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Product & Privacy Counsel

Parallel Web Systems

Palo Alto, CAJob$190–225K/yrPosted 3mo agoVerified open 3 days ago

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At a glance

Compensation
$190–225K/yr
Location
Palo Alto, CA
Work Authorization
US work authorization required

Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Active U.S. Bar MembershipDoctorate

Job overview

Parallel Web Systems is hiring a Product & Privacy Counsel. Parallel Web Systems seeks a Product & Privacy Counsel to shape the legal foundation of its fast‑growing AI platform. The lawyer will partner with product and engineering, advise on data collection, retention, consent, and privacy‑by‑design, and own the privacy and data‑protection program across GDPR, CCPA, and emerging AI regulations.

Key focus areas include Shape the legal foundation of the AI product platform, Partner with Product and Engineering to provide pragmatic guidance across the product lifecycle, and Own the privacy and data‑protection program, including policies, DPAs, and data mapping.

Important skills include Privacy Law, Data Pipeline, Negotiation, and Collaboration. Preferred (not required): Anonymization, Zero-Retention Architectures, DPAs Negotiation, and Data Licensing Deals.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Privacy LawData PipelineNegotiationCollaborationAnonymizationZero-Retention ArchitecturesDPAs NegotiationData Licensing DealsGDPRCCPAAI Privacy LawsPrivacy-by-Design

Qualifications

J.D.Active U.S. Bar MembershipCalifornia Bar Membership5+ Years Privacy Data Protection or Product Counseling Experience

Benefits

401(k) Match

Full job description

About us Parallel is a web infrastructure company. Our products are used by leading businesses in sales, marketing, insurance, and coding to build best-in-class AI agents with flexible and powerful programmatic access to the web.

We've raised $230 million from Kleiner Perkins, Sequoia, Index Ventures, Spark Capital, Khosla Ventures, First Round, and Terrain to build the web for AIs. We're currently valued at $2 billion and we're forming a world-class team of engineers, designers, marketers, sellers, researchers, and operational experts to achieve our mission.

Job Help shape the legal foundation of a fast-growing AI company. You'll partner closely with Product and Engineering to provide pragmatic guidance across the product lifecycle—advising on data collection, retention, consent, and privacy-by-design. You'll own Parallel's privacy and data protection program, from policies and DPAs to data mapping and compliance across GDPR, CCPA, and emerging AI and state privacy laws. Along the way, you'll build the templates, playbooks, and self-service tools that scale the function.

You You're a lawyer who enjoys building, not just reviewing. With ~5+ years of privacy, data protection, or product counseling experience (in-house or at a top firm), you have a J.D., active U.S. bar membership (California preferred), and working knowledge of the legal frameworks shaping AI products. You're technically fluent—comfortable with data pipelines, anonymization, and zero-retention architectures—and you can negotiate DPAs and data licensing deals with confidence. You bring sound judgment, curiosity about how AI products are built and sold, and a low-ego, collaborative style that helps teams move quickly without cutting corners.

Life at Parallel Our team works fully in-person , between our Palo Alto HQ and San Francisco office. We’re a flat, talent-dense organization dedicated to solving technical and creative problems.

We seek like-minded individuals who share our passion for applying science, creativity, and consistency to big and complex problems with equally big outcomes. These are our values:

  • Own customer impact: It’s on us to ensure real-world outcomes for our customers.

  • Obsess over craft: Perfect every detail because quality compounds.

  • Accelerate change : Ship fast, adapt faster, and move frontier ideas into production.

  • Create win-wins : Creatively turn trade-offs into upside.

  • Make high-conviction bets : Try and fail. But succeed an unfair amount.

Compensation & benefits

  • Competitive salary

  • Generous equity

  • Visa sponsorships

  • 401K plans

  • Daily lunch & office snacks

  • Dinner at the office

  • Unlimited vacation

  • Caltrain pass reimbursement

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