Senior Corporate Counsel (Privacy and AI Legal)

What You'll Be Doing & Why It Matters

Salesforce seeks a proactive, business-oriented attorney to serve as Senior Corporate Counsel, Privacy and AI Legal, to advise on privacy and AI related regulation, support the wider legal function as a subject matter expert in commercial negotiations for privacy and AI service terms, assist with privacy and AI-related regulatory compliance reviews and policymaker engagements, serve as a legal stakeholder for internal usage of AI tooling and counsel on the product development lifecycle for AI services and AI research projects.

This position will be based in Salesforce's offices in London, UK and report to Salesforce's London-based head of EMEA Privacy with a dotted line to Salesforce's San Francisco-based head of AI Legal.

Core Responsibilities & Scope

• Privacy, Data & AI Regulatory Expertise: Serve as subject matter expert on privacy and related data laws, AI regulations and frameworks, and work across the Legal team and with Government Affairs to shape regional legislation. Proactively monitor the evolving regulatory landscape and advise on its implications for Salesforce's products and customers.
• Commercial & Customer Support: Partner with Commercial Legal on negotiations, draft and negotiate privacy and AI related agreements, and respond to customer, prospect, and partner privacy and AI governance queries. Build trust by articulating Salesforce's responsible data and AI principles and helping customers understand how to deploy our services compliantly and ethically.
• Cross-Functional Partnership: Collaborate with teams across the company including Sales, Security, Technology, Employee Success, AI/Product teams, and Government Affairs to ensure compliance with laws, regulations, contracts, and certifications. Act as a bridge between legal, technical, and business teams translating complex regulatory requirements into practical guidance.
• Product and Research Counseling: Act as a trusted advisor to the product management, software engineering, and AI research teams by providing timely, accurate, and practical guidance during all stages of the product development lifecycle and for AI research efforts. Build cross-functional relationships across Salesforce technology and product teams and other internal stakeholders.
• Process Efficiency, Innovation & Enablement: Assist in developing internal and customer facing enablement materials, and provide training to internal teams on relevant legal topics and best practices. Identify and implement legal process improvements to drive efficiency and support the business. Actively explore and champion the use of AI tools to improve legal workflows, increase productivity, and identify novel applications of AI within the legal function.
• Lead & Deliver at Speed: Provide rapid, business-savvy legal advice while effectively managing legal risk and ensuring compliance. Stay ahead of the curve on regulatory developments, bringing informed, forward-thinking perspectives to fast-moving legal questions.
• Dispute Resolution & Risk Mitigation: Advise on contract disputes, bid challenges, and regulatory inquiries, minimizing legal and operational risks.

Minimum Requirements

• Law degree and admitted to practice in the EU/UK
• 10+ years combined experience in law firm and/or in-house legal department
• Familiarity with key AI and SaaS regulatory requirements, including global IP, privacy and data protection laws
• Experience working with highly regulated sectors, including financial services, healthcare and public sector is preferred
• Exceptional negotiation and drafting skills, rigor/attention to detail, and strong legal reasoning, particularly in high-pressure environments.
• Ability to communicate complex regulatory concepts clearly to non-legal and non-technical audiences.
• Sound and practical business judgment
• Excellent organizational, written, and verbal communication skills
• Highly responsive with a service-oriented attitude
• Ability to build and maintain strong relationships with internal clients and other internal and external stakeholders
• Ability to manage a high-volume workload in a fast-paced environment
• Demonstrated comfort using AI tools in day-to-day work, with a proactive mindset toward using AI to improve legal processes and service delivery.
• Collaborative team player combined with ability to work independently
• Sense of humor

Preferred Qualifications

• In-house experience at a technology company, with significant privacy, transactional and product counseling experience related to AI services and research programs
• Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP)
• Substantive expertise in laws governing privacy and the use of AI in SaaS sector and AI research and development activities (e.g., EU AI Act, Colorado AI Act, BIPA, GDPR, CPRA)
• Well-grounded knowledge of intellectual property law