Trusted by public sector agencies and private sector institutions on the front lines of illicit activity, including criminal networks, sanctioned actors and state-backed threats. Backed by Bessemer and Y Combinator.
About the role
Legal Counsel, Privacy will own how TRM keeps Orion compliant with privacy and data-protection laws around the world, partnering directly with Product, Engineering, and GTM so the company can expand into new markets without slowing down. This is a build role: you will stand up the privacy program that lets a public-sector platform operate globally, and your judgment will directly shape what TRM can ship and where it can operate.
What they're looking for
- 4+ years of privacy and data-protection legal experience, with hands-on work applying GDPR and US state privacy laws to a technology product
- Active US bar admission, JD from an ABA-accredited law school
- Proven AI fluency: you use Claude, Gemini, or equivalent tools in your daily workflow and can design AI-assisted privacy processes — not just use AI for one-off research
- Experience counseling Product and Engineering teams on privacy-by-design, DPIAs, and data flows
- Familiarity with cross-border transfer mechanisms (SCCs, transfer impact assessments, adequacy analysis)
- A collaborative, business-minded approach: you explain privacy risk in plain terms and work with partners to find a path forward rather than defaulting to no
More about this role
TRM Labs provides AI-powered intelligence solutions that help public and private sector agencies investigate and disrupt crime. TRM's platforms enable investigators to trace illicit activity, build cases, and construct operating pictures of threat networks. Leading agencies and businesses worldwide rely on TRM to make the world safer and more secure.
Legal Counsel, Privacy will own how TRM keeps Orion compliant with privacy and data-protection laws around the world, partnering directly with Product, Engineering, and GTM so the company can expand into new markets without slowing down. This is a build role: you will stand up the privacy program that lets a public-sector platform operate globally, and your judgment will directly shape what TRM can ship and where it can operate.
Determine whether TRM can launch Orion in a new jurisdiction by owning the privacy analysis end-to-end — using AI to draft DPIAs and transfer assessments so decisions land in days, not weeks.
Embed privacy-by-design into Orion's development lifecycle, partnering with Engineering to resolve data-flow and retention questions before they become launch blockers.
Lead and respond to data subject rights requests...
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