Corporate Counsel

Job description

HireArt is helping our client find a Corporate Counsel to join its legal team at the Austin headquarters.

In this role, you’ll provide strategic legal guidance across contracts, compliance, and emerging issues in autonomy, AI, and robotics. You’ll be deeply involved in shaping policies and practices that support groundbreaking innovation, advising on product liability, data privacy, employment law, and global talent mobility for a fast-growing technology organization.

The ideal candidate is practical, forward-thinking, and collaborative, with strong judgment and the ability to deliver clear legal advice in complex, novel situations. You thrive in dynamic environments and bring a genuine interest in robotics, AI, and the future of autonomous technology.

As a Corporate Counsel, you'll :

• Lead Contract Management and Negotiation : Design and improve contract workflows and tracking systems while drafting, reviewing, and negotiating key agreements, including NDAs, vendor and supply contracts (hardware, software, sensors), employment agreements, and intellectual property licenses related to AI and robotics.
• Advise on Emerging Legal Issues in Autonomy : Provide proactive legal counsel to engineering, product, and business teams on regulatory compliance, data privacy, cybersecurity, and product liability for AI-driven and autonomous systems. Conduct legal research and draft documents addressing these evolving areas.
• Support Global Talent and Immigration Programs : Partner with HR and leadership on immigration compliance and international mobility strategies to help attract and retain world-class engineering and technical talent.
• Guide Employment Law and Workforce Practices : Review and assist with employment and severance agreements, advising on labor law compliance, risk mitigation, and policy development for a growing global workforce.

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Commitment : This is a full-time, ongoing contract position staffed via HireArt. It will be onsite and available to candidates local to the Austin, TX area.

HireArt values diversity and is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are interested in every qualified candidate who is eligible to work in the United States. Unfortunately, we are not able to sponsor visas.