid company holidays and paid office closures
• Paid sick or safe time
• Mental health and wellness support
• Employer-paid basic life and disability coverage
• Annual learning and development stipend
• Daily office meals and eligible meal delivery credits
• Relocation assistance
• Charitable donation matching and wellness stipends may be provided