# General Counsel at Optery

- Company: Optery
- What the company does: Remove your home address and other personal information from Google and 700+ sites using the most advanced data broker removal service in the world. Backed by Y Combinator.
- Company website: https://www.optery.com
- Type: Startups
- Level: Mid level
- Location: Remote - United States
- Work setup: Remote
- Pay: $240K to $270K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-09-17
- Apply by: 2026-11-01
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/optery/1337d802-8177-4cea-985e-bdaac89e39e1
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/optery-general-counsel/

## About the role

As Optery’s General Counsel, you’ll be responsible for building and leading the company’s legal function. This includes commercial transactions, regulatory compliance, litigation, international expansion, corporate governance, employment matters, and strategic initiatives. You'll utilize external counsel in most of these areas.

## What they're looking for

- 8–15 years of legal experience, with time spent at a top-tier law firm and in-house at a technology or privacy-focused company
- Strong expertise in U.S. consumer data privacy law and regulatory frameworks, familiarity with enforcement trends under the CCPA, VCDPA, CPA, TDPSA, OCPA, and other state data privacy laws is strongly preferred
- Demonstrated experience navigating or working with regulatory agencies such as the CPPA, Attorney General offices, Departments of Justice, or Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
- Strong background in commercial contracts, corporate governance, and startup equity and debt financing matters
- Excellent communicator and negotiator with a bias for action and pragmatism
- Passion for consumer privacy and strong motivation for holding data brokers accountable to consumer data privacy laws

Tags: Legal