Legal, HR, and Policy advice for ethical AI startup (with a woman founder and CEO).

Legal, HR, Bus Dev, and Marketing are all within my purview.

Responsible for crafting, leading, and implementing the legal, privacy, policy, strategy and tactical implementation and business engagement of the studio.

• Responsible for business planning and operations of the North American division, including working with groups such as Product, Marketing, Strategy and M&A integration. • Develop and implement a strategy plan for a rapid scaling of operational capacity through automation, process improvements, or other productivity measures while maintaining high qualities standards and effective operations • Management and oversight of technical metrics, and technical program management to drive P&L results across the organization.• Responsible for objective analysis, operational insights, and strategic initiatives focused on both drivers of our existing business and new/emerging opportunities. • Participate in setting operational and financial goals and driving operating discipline and excellence.

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Legal Work•Draft and negotiate Manufacturing and Supply Chain Agreements, Hardware Agreements, Software License Agreements, Purchasing Agreements, Maintenance Agreements, Development Agreements, Professional Services Agreements, SaaS Agreements, University/NGO Research and Collaboration Agreements, and others for our Internet.org, Data Center, Infrastructure, Mobile/Payments, HR, Engineering, Security, IT, Facilities, Finance and Marketing teams.•Managing attorney for procurement, building, and privacy issues for “Aquila,” Facebook’s first full-scale aircraft, to deliver internet access to unconnected areas.* Primary responsibility for all legal issues related to aforementioned department’s contracts, including IP, risk management, data, and privacy issues; including privacy and compliance risk mitigation; create policies and procedures for user privacy compliance in our contracts.•Provide strategic business and legal advice to for successful relationships with key partners and vendors.•Draft procedures and policies of the Commercial Legal team and its clients; including a training manual, creating a training program for partners and clients, and process improvements for efficiency of contract review.Legal Dept. Project Work •Create curriculum, syllabus, training materials, presentations, and templates, and teach training sessions for Sourcing Managers to improve Legal/Sourcing collaboration, work product, and efficiency.•Co-write and advise on contract processes and policies with Compliance Legal team.•Create materials and manual for new Commercial Legal group employee training.•Legal presenter for Facebook new employee training.*Lead process for selection of summer internsAdditional Company Work•Supplier Diversity - Create strategy, roadmap, guidelines, and lead cross functional team to build and launch Facebook's supplier diversity program.• “Black@” Employee Resource Group (ERG) leadership team; primarily responsible for programming for ERG.

Legal Work•Structure, draft and negotiate a broad range of agreements including software licensing, purchasing, external manufacturing and supply, hardware, maintenance, cooperative development, professional services and other agreements for our Data Center, Infrastructure, Internet.org, Engineering, Security, IT, Facilities, Finance and Marketing teams.•Assume primary responsibility for all legal issues related to aforementioned department's commercial contracts, including risk management, data, and privacy issues.•Provide strategic business and legal advice to develop a comprehensive, long-term approach to our relationships with key partners and vendors.•Primary responsibility for resolution of legal issues that arise in our commercial relationships.•Contribute to the continuous development and improvement of the Commercial Legal team and its processes.Legal Project Work •Create curriculum, syllabus, training materials, presentations, and templates, and teach/lead Sourcing and Procurement training sessions for Sourcing Managers to improve Legal/Sourcing collaboration, work product, and efficiency.•Co-write and advise on contract processes and policies with Compliance Legal team.•Create materials and manual for new Commercial Legal group employee training.•Legal presenter for Facebook new employee training.Supplier Diversity•Create strategy, roadmap, guidelines, and lead cross functional team to build and launch Facebook supplier diversity program.

•Draft and negotiate Master Software License Agreements, Hosting Agreements, Data Protection/Security and Management Agreements, IT and non-IT Professional Services Agreements, Procurement Agreements, Non-disclosure Agreements, Maintenance and Support Agreements, Statements of Work, and other commercial contracts and transaction related documents.• Assess privacy and compliance risk to the company and proactively working with business and legal teams to effectively mitigate such risk; assist with creation and implementation of policies and procedures relating to user privacy compliance, Payment Card Industry (PCI) compliance, information risk management, and communicating breaches to customers and the public.• Design, create, and implement internal SharePoint sites for organization and efficient use of key contracts and templates for Contracts group and Agency Operations, and Procurement/Sourcing business partners.• Manage and oversee the work of project teams of two for SharePoint site creation and organization• Chosen to participate in competitive internal leadership program “Aspiring Leaders”• Member of Diversity Council; generate ideas for diversity and inclusion programming, and best practices for engaging the AAA NCNU IE workforce and the marketplace.

•Draft and negotiate Master Software License Agreements, Hosting Agreements, Data Protection/Security and Management Agreements, IT and non-IT Professional Services Agreements, Procurement Agreements, Non-disclosure Agreements, Maintenance and Support Agreements, Statements of Work, and other commercial contracts and transaction related documents.•Draft and negotiate international distribution agreements for life sciences products with multi-national distribution companies and sales agents, including implementation of FCPA guidelines.

•Create, plan, and execute diversity and inclusion focused networking events, substantive legal and professional development programs, and other events relevant to CMCP’s membership, in targeted regions - SF Bay Area, Greater Los Angeles, Orange County, and San Diego.•Identify subject matter for symposiums, conferences and panels; create agendas and agenda material.•Review, negotiate, and draft hotel and venue contracts and services agreements for event production.•Create and manage budgets for operations and programs/events.•Develop marketing campaigns, including design of marketing materials for all receptions and panels.•Handle all logistics including setup, online registration, online marketing, mailers and program schedule.•Liaison to Board of Directors and Sub-Committees (Program Committee, Annual Conference Committee).•Train, manage, and observe volunteers and contract employees.

•Draft and negotiate licensing agreements and commercial contracts including professional services, marketing, production, and confidentiality agreements.•Manage and oversee IP portfolio with outside counsel, including the preparation and filing of trademark, copyright and patent applications, conflicts and filings; gathered and maintained evidence of use, reputation and other documentation to maintain and renew registered trademarks; participated in negotiations of patent and trademark application co-existence agreements. •Counsel company on technology licensing, contracts and general matters, including Human Resources policies.•Counsel Sales and Professional Services/Client Development sales teams with IT and technology deal-related advice, including applicable legal concepts, contract terms and policies.•Draft memos and legal analysis of business corporate, Human Resources and Finance solutions.

• Assisted in negotiations of private company formation and equity financings for technology companies and venture capitalists.• Counseled companies on licensing, contracts and general matters.• Drafted legal memoranda regarding contract, employment, palimony, and tax issues for incorporation in litigation documents.• Authored annual updates on legal developments in the Ninth Circuit of Appeals regarding media privacy and libel that are published by the Media Law Resource Center and firm publication “Legal Issues in the Cloud.”

Worked on a variety of litigation and corporate projects. Drafted legal memoranda in the areas of contract litigation, employment, palimony, and tax. Created stock agreements, ledgers and stock certificates, andemployment agreements. Updated articles for legal journals.

• Researched and wrote briefs, memoranda, and draft opinions analyzing federal copyright law, and procedural and substantive requirements for shareholder derivative suits regarding backdating of stocks.• Provided counsel to the judge in litigation conferences and mediations resulting in settlements instead of trial.

• Drafted memoranda in the areas of mass tort litigation, business insurance, employment, wills and trusts, and bankruptcy, and state legislative analysis.