Description
Salesforce is seeking a proactive, business-oriented, and tech-savvy attorney to join our Product Legal team and support our newly acquired Informatica business. In this role, you will partner directly with executives, developers, and product managers to provide strategic legal counsel and thought leadership throughout the entire product lifecycle, from initial research and development through launch and global distribution. This role will be instrumental in integrating Informatica's enterprise AI-powered cloud data management solutions into the Salesforce ecosystem while supporting the continued growth and evolution of Informatica's product portfolio.
This is a unique opportunity to work at the intersection of cutting-edge data management, AI governance, and enterprise cloud technology. You'll partner with cross-functional teams across Salesforce and Informatica to navigate complex product, privacy, regulatory, and commercial challenges as we build the unified data foundation for agentic AI.
Key Responsibilities
Strategic Product Counseling: Serve as a trusted advisor to product and engineering teams on the Informatica suite, focusing on data integration architecture, metadata management, and cross-platform data flows. Conduct deep-dive legal reviews of new features to ensure products are enterprise-ready and comply with GDPR, CCPA, and industry-specific regulations (HIPAA, FedRAMP).
AI & ML Governance: Provide legal guidance for the use of machine learning and generative AI within data integration workflows, ensuring compliance with the EU AI Act and Salesforce’s policies and Ethical AI principles.
Integration Support: Partner with M&A integration teams to harmonize contracting processes, terms and conditions, and legal frameworks between Salesforce and Informatica businesses.
Commercial Transactions: Partner with Commercial Legal and Privacy teams to draft and negotiate complex product-specific terms, Data Processing Addendums, partner agreements, and terms of service.
Stakeholder Partnership: Serve as trusted legal advisor to Informatica product management, engineering, sales, and business development teams
Regulatory & Compliance: Monitor and advise on global legal developments affecting data integrators and SaaS providers, translating these into actionable product requirements.
Required Skills & Experience
Education: Juris Doctor degree and active membership in at least one US state bar.
Experience: 5+ years (Corporate Counsel) or 10+ years (Senior Corporate Counsel) of combined experience in a law firm and/or in-house legal department.
Regulatory Expertise: Deep understanding of AI, data privacy and security laws (EU AI Act, GDPR, CCPA, etc.) and their application to data management platforms.
AI: Familiarity with AI/ML legal and ethical considerations, including emerging AI regulations
Technical Literacy: Comfort discussing complex technical architectures, APIs, etc.
Commercial Skills: Excellent drafting, negotiation, and analytical skills
Judgment: Excellent business judgment and the proven ability to provide practical, business-oriented legal advice in fast-paced environments
Interpersonal Skills: Proven ability to build relationships across Engineering, Product, and Marketing teams to drive consensus on high-stakes risks.
Desired Skills & Experience
Prior experience supporting data integration, ETL, or middleware products.
Experience with M&A integration or working in a post-acquisition environment
Prior exposure to API agreements, developer terms, and platform ecosystems
CIPP/US or CIPP/E certification.