[Hiring] Senior Legal, Privacy & Export Compliance @Horizon3 AI

Role Description

We’re looking for a highly organized, execution-focused legal, privacy, compliance, and export compliance operations professional to lead operational workflows across Legal, Privacy, Compliance, and Export Operations. You will run high-volume, business-critical processes that directly impact enterprise deals, customer trust, and our ability to operate globally.

You will work cross-functionally with Legal, InfoSec, GTM, Finance, Product, Engineering, HR, and Operations to help scale our legal and compliance infrastructure in a practical, business-enabling way. This is a highly operational role focused on execution, coordination, process ownership, and scalable compliance workflows rather than traditional legal practice.

This role is ideal for someone who enjoys building and scaling programs in a fast-growing environment, is comfortable working independently with limited structure, and thrives wearing multiple hats across legal, privacy, compliance, and export operations.

Export Compliance & Global Trade Operations

• Support day-to-day administration and ongoing management of the e2Open export compliance platform and related global trade workflows.
• Perform restricted and denied party screening and sanctions checks in accordance with U.S. EAR, OFAC and applicable international export control and trade requirements; escalate and resolve flags in a timely manner.
• Assist with export classification, recordkeeping, and maintenance of export-related documentation.
• Drive compliant customer, partner, reseller, and channel onboarding requirements by managing export controls, sanctions, and restricted-party diligence end-to-end.
• Partner with Legal, Finance, Sales, Channel, and Operations to support compliant domestic and international transactions.
• Help ensure compliance with applicable export control and sanctions regulations, including EAR, OFAC, and other relevant trade laws.
• Maintain and improve scalable export compliance procedures, workflows, documentation, training materials, and operational tracking processes, including requests, approvals, escalations, investigations, and audit activities.
• Maintain records and documentation necessary to support audit readiness, regulatory inquiries, and internal compliance reviews.
• Assist with third-party due diligence and partner screening for international customers, channel partners, and vendors.
• Support internal and external audits and regulatory inquiries relating to export compliance controls and documentation.

Privacy & Data Protection Operations

• Support administration of Horizon3.ai’s global privacy operations program.
• Review, track, and maintain:
  • Data Processing Agreements (DPAs)
  • Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) and other data transfer mechanisms
  • Privacy notices and internal privacy documentation
  • Subprocessor lists and related documentation
• Support operational privacy workflows, including maintenance of AI governance documentation and other data protection artifacts.
• Help maintain and update customer-facing privacy resources (e.g., trust center content, FAQs, standard responses) to ensure they are accurate and aligned with our policies and certifications.

Compliance, Audits & Customer Diligence

• Maintain and refresh customer-facing compliance materials, including standard security and compliance responses, decks, and documentation libraries.
• Coordinate collection, organization, and delivery of compliance evidence for:
  • Customer security and compliance diligence
  • Due diligence questionnaires (DDQs) and RFPs/RFIs
  • Vendor risk and onboarding requests
  • Regulatory and certification-related assessments (e.g., SOC 2, ISO-style controls).
• Support customer-facing compliance and trust activities with enterprise procurement, security, privacy, and legal stakeholders.
• Maintain scalable compliance operations and documentation repositories that support enterprise customer diligence, audit readiness, and reduced friction in sales and renewal cycles.

Operational Enablement

• Support scalable workflows for privacy, compliance, and customer trust operations, including intake coordination, documentation management, and cross-functional request tracking.
• Help improve operational processes that reduce customer diligence friction, accelerate enterprise transactions, and support audit readiness.
• Success in this role means improving customer diligence response times, maintaining audit readiness, supporting scalable export compliance operations, and reducing operational friction across enterprise transactions and renewals.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in legal operations, compliance, privacy, export compliance, contract management, and/or paralegal roles.
• Experience supporting SaaS, cybersecurity, or technology companies.
• Working familiarity with:
  • GDPR and core global privacy principles
  • CCPA/CPRA
  • DPAs, SCCs, and cross-border data transfer mechanisms
  • SOC 2, ISO 27001, or similar security/compliance frameworks
  • Customer diligence, DDQs, and audit support processes
• Hands-on experience with e2Open or similar export compliance and denied-party screening platforms.
• Working knowledge of U.S. export controls and sanctions regulations, including EAR, OFAC, restricted-party screening, and international trade compliance requirements.
• Experience supporting operational export compliance workflows for global SaaS, cybersecurity, or technology transactions.
• Strong organizational skills, exceptional attention to detail, and comfort owning repeatable, high-volume processes.
• Proven ability to manage multiple priorities independently in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience operating in a fast-paced, high-volume environment with competing business priorities and rapid turnaround expectations.
• Excellent written communication and operational documentation skills.

Requirements

• Experience with CLM systems and legal workflow/operations platforms.
• Experience working within an in-house legal department at a technology, SaaS, cybersecurity, or other high-growth company.
• Experience working with trust-center workflows, compliance documentation repositories, ticketing/intake systems, and GRC platforms.
• Experience supporting customer-facing compliance programs, including security questionnaires, audits, and trust-related collateral.
• Experience supporting enterprise customer contracting and compliance/diligence processes.

Benefits

• Inclusive Team: We value diversity and promote an inclusive culture where everyone can thrive.
• Growth Opportunities: Be part of a dynamic and growing team with numerous career development opportunities.
• Innovative Culture: Work in a collaborative environment that encourages creativity and out-of-the-box thinking.
• Hybrid & Remote Work: We embrace a mix of remote and hybrid work models depending on role and location, including our Chicago office, where some roles require regular in-office presence.
• Competitive Compensation: We offer competitive salary, equity and benefits. Our benefits include health, vision & dental insurance for you and your family, a flexible vacation policy, and generous parental leave.