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We're looking for a Founding Legal Counsel to shape how Granola navigates product, revenue and regulation as we scale globally.

In this unique role, you'll partner closely with GTM, product, design, engineering to build the legal foundations of a fast-growing AI company. You'll move between enterprise contracts, product counselling, privacy questions and regulatory strategy — often in the same day.

IN THIS ROLE, YOU WILL:

- Own commercial deal velocity end-to-end — enterprise SaaS agreements, DPAs and vendor contracts — with a bias toward moving fast. You'll build the playbooks, establish the right legal setup (in-house, AI tools, external) and directly enable the sales team to close deals

- Be the legal presence in key strategic deals — working directly with customers and their counsel to bridge gaps and accelerate revenue

- Act as embedded product counsel — we are shipping fast, you need to find ways to stay close (without adding process) and translate legal complexity into practical checklists and guidance

- Build our enterprise trust posture — a legal hub, AI governance documentation, data protection impact assessments, and the security/compliance materials enterprise buyers expect to see

- Support practical implementation of SOC 2, GDPR, US privacy expectations and emerging AI regulation (EU AI Act, ECPA/Stored Communications Act considerations relevant to AI transcription)

- Build the foundations of the legal function — templates, playbooks and tooling with a focus on AI-native tools

YOUR BACKGROUND LOOKS SOMETHING LIKE:

- Qualified lawyer (England & Wales, US attorney-at-law or equivalent common law jurisdiction)

- 6–10+ years PQE, including 2+ years in-house experience, ideally in a fast-growing tech environment

- Comfortable working across UK/EU and US legal frameworks; US-l...