Associate General Counsel

Founder @ Higgsfield AI; 1x exit for $166M; ex-Director of Generative AI @ Snap; 2x ACM ICPC World Finals

About Higgsfield

Higgsfield AI is the leading video AI company redefining synthetic media on socials. The company is entering its next stage of scale with $100M+ run-rate sales in just 7 months after launch, and a fresh $50M Series A led by GFT with participation from Menlo and Broadlight.

Role Overview

We are hiring an Associate General Counsel to serve during a period of hypergrowth. This role reports directly to the General Counsel and will focus on product, commercial, and marketing matters. It is an opportunity to shape and scale an emerging Legal function that also serves as business thought partner and guide. A successful candidate will be a high-energy problem-solver who consistently drives results.

This role is based in the San Francisco Bay Area or Los Angeles.

Compensation : $250,000–$300,000

Key Responsibilities

Work closely with the product development teams to provide legal and strategic risk‑mitigation advice on a variety of topics such as privacy, data security, and IP.

Grow and operate a global privacy and data protection compliance program.

Advise the marketing team on advertising, intellectual property, and consumer protection issues.

Partner with the growth and sales teams to draft and negotiate complex commercial transactions.

Build out legal and operational infrastructure so risk is managed in an efficient and scalable way.

Stay current on legal developments relevant to AI companies.

Knowledge, Skills, and Qualifications

Strong knowledge of state and international privacy and data protection laws.

Solid understanding of commercial terms used in complex SaaS, enterprise, marketing, and other commercial agreements.

Working knowledge of intellectual property, secondary liability, marketing, and consumer protection laws. Curiosity and discipline to learn new areas of law to meet business needs.

Low‑ego, "doer" attitude that eagerly tackles projects large and small – not an equivocator, mere delegator, or overly reliant on outside experts.

Comfort in a fast‑paced, results‑oriented environment with colleagues in distant time zones.

Crisp, business-friendly communication skills.

J.D. and active membership in at least one state bar.

8+ years of experience practicing law. Meaningful in‑house experience at a high‑growth tech company strongly preferred.

Seniority level

Mid‑Senior level

Employment type

Full‑time

Job function

Legal

Technology, Information and Internet

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