Head of Legal

TypeSafe AI is an AI lab building machine-native intelligence infrastructure for automation, designed to make decisions within software by combining the intelligence of LLMs with the efficiency and reliability of code into a new shape of AI: System One Models. TypeSafe AI recently launched its first public model, Jev, and counts around one-third of the Fortune 500 as users. This is TypeSafe's first legal hire. The role involves building and leading the legal function as the company grows, working directly with the founders and across engineering, product, and go-to-market. It is a hands-on role with substantial judgment and ownership, with a foundation in commercial work, product counseling, and privacy. The team works fully in person from the San Francisco office near Embarcadero station.

Responsibilities

Lead customer and partner negotiations, including enterprise agreements, API distribution and reseller arrangements, data processing agreements, and vendor contracts; Build templates and negotiation playbooks; Work with technical teams on product design, data use, retention, international processing, and security commitments; Translate legal requirements into decisions and policies teams can implement; Identify laws, regulatory developments, and industry practices that could affect products and business, and develop informed positions; Establish contract intake, approval, signing, and management processes; Build guidance and tools that let teams handle routine matters independently; Own how employment, corporate, governance, intellectual property, and other legal matters are handled; Choose and manage outside counsel, set priorities and budgets; Build trust across the company, get involved early, and offer clear recommendations that account for legal exposure, commercial stakes, and practical alternatives

Requirements

At least 10-15 years of relevant legal experience, including meaningful in-house experience at a growing technology company; Strong legal training, ideally including experience at a leading law firm, and a track record of applying it inside a business; Substantial commercial contracting experience and ability to counsel independently on product and privacy matters; Experience helping a company scale its legal operations and building processes that fit the company's stage; Curiosity about AI and willingness to learn how the technology works, how customers use it, and where legal questions arise; Ability to make practical decisions under uncertainty and distinguish material risks from manageable ones; Enjoys doing the work personally, responds quickly, and follows through in a fast-moving environment; Clear communication and ability to build productive relationships with technical teams, customers, executives, investors, and outside counsel; Ability to prioritize limited resources and explain what to build, buy, delegate, or leave for later; Admitted to practice in a U.S. jurisdiction and eligible to practice as in-house counsel in California

Benefits

100% covered health insurance; Daily lunch and dinner; Visa sponsorship; 401(k) plans