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PodiumDirector, Product and Privacy
Podium develops artificial intelligence employee solutions designed to assist local businesses in converting leads and managing customer relationships across industries such as home services, automotive, and…
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Podium develops artificial intelligence employee solutions designed to assist local businesses in converting leads and managing customer relationships across industries such as home services, automotive, and healthcare. The company is currently seeking a Director, Product and Privacy to join its legal team in a senior individual contributor capacity. In this role, you will report directly to the General Counsel and collaborate closely with engineering, product, marketing, and security departments. Your…
Job Description
Podium develops artificial intelligence employee solutions designed to assist local businesses in converting leads and managing customer relationships across industries such as home services, automotive, and healthcare. The company is currently seeking a Director, Product and Privacy to join its legal team in a senior individual contributor capacity.
In this role, you will report directly to the General Counsel and collaborate closely with engineering, product, marketing, and security departments. Your daily focus will involve advising internal stakeholders across the entire product lifecycle, establishing AI and privacy governance frameworks, and managing compliance regarding data rights, intellectual property, consumer protection, and sector-specific regulations.
This opportunity is well-suited for an experienced technology attorney who has a strong background in privacy compliance, product counseling, and artificial intelligence frameworks. The position offers significant ownership and direct influence over corporate product strategies without direct reports.
Responsibilities
- Meet regularly with internal product, engineering, and artificial intelligence teams to advise on strategies, initiatives, and roadmaps throughout the product lifecycle
- Provide legal counsel on product compliance areas including privacy, artificial intelligence, data rights, intellectual property, and consumer protection
- Structure, negotiate, and advise on agreements with data partners, integration partners, and artificial intelligence providers
- Collaborate across departments to ensure services comply with existing market regulations and guide expansion into key verticals
- Review product user experiences to verify legal compliance and proper disclosures, translating guidance into actionable requirements
- Design and implement scalable product, privacy, and AI review processes including impact assessments, playbooks, and escalation paths
- Manage cross-functional privacy projects covering data mapping, retention and deletion, permitted uses, and tracking technologies
- Partner with security teams on incident response, compliance reviews, and diligence
- Build and operationalize artificial intelligence governance for internal tools and customer-facing agents
- Counsel on healthcare product development, HIPAA obligations, sensitive health data, and EMR integrations
- Advise on automotive and home services workflows, CRM integrations, lead re-engagement, and scheduling features
- Review marketing compliance, voice and messaging rules, consent mechanisms, and AI-generated voice features
- Provide fintech and payments counseling regarding consumer disclosures, fraud, chargebacks, and financial network requirements
Requirements
- Juris Doctor degree with strong academic credentials
- Membership in a local State Bar or eligibility to register as Registered In-House Counsel
- Minimum of 8 years of professional legal experience, including at least 5 years spent in-house at a high-growth technology company
- Possession of a required privacy certification such as CIPP/US, CIPP/E, CIPM, or CIPT
- Direct knowledge and experience working with business privacy laws including CCPA, CPRA, GDPR, TCPA, and other state or federal regulations
Qualifications
- Experience counseling product teams on compliance with regulatory frameworks for U.S. and global telecommunications
- Experience advising on regulations in industries such as healthcare, automotive, or home services
- Experience guiding risk mitigation across technology product platforms specifically involving AI, payments, and messaging or telecommunications technologies
Core Skills
Benefits
- Open and transparent company culture
- Life insurance alongside long-term and short-term disability coverage
- Paid parental leave
- Fertility benefits
- Generous vacation time plus three 4-day summer holiday weekends
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage
- 401(k) plan
- Bi-annual swag drops featuring Podium gear and apparel
- Access to a headquarters gym with local professional coaches and fitness classes
- Onsite headquarters child care center that is subsidized for employees
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