Description
Shield AI is seeking a Director, Legal to provide hands-on legal leadership across four core areas: product counseling; marketing, AI governance and privacy; public-company readiness; and general corporate project work.
The goal is to help the business move at the speed of the mission while managing risk in a highly regulated environment. This is a builder’s role in one of the fastest-moving defense technology companies in the world.
Key responsibilities include:
- Serving as a primary legal partner to Product, Engineering, Program Management, Customer Success, Information Security and Business Development
- Advising on legal and regulatory issues specific to AI, autonomy, data use, software and dual-use technology
- Structuring, drafting and negotiating software license agreements, SDK and developer terms, end user license agreements and partner agreements
- Building and running scalable product counsel processes
- Providing fast, practical legal review of marketing and communications activities
- Helping lead Shield AI’s AI governance program
- Developing and running key parts of the privacy program
- Helping prepare the Legal team and the business for larger company maturity and scrutiny
- Partnering with PX and employment counsel on employment matters
- Managing litigation, arbitration and pre-litigation disputes with outside counsel
The ideal candidate will have:
- Executive and external credibility
- Action orientation under shifting priorities
- Practical, needs-driven program building skills