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In-House Counsel

Kit· Operations
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Remote$227k - $252k + equity + bonusFull-timePosted 1w ago

About the role

Senior Legal Counsel role focusing on privacy, data, AI, compliance, and commercial contracts within Kit’s in-house legal team. Partners with executive leadership to support product, security, and GTM initiatives, with a special emphasis on Subscriber Signals and scalable privacy and data-use guidance.

Responsibilities

  • First week: get up to speed on business model, current goals, products, meet internal stakeholders and external counsel, review common legal agreements, privacy questions, and customer security requests to identify risk, opportunity, and recurring work.
  • First month: map active data processing, privacy, AI initiatives; design scalable intake, guidance, and escalation for recurring privacy questions; collaborate with Sales, Sponsorships, Security, Product, and Engineering; own GDPR and data compliance vetting; establish process for customer security questionnaires.
  • First six months: become go-to partner for legal across product, engineering, security, and GTM; build scalable systems (playbooks, templates, intake processes, self-service guidance); partner on product lifecycle initiatives with emphasis on Subscriber Signals; reduce outside counsel reliance.
  • First year: elevate Kit’s legal maturity across privacy, compliance, product counsel, commercial contracts, and security; establish durable in-house processes enabling teams to operate independently; minimize need for outside counsel.

Qualifications

  • J.D. from an accredited U.S. law school
  • Active member in good standing of a State Bar Association
  • Experience as in-house counsel at a tech company or with a tech portfolio at a top-tier firm known for startups (e.g., Fenwick & West, Cooley)

Skills

Required:Data privacy laws (GDPR, CCPA)Privacy program developmentCustomer security questionnairesCommercial contractsCommunication
Nice to have:SOC 2 Type II familiarity

Benefits

  • Profit Sharing
  • Kit equity
  • 401k with a 5% match
  • Medical premiums covered (up to $2,100/month) with dental and vision fully covered
  • Equipment allowance and company laptops
  • Individual learning and development budget ($3,500/year)
  • Creator meetup budget ($50/month)
  • Gender affirming benefits
  • Childcare benefit up to $3,000 annually
  • 20 days paid time off per year
  • $1,000 after-tax vacation bonus for unplugged five-day break
  • 10 paid holidays
  • 12 weeks paid parental leave
  • Up to 6 weeks paid bereavement, medical leave, and disaster leave
  • Winter Break Closure with essential coverage
  • Four-week paid sabbatical after 5 years
  • Team retreats twice a year
Last updated Oct 21, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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