Founding Legal Counsel

Job description

Hey! We're team Granola 👋: If you haven't already, check out what we're building , and why you should work here . We're looking for a Founding Legal Counsel to shape how Granola navigates product, revenue and regulation as we scale globally.: In this unique role, you'll partner closely with GTM, product, design, engineering to build the legal foundations of a fast-growing AI company. You'll move between enterprise contracts, product counselling, privacy questions and regulatory strategy — often in the same day. In this role, you will: - Own commercial deal velocity end-to-end — enterprise SaaS agreements, DPAs and vendor contracts — with a bias toward moving fast. You'll build the playbooks, establish the right legal setup (in-house, AI tools, external) and directly enable the sales team to close deals - Be the legal presence in key strategic deals — working directly with customers and their counsel to bridge gaps and accelerate revenue - Act as embedded product counsel — we are shipping fast, you need to find ways to stay close (without adding process) and translate legal complexity into practical checklists and guidance - Build our enterprise trust posture — a legal hub, AI gover...