Head of Legal
David AI
Head of Legal
David AI
AI dataset marketplace with bounty system
At David AI, our vision is to bring impactful AI into billions of lives through voice. Our mission is to help the world's leading AI companies build better voice models and agents. We're building the data and evaluation infrastructure behind those models.
Founded in 2024, we're a fast-growing Series B company backed by NVIDIA, Meritech, First Round, YC, and others, with ~70 people across San Francisco and New York City.
We're hiring a Head of Legal, our founding legal hire, working closely with our executive team.
Given the nature of our business, we view legal as a strategic function that can help us build a stronger competitive moat and accelerate our growth, not just a back-office function. You'll have broad ownership across the company, navigating complex legal questions at the frontier of AI while building our legal function from the ground up.
Lead legal strategy across the business, serving as a strategic partner to the CEO and executive team.
Navigate complex AI, data, and privacy questions related to data acquisition, AI model training, and evaluation.
Own commercial and transactional legal work, including negotiating agreements with the world's leading AI labs.
Advise across a broad range of corporate, regulatory, and legal matters, working with external counsel where appropriate.
Build and scale our legal function, including its processes, infrastructure, and eventually, team.
5–12 years of post-JD experience, including experience at an elite law firm.
Exceptional intellectual horsepower, attention to detail, and legal judgment.
Demonstrated versatility across legal disciplines, with the ability to quickly develop expertise in unfamiliar areas.
Experience with AI, data, or privacy matters, and strong commercial or transactional experience.
A bias for action, comfort operating in ambiguity, and the ability to move quickly without sacrificing rigor.
A business-oriented mindset and genuine excitement about helping build a fast-growing AI company.
Experience working in-house at a technology company, including through a secondment.
Exposure to litigation, disputes, or complex regulatory matters.
Unlimited PTO.
Top-notch health, dental, and vision coverage with 100% coverage for most plans.
FSA & HSA access.
401k access.
Meals 2x daily through DoorDash + snacks and beverages available at the office.
Unlimited company-sponsored Barry's classes.
We sponsor international candidates across several visa types, including H-1B transfers, H-1B1, O-1, E-3, and TN. We also hire candidates on STEM OPT. If you’re on OPT, we’ll want to confirm you have a path to one of the visas listed above before your OPT ends. While we can’t guarantee any individual outcome, we’ve successfully sponsored teammates from all over the world.
David AI runs a specialized data marketplace for AI applications. It connects AI model developers with data providers, allowing them to exchange high-quality datasets. The platform uses a bounty system: developers request datasets or data services, and providers claim bounties or list their datasets in a catalog. Revenue comes from transaction fees and possible premium subscriptions, with an emphasis on ensuring data quality, clear data rights, and fair pay for providers. The goal is to make it easier to obtain diverse, well-captioned datasets that improve AI model training and performance.
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