Senior Manager, Senior Counsel - Artificial Intelligence

Senior Manager, Senior Counsel – Artificial Intelligence

As a member of Capital One’s Tech Reg Legal Business Counsel team, you’ll apply your legal, strategic, and analytical skills to programs and initiatives driving Capital One’s most innovative technology and solutions. You’ll dive in to understand the processes, governance, and products that Capital One’s Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML) and Generative AI teams deliver to the enterprise, and be the legal partner that supports cutting edge innovation and responsible Artificial Intelligence development.

To succeed in this role, you’ll need strong business and legal skills, with an ability to draw on prior experience relevant to identifying legal issues associated with the development of machine learning models and algorithms, as well as frontier artificial intelligence. Additionally, written and oral communication and organizational skills are key, as is good judgment and the ability to focus on what really matters to drive business initiatives forward while clearly defining and strategizing on ways to reduce legal risk.

• Provide strategic advice across a range of business lines, drilling down into processes and applying the law to business initiatives.
• Translate legal and regulatory requirements into business terms and vice‑versa, working with teams across product, engineering, design, and business analysis.
• Partner with the legal department, including the Intellectual Property team, to evaluate and scale risk and push responsible innovation in challenging gray areas.

• Juris Doctor from an accredited law school.
• Active member in good standing of at least one state bar.
• At least 4 years of experience as an attorney in a law firm environment, government agency, military judge advocate, or in‑house counsel.

• Personal interest in technology.
• 2+ years of experience in domestic and international artificial intelligence‑specific legislation, regulation and risk‑management frameworks.
• 2+ years of experience in domestic and international data privacy laws.
• Experience counseling and negotiating AI/ML research and university agreements.
• Experience negotiating generative AI service agreements.

• McLean, VA: $193,000 – $220,300
• New York, NY: $210,500 – $240,300
• Richmond, VA: $175,500 – $200,300
• Riverwoods, IL: $175,500 – $200,300

Capital One offers a comprehensive, competitive, and inclusive set of health, financial and other benefits that support your total well‑being. Eligibility varies based on full or part‑time status, exempt or non‑exempt status, and management level.

At this time, Capital One will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization for this position.

Capital One is an equal‑opportunity employer (EOE, including disability/veteran) committed to non‑discrimination in compliance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. Capital One promotes a drug‑free workplace.

If you require a reasonable accommodation, contact Capital One Recruiting at 1‑800‑304‑9102 or via email at Recruitin