Senior Privacy Counsel

About the role

Sierra is seeking a Senior Privacy Counsel to join its growing legal team. Reporting to the Associate General Counsel, Product and Privacy, you will shape and execute privacy and AI‑regulatory strategies for a fast‑scaling AI platform serving global enterprise customers.

Key responsibilities

• Advise product, engineering, operations, marketing and other teams on compliance with global privacy laws and AI‑related regulations such as GDPR, the EU AI Act and DORA.
• Build and own Sierra’s privacy counseling and compliance program as the business scales globally, including developing industry‑specific expertise for healthcare, insurance, banking and telecommunications.
• Draft, review and negotiate data processing agreements, business associate agreements and other privacy‑related contractual provisions for commercial transactions.
• Manage privacy incident response processes, notifications and related compliance obligations.
• Develop training materials and deliver privacy and AI‑governance training to product and business teams.
• Monitor emerging AI‑specific privacy regulations, advise leadership on risks and represent Sierra with regulators and industry groups.

Required profile

• 8+ years of legal experience, including time at a large international law firm and in‑house at a technology company.
• Deep knowledge of global privacy laws (GDPR, CCPA, US state privacy statutes) and AI regulatory frameworks (EU AI Act, NIST AI Risk Management Framework).
• Proven experience drafting and negotiating DPAs, BAAs and other privacy‑related commercial terms.
• Experience building privacy programs in regulated industries such as healthcare or financial services.
• Strong analytical ability to assess privacy risks and implement compliance solutions in a fast‑moving, hyperscaling environment.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to partner with both legal and non‑legal stakeholders.

What we offer

• Unlimited paid time off and flexible work arrangements.
• Medical, dental and vision coverage for employees and families.
• Life insurance, disability benefits and retirement plans.
• Parental leave, fertility and family‑building benefits.
• Equity participation for eligible full‑time employees.
• Free lunch, snacks, coffee and discretionary benefit stipend.