Legal Counsel - Privacy

Legal Counsel, Privacy

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.

• 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 (DSARs) in coordination with Engineering and Customer Success.
• Build and maintain the privacy program's core artifacts — records of processing, DPIA templates, and breach-response playbooks — using AI-assisted workflows so the program scales without adding headcount.
• Design lawful cross-border data transfer mechanisms (SCCs, transfer impact assessments) that let Orion serve international customers with confidence.
• Stand up a self-service privacy-review intake, supported by AI triage, so routine questions are answered quickly and only genuinely novel risk reaches deep legal review.
• Support the CLO and AGC with clear, business-ready guidance that helps leadership make faster, better-informed decisions on privacy risk.

What We'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.
• Comfort operating with ownership and limited oversight in a fast-moving environment.

About The Team

TRM Legal is a lean, high-trust team that operates with high ownership and minimal hierarchy; each counsel owns their domain and is expected to advise proactively.

The Financial Times recently recognized the team as one of the "Most Innovative In-House Legal Teams" in North America, and the team is led by TRM's CLO, a former senior DOJ official.

AI tool adoption is a shared expectation — the team actively uses the Claude suite and similar tools to operate with the leverage of a much larger team.

Legal partners with Product, Engineering, and GTM as a business accelerator, not a bottleneck; you will be in the room shaping decisions early, not looped in after the fact.

Team Operating Rhythms

• Distributed across US time zones with core overlap during standard business hours; primary communication is async-first via Slack, with key decisions documented in Notion — distributed, not distant.
• Weekly Legal team sync for cross-functional coordination; regular 1:1s with the AGC for prioritization and privacy program advisory.
• TRM operates a high-transparency culture — program status and obligations are tracked in shared workspaces accessible to partner teams.

Life at TRM

• We are building a safer world. That promise shows up in how we work every day.
• TRM moves quickly. We are a high velocity, high ownership team that expects clarity, follow-through, and impact.
• People who thrive here are energized by hard problems, experimentation, and continuous feedback.
• If something takes months elsewhere, it will ship here in days.
• Our work sits at the intersection of AI, national security, and fighting crime. The problems are complex, the stakes are real, and the environment evolves quickly.
• The pace and intensity of the work reflect the importance of the mission.
• As a result, the way we operate requires a high level of ownership, adaptability, collaboration, and creative problem-solving.
• At TRM, You Should Expect Priorities and targets to change quickly as we experiment and iterate.
• Work that often requires operating with a high degree of ambiguity.
• A high level of personal ownership and accountability.
• Close collaboration across teams and functions.
• Frequent, high-touch communication.
• Creative problem solving and out-of-the-box thinking.
• A pace that rewards urgency, adaptability, and outcomes.

Leadership Principles

• Impact-Oriented Trailblazer: We put customers first and move with speed, focus, and adaptability. We treat every plan like an experiment – test, ship, measure, and iterate quickly.
• Master Craftsperson: We care deeply about our craft. We balance speed with high standards, own outcomes end-to-end, and invest in getting better everyday.
• Inspiring Colleague: We add clarity and energy, not noise. We bring humility, candor, and a one-team mindset — giving and receiving feedback to make the team stronger.

Privacy Policy And Additional Information

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If you are located in the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom, or another jurisdiction with applicable data protection laws, you have the right to access, correct, or request deletion of your personal data at any time before that period ends. To exercise any of these rights, contact us at privacy@trmlabs.com.

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