Senior AI / ML Counsel

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Interested candidates based outside of the designated areas are welcome to apply, provided they have the indefinite right to work in the job location. We are unable to sponsor H-1B or other U.S. work visas for this role at this time. Cohesity is a leader in AI-powered data security and management. Aided by an extensive ecosystem of partners, Cohesity makes it easy to secure, protect, manage, and get value from data — across the data center, edge, and cloud. Cohesity helps organizations defend against cybersecurity threats with comprehensive data security and management capabilities, including immutable backup snapshots, AI-based threat detection, monitoring for malicious behavior, and rapid recovery at scale. Cohesity has been named a Leader by multiple analyst firms and has been globally recognized for Innovation, Product Strength, and Simplicity in Design. Join us on our mission to shape the future of our industry.

Given Cohesity's role in the rapid adoption and expansion of AI / ML capabilities and uses across organizations, we are heavily investing in building and advocating the responsible use of AI as applied to sensitive data within the enterprise setting. We need a thought leader and subject matter expert within the legal department to play a key role during this rapidly evolving and transformative era in technology, given the associated regulatory and legal backdrop as it changes in real-time. We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced attorney to join the Cohesity in-house Legal team. Reporting directly to the VP of IP&P, you will be the lead IP attorney for all Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI / ML) issues. You will be an integral part of our AI / ML compliance team, serving as a subject matter expert on emerging AI / ML trends, regulations and technology. You will support Cohesity's engineering and business teams as they develop and deploy AI / ML foundation models, tools, and associated data. You will partner closely with our AI product team, Open Source Software (OSS) legal team, Data / privacy experts, and patent teams for AI / ML matters.

HOW YOU'LL SPEND YOUR TIME HERE

• Be responsible for all AI / ML legal issues, coordinating cross-functionally, as well as within legal
• Influence product development plans related to legal and compliance use cases that benefit our customers
• Collaborate with patent team to implement IP protection strategy for AI / ML innovations
• Collaborate with OSS and transactional legal teams to ensure license compliance
• Collaborate across legal regarding adjacent contractual, privacy and regulatory implications
• Advise / negotiate on AI / ML contractual provisions and create AI / ML playbook provisions
• Build processes and tools to scale compliance support for AI / ML products and services
• Prepare and provide AI / ML trainings to internal stakeholders
• Counsel on legal risk mitigation through technical architecture and product design
• Develop positive, strong, and collaborative relationships with multiple cross-functional partners (e.g., Engineering, Product Management, Product Security, Info Sec and other Legal teams) to identify and proactively protect products, projects, and services
• Drive special projects, including establishing strategies, guidelines, processes, and procedures, to enable the IP and broader legal team to provide best in class service to its partners
• Provide executive roll-up information related to industry trends and risks
• Be capable of presenting to executives and Board members along with the CLO and other senior members of legal

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COMPENSATION & BENEFITS

Pay Range : $182,240.00–$227,800.00. The compensation noted above is based on an annualized hourly rate assuming normal full-time employment. In addition, employees are eligible for bonus compensation, commission, and equity grants. Full-time employees also participate in our comprehensive benefits framework, including health and wellness benefits, vacation, paid holidays and refresh days, 401(k) retirement plan, life and disability insurance, and other benefits the company may offer from time to time.

Equal Employment Opportunity Employer (EEOE). Cohesity is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin or nationality, ancestry, age, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, veteran status or any other category protected by law. If you are an individual with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation, contact us at 1-855-9COHESITY or talent@cohesity.com.

In-Office Expectations : Cohesity employees who are within a reasonable commute (e.g., within a forty-five (45) minute average travel time) work out of our core offices 2-3 days a week of their choosing.

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