Senior Legal Counsel

Summary

Join Ashby as their first in-house Senior Legal Counsel and play a key role in their continued growth. You will provide day-to-day legal support, shaping and scaling their legal framework. Collaborate with leadership and various teams on commercial contracts, data privacy, AI regulation, employment, corporate, and IP matters. The ideal candidate has experience in rapidly scaling organizations, strong advocacy skills, and thrives in dynamic environments. You will balance timely execution with long-term legal foundation building to minimize risk while scaling. This role requires strong communication skills to translate legal advice into actionable steps for the team. Ashby offers a remote work environment and a comprehensive benefits package.

Requirements

• Juris Doctor from an accredited law school and active license to practice law in the US
• 6 - 8 years of legal experience across a top tier law firm and in-house experience at a fast growing startup
• Strong understanding of and experience in advising on privacy laws: GDPR and CCPA
• Demonstrated ability to handle diverse legal matters independently while maintaining excellent judgment and managing multiple priorities
• Clear communication style that translates legal advice into plain english and next steps for our team to clearly understand and action

Responsibilities

• Review, draft and negotiate a wide range of commercial agreements including customer agreements and Order Forms, vendor contracts, SaaS agreements, and help to proactively develop and iterate Ashby’s Terms of Service
• Lead international privacy law compliance process, including reviewing and negotiating DPAs for vendors, and Ashby customers. Provide advice on privacy and data protection issues with demonstrated experience complying with GDPR and CCPA obligations
• Work closely with our product team to proactively advise on legal and compliance considerations for new products and features. Collaborate with our PMM team to create external facing collateral, clearly outlining Ashby’s approach to compliance and FAQ for new products
• Partnering closely with the Ashby Security team to respond to security incidents, including drafting relevant security related communications
• Provide proactive advice by staying up to date on relevant industry regulations and developments, particularly in the regulation of the use of AI in the hiring process across our key regions and privacy law developments (GDPR and CCPA)
• Work on a wide range of legal matters as they arise or are proactively identified, including IP, employment, global expansion and fundraising
• Help identify and advocate for solutions that proactively address legal risks across the business as we continue scaling and develop internal legal training and FAQ
• Manage relationships with external counsel across commercial, privacy, corporate and employment areas
• Help shape the legal function’s operations and structure as Ashby continues to grow, including identifying opportunities for innovation through technology

Preferred Qualifications

Prior experience as an early legal hire in a fast growing SaaS or AI company

Benefits

• 10-year exercise window for stock options. You shouldn’t feel pressure to purchase stock options if you leave Ashby —do it when you feel financially comfortable
• Unlimited PTO, and we will encourage you to take it
• A minimum of 12 weeks of fully paid parental leave, covered by Ashby. For folks outside the US, it may be longer to be in line with regional requirements
• Generous equipment, software, and office furniture budget. Get what you need to be happy and productive!
• $100/month education budget with more expensive items (like conferences) covered with manager approval
• If you’re in the US, we offer top-tier health insurance for you and your dependents, with 100% of premiums covered by Ashby. In other countries, we provide high-quality supplemental health insurance for you and your dependents, also fully covered by us
• 401k match