Assistant General Counsel, Information Governance; Remote

Crowd Strike, Inc.

Full time

R26829

Crowd Strike is seeking an Assistant General Counsel, Information Governance based in the United States to support the company's evolving governance needs across AI, data, and enterprise information systems
. This senior role reports directly to Crowd Strike's privacy leadership
. The role is distinct from traditional privacy or litigation-focused legal roles and focuses on providing legal advice and practical guidance on information governance, data governance, and AI governance
, supporting both product development and internal enterprise operations in a complex, global SaaS environment. The position requires deep technical fluency, strong legal judgment, and effective collaboration in a matrixed organization with Engineering, Data Science, IT, GRC, and Legal colleagues across the company. This is a high‑impact role for an attorney who can translate emerging legal, regulatory, and governance requirements into scalable practices for a Fortune 500 technology company.

This role is open to candidates based remotely in the U.S., with a preference for those located on the East Coast and able to collaborate effectively with both U.S. and EU teams.

Serve as Crowd Strike’s legal leader for information governance. Provide practical, risk‑based legal advice grounded in a strong understanding of technology, facts, and business context.

• Work directly with Product Legal to assist in providing legal advice to product, engineering, and data science teams on AI governance, including data usage, model development, deployment, monitoring, and lifecycle management.
• Advise on legal and regulatory considerations applicable to AI systems, including emerging global AI governance frameworks, accountability mechanisms, and risk management expectations.
• Partner closely with Product Legal, Privacy, and Security teams to ensure consistent, coordinated guidance across AI, data, privacy, and security domains.
• Help teams operationalize legal requirements in a way that supports innovation, scale, and customer trust.

• Advise internal stakeholders on information governance and data governance frameworks, including data classification, retention, access controls, and responsible use of information assets.
• Support IT, GRC, Engineering, and Data teams with practical legal guidance on system design, data flows, and governance controls in a global SaaS environment.
• Identify and assess governance risks associated with enterprise systems and emerging technologies, and help design defensible mitigation strategies.
• Provide guidance on any law enforcement requests and work with Legal to facilitate appropriate responses.

• Draft, review, and maintain information governance, data governance, and AI governance policies, standards, and procedures.
• Ensure governance documentation is clear, operationally usable, and aligned with legal, regulatory, and certification requirements applicable to a large, global technology company.
• Support internal adoption of governance frameworks through collaboration, education, and clear guidance.

• Advise on governance‑related aspects of certifications and assurance frameworks relevant to security, privacy, data, data sovereignty, and AI.
• Partner with Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC), Security, and Privacy teams to ensure governance controls are appropriately designed, documented, and auditable.
• Support internal and external assessments by helping teams accurately articulate governance practices and maturity.

• Work closely with Legal colleagues across product, commercial, regulatory, and compliance functions to provide aligned and consistent legal guidance.
• Navigate issues through appropriate internal governance channels, balancing collaboration, accountability, and efficiency.
• Build trusted relationships with technical and non‑technical stakeholders through credibility, responsiveness, and sound judgment.

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