Senior Counsel

About the role

Retell AI transforms customer experience with voice AI for enterprises, including customers like CVS/Aetna, American Airlines, Lenovo, and Grab. We have more customer stories than we can tell! We're hiring our first Senior Counsel to build Retell's legal function from the ground up. You'll report directly to the founder and be Sales' go-to partner on every enterprise deal. Voice AI raises new legal questions around consent, AI disclosure, and outbound calling, and you'll help set how we answer them.

Responsibilities

• Close enterprise agreements (MSA, DPA, BAA, order forms) quickly, with minimal reliance on outside counsel
• Build contract templates, a negotiation playbook, and turnaround SLAs, so sales are never blocked
• Set Retell's position on voice AI legal issues: call recording consent, TCPA, AI disclosure, and customer use-case reviews
• Own platform terms, acceptable use policy, privacy policy, and outside counsel spend

Requirements

• JD and active US bar membership in California State
• 6+ years of commercial or technology transactions experience OR 4+ years in a tech transactions group at a top law firm

Qualifications

• Experience with privacy and AI regulation (GDPR, CCPA, EU AI Act)
• Background in telecom, TCPA, or healthcare (BAA) matters

Benefits

• 100% coverage for medical, dental, and vision insurance
• $70/day DoorDash credit for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks
• $200/month wellness reimbursement (gym, fitness classes, etc.)
• $300/month commuter reimbursement (gas, Caltrain, etc.)
• $75/month phone bill reimbursement
• $50/month internet reimbursement
• Relocation support provided
• Visa sponsorship available (H-1B, TN, L-1, E-3, F-1 OPT/CPT)

Pay

• Cash: $230,000 - $270,000
• Equity: 4-year vest with 1-year cliff
• Compensation philosophy: best offer upfront, choose from three cash-equity balance options; top 1% talent pay above market (top 5th percentile); high ownership; performance‑based offers tied to interview performance