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Corporate Counsel, AI Legal

Salesforce

San Francisco, CAFull-time$173–260K/yrPosted 1 day agoStill listed today

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Compensation
$173–260K/yr
Location
San Francisco, CA
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

US Bar AdmissionDoctorate

Job overview

Salesforce seeks a proactive, business-oriented attorney to support its AI products and research programs, advising on product development, privacy, and data protection. The Corporate Counsel will counsel executives, engineers, and product managers across the AI product lifecycle, negotiate agreements, support AI-related transactions, and provide training. The role requires a law degree, admission to practice in a US jurisdiction, and at least five years of combined law firm and/or in-house legal experience.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

AI Regulatory RequirementsSaaS Regulatory RequirementsPrivacy LawsIntellectual Property LawsData Protection LawsBusiness JudgmentOrganizational SkillsWritten CommunicationVerbal CommunicationResponsivenessRelationship BuildingWorkload ManagementCollaborationIndependent WorkTransactional ExperienceProduct Counseling

Qualifications

Law DegreeUS Bar Admission5+ Years Legal ExperienceTechnology Company in-House Experience

Benefits

Paid Time Off
Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Parental Leave
401(k) Match

Full job description

To get the best candidate experience, please consider applying for a maximum of 3 roles within 12 months to ensure you are not duplicating efforts.

Job Category Global Affairs Job Details

About Salesforce Salesforce is the #1 AI CRM, where humans with agents drive customer success together. Here, ambition meets action. Tech meets trust. And innovation isn’t a buzzword — it’s a way of life. The world of work as we know it is changing and we're looking for Trailblazers who are passionate about bettering business and the world through AI, driving innovation, and keeping Salesforce's core values at the heart of it all.

Ready to level-up your career at the company leading workforce transformation in the agentic era? You’re in the right place! Agentforce is the future of AI, and you are the future of Salesforce.

The Experience

Salesforce seeks a proactive, business-oriented attorney to serve as Corporate Counsel, AI Legal, supporting our AI products, driving product development, privacy, and data protection for our AI products and research programs.

What You'll Actually Be Doing

  • Advise executives, engineers, and product managers on legal issues across the AI product lifecycle
  • Act as a subject matter expert on SaaS product lifecycles and data protection for Salesforce AI products and AI research projects
  • Review and negotiate complex agreements with service providers and technology partners
  • Support escalations on AI-related commercial negotiations
  • Assist with diligence and integration for AI-related aspects of strategic transactions
  • Provide strategic and timely client training on relevant issues and processes
  • Build cross-functional relationships with business teams as well as other internal stakeholders

You're Our Person If...

  • Law degree and admitted to practice in at least one US jurisdiction
  • 5+ years combined experience in law firm and/or in-house legal department
  • Familiarity with key AI and SaaS regulatory requirements, including global privacy, IP, and data protection laws
  • 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
  • Collaborative team player combined with ability to work independently
  • Sense of humor

Even Better If...

  • In-house experience at a technology company, with significant transactional and product counseling experience

Unleash Your Potential When you join Salesforce, you’ll be limitless in all areas of your life. Our benefits and resources support you to find balance and be your best, and our AI agents accelerate your impact so you can do your best. Together, we’ll bring the power of Agentforce to organizations of all sizes and deliver amazing experiences that customers love. Apply today to not only shape the future — but to redefine what’s possible — for yourself, for AI, and the world.

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Posting Statement Salesforce is an equal opportunity employer and maintains a policy of non-discrimination with all employees and applicants for employment. What does that mean exactly? It means that at Salesforce, we believe in equality for all. And we believe we can lead the path to equality in part by creating a workplace that’s inclusive, and free from discrimination. Know your rights: workplace discrimination is illegal. Any employee or potential employee will be assessed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications – without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, transgender status, age, disability, veteran or marital status, political viewpoint, or other classifications protected by law. This policy applies to current and prospective employees, no matter where they are in their Salesforce employment journey. It also applies to recruiting, hiring, job assignment, compensation, promotion, benefits, training, assessment of job performance, discipline, termination, and everything in between. Recruiting, hiring, and promotion decisions at Salesforce are fair and based on merit. The same goes for compensation, benefits, promotions, transfers, reduction in workforce, recall, training, and education.

In the United States, compensation offered will be determined by factors such as location, job level, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Certain roles may be eligible for incentive compensation, equity, and benefits. Salesforce offers a variety of benefits to help you live well including: time off programs, medical, dental, vision, mental health support, paid parental leave, life and disability insurance, 401(k), and an employee stock purchasing program. More details about company benefits can be found at the following link: https://www.salesforcebenefits.com.Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance and the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring, Salesforce will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

At Salesforce, we believe in equitable compensation practices that reflect the dynamic nature of labor markets across various regions. The typical base salary range for this position is $172,500 - $260,100 annually. In select cities within the San Francisco and New York City metropolitan area, the base salary range for this role is $207,800 - $285,800 annually. The range represents base salary only, and does not include company bonus, incentive for sales roles, equity or benefits, as applicable.

How this job compares

Set against the 709 open Corporate Counsel jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 31, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$173–260K/yr
  • California median$193–255K/yr84 salary ranges
  • US median$154–222K/yr527 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $216K, is 4% below the California median midpoint ($226K) — in the middle half of Corporate Counsel salary ranges in California.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 96 open Corporate Counsel jobs in California and 709 across the US. 10% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in California
Experience
This posting asks for at least 5 years of experience; Corporate Counsel postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (664 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a doctorate or professional degree; 590 of the 709 open Corporate Counsel jobs (83%) ask for a doctorate or professional degree.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 31, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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