Legal & Privacy Operations Associate

About [Employer]

[Employer] is building the smart infrastructure for finance teams, embedded in the transaction flow of every dollar a business spends. We automate how over $275B in annualized spend flows in and out of 85,000+ companies: authorizing payments, flagging risk, categorizing spend, and closing books.

The problems are high-stakes, data-dense, and unforgiving.

We hire people with high agency and high urgency. We look for slope over intercept. We care less about where you trained and more about what you’ve built. At [Employer], everyone is a builder who owns problems end to end and makes consequential decisions that shape the outcome.

The median [Employer] customer saves 7.5% and grows revenue 16% in their first year – far in excess of businesses operating without [Employer]. We believe every ambitious company deserves the same.

If you want to build systems that directly shape how companies move and manage billions, [Employer] is the place to do it.

About the Role

We are looking for a Legal & Privacy Operations Associate to help the [Employer] legal team scale with product and operational leverage as the business grows. You will keep legal requests moving, administer core tools and records, and automate corporate, policy, and privacy program work with Legal and cross-functional partners to accelerate [Employer]’s AI products and growth.

What You'll Do

• Support legal technology and AI workflow improvements, including implementation, training, documentation, and follow-up with vendors and internal partners.
• Build and maintain privacy program inventories and evidence with Product, Security, IT, and Marketing, including application and third-party vendor records, AI-system use cases, data flows, and records of processing, and follow-up on identified gaps.
• Support data subject request response and automation.
• Administer legal systems, including Ironclad, the legal helpdesk, and other internally built systems and knowledge management resources.
• Execute corporate governance and equity initiatives by managing requirements, and administer policy and control refreshes.

What You Need

• 1–3 years of experience in legal operations, privacy operations, as a legal assistant or paralegal, or in a comparable role.
• Demonstrated experience of streamlining legal processes and coordinating contract or data privacy systems.
• High level of experience managing various operational challenges with ease.
• Track record as a strong partner for key business leaders, with great communication, organization, and time management skills.
• Expertise building AI agents and workflows.

Nice-to-Haves

• Coding experience (Javascript, Python, SQL).
• Experience administering Ironclad, Ethyca, SimpleLegal, or other legal and privacy technologies.
• Knowledge of privacy and data protection laws (e.g. CCPA or GDPR).
• Prior experience in high-growth startups and/or high-growth technology companies.

Benefits available to all full-time [Employer] employees (Global)

• Flexible PTO
• Centralized home-office equipment ordering
• Health and wellness stipend
• Budget for intra-office travel
• Weekly coffee stipend

United States

• 100% medical, dental & vision insurance coverage for you, with partial coverage for dependents
• One Medical annual membership
• 401(k), including employer match on contributions made while employed by [Employer]
• Fertility HRA (up to $10,000 per year)
• Parental leave: up to 16 weeks (birthing + bonding) or 8 weeks (bonding only) at 100% pay
• Pet insurance
• In-office perks: lunch, snacks, drinks, and more
• Relocation expense coverage to NYC or SF (if needed)

Canada

• Group medical, dental, and vision coverage through Sun Life
• Life, AD&D, and disability coverage
• Fertility drug coverage (up to $4,000 lifetime)
• Group Retirement Plan with employer match (RRSP + DPSP)
• Parental leave: up to 16 weeks (birthing + bonding) or 8 weeks (bonding only) at 100% pay, with additional time available at reduced pay
• Employee Assistance Program and virtual care through Lumino Health

United Kingdom

• Private medical insurance through Freedom Elite
• Virtual GP and at-home care via eMed x Livi
• Workplace pension through Penfold, with salary sacrifice option
• Parental leave: up to 16 weeks (birthing + bonding) or 8 weeks (bonding only) at 100% pay with additional time available at reduced pay

Referral Instructions

If you are being referred for the role, please contact that person to apply on your behalf.

Other notices

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Beware of recruiting scams: [Employer] will only contact you through official @[Employer].com email addresses and will never ask for payment or sensitive personal information during the hiring process.

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