Sr. Counsel; Product, Privacy, and AI

Veeam is the Data and AI Trust Company, specializing in helping organizations ensure their data and AI are fully understood, secured, and resilient to enable the acceleration of safe AI at scale. As the market leader in both data resilience and data security posture management, Veeam is built for the convergence of identity, data, security, and AI risk. Headquartered in Seattle with offices in more than 30 countries, Veeam protects over 550,000 customers worldwide, who trust Veeam to keep their businesses running. Join us as we go fearlessly forward together, growing, learning, and making a real impact for some of the world’s biggest brands. #LI-REMOTE #LI-JC2 About the Role Veeam is seeking an experienced, commercially minded Senior Counsel, Product & Privacy to join our global Legal team. This role will serve as a key legal advisor to Product, Engineering, Security, and business teams on enterprise software, cloud services, privacy, artificial intelligence, and emerging technology regulations. You will play an integral role in the development, launch, and commercialization of Veeam’s products and services, translating complex legal requirements into practical guidance that balances risk, enables innovation, and supports responsible growth. What You'll Do • Serve as a trusted legal advisor to Product Management, Engineering, and other stakeholders throughout the product lifecycle, from initial design and development through launch, commercialization, and ongoing operations. • Assess new products, features, technologies, and business initiatives, identifying relevant legal and regulatory requirements and developing practical risk mitigation strategies. • Provide legal guidance on enterprise software, SaaS, cloud services, on-premises and hybrid solutions, software licensing, intellectual property, open-source software, third-party integrations, and other emerging technologies. • Partner with Product, Engineering, Security, and other stakeholders to understand product architectures, functionality, integrations, and data flows and incorporate privacy-by-design principles into product development and business initiatives. • Provide practical legal advice on global privacy and data protection laws, including GDPR, UK GDPR, CCPA/CPRA, international data transfers, data protection impact assessments, data processing arrangements, and the collection, use, sharing, retention, and protection of personal data. • Draft, review, and advise on product and privacy-related agreements and documentation, including end-user license agreements, terms of service, product disclosures, data processing agreements, and privacy notices. • Advise on legal and regulatory issues related to artificial intelligence, machine learning, and emerging technologies, including AI governance, intellectual property, data use, transparency, responsible AI development, and AI-enabled products and features. • Monitor and assess emerging global technology and cybersecurity regulations, including the EU AI Act and Cyber Resilience Act, and translate evolving requirements into practical technical and operational guidance. • Independently manage complex legal matters, proactively identify emerging legal and regulatory risks, and collaborate with Veeam’s global Legal team and outside counsel as needed. • Develop scalable legal processes, playbooks, templates, policies, and training materials that enable efficient and consistent legal support across the organization. • Review and advise on AI use cases and technologies as it relates to internal uses and product uses Technologies You'll Work With • Enterprise software and SaaS • Cloud services and infrastructure • On-premises and hybrid solutions • Artificial intelligence and machine learning • Software lice