About Snorkel
At Snorkel, we believe meaningful AI doesn’t start with the model, it starts with the data.
We’re on a mission to help enterprises transform expert knowledge into specialized AI at scale. The AI landscape has gone through incredible changes between 2015, when Snorkel started as a research project in the Stanford AI Lab, to the generative AI breakthroughs of today. But one thing has remained constant: the data you use to build AI is the key to achieving differentiation, high performance, and production-ready systems. We work with some of the world’s largest organizations to empower scientists, engineers, financial experts, product creators, journalists, and more to build custom AI with their data faster than ever before. Excited to help us redefine how AI is built? Apply to be the newest Snorkeler!
Snorkel is seeking an experienced attorney to serve as Director (AGC), Workforce Integrity & Marketplace Compliance. Reporting to Snorkel’s General Counsel, this role will lead employment, labor, and marketplace compliance strategy across a fast-moving, technology-driven business.
The ideal candidate brings deep expertise in traditional employment law and independent contractor models, along with experience counseling product and business teams in startup environments. This person will partner closely with Product, Operations, People, Policy, Trust & Safety, and leadership to navigate workforce and marketplace risk while enabling growth.
We’re looking for a pragmatic, business-oriented attorney who exercises strong judgment, communicates clearly, and balances legal risk with operational realities.
ResponsibilitiesEmployment & Workforce Counseling- Advise on employment law matters, including employee relations, performance management, accommodations, investigations, wage and hour, and terminations.
- Counsel People and leadership teams on workforce strategy, organizational risk, and compliance.
- Provide practical guidance on federal, state, and local employment laws.
- Lead legal strategy related to independent contractor classification and marketplace workforce models.
- Advise on marketplace products, onboarding flows, incentives, and contractor programs.
- Assess regulatory and litigation risks tied to platform-based labor models.
- Build scalable governance frameworks that support growth while mitigating workforce risk.
- Partner with Product, Engineering, Operations, Policy, and Trust & Safety teams on product development and operational initiatives.
- Translate legal requirements into practical business guidance.
- Help leadership evaluate tradeoffs between growth, user experience, operational efficiency, and legal exposure.
- Deliver risk-based, solutions-oriented recommendations in fast-moving environments.
- Monitor employment and marketplace regulatory developments and advise on business impact.
- Support investigations, audits, disputes, and regulatory inquiries.
- Develop policies, trainings, escalation procedures, and compliance controls.
- Partner with outside counsel on employment and marketplace matters as needed.
- J.D. and active bar membership in at least one U.S. jurisdiction.
- 10+ years of experience in employment law, labor issues, and/or marketplace counseling.
- Deep expertise in independent contractor classification and marketplace workforce models.
- Experience counseling product and business teams in startup or high-growth technology companies.
- Strong understanding of traditional employment law and employee relations.
- Excellent judgment and ability to balance legal risk with business priorities.
- Strong communication and cross-functional partnership skills.
- Experience supporting marketplace, gig economy, or platform businesses.
- In-house experience at a technology or startup company.
- Familiarity with global workforce compliance issues.
- Experience building scalable compliance programs.
Be Your Best at Snorkel
Joining Snorkel AI means becoming part of a company that has market proven solutions, robust funding, and is scaling rapidly—offering a unique combination of stability and the excitement of high growth. As a member of our team, you’ll have meaningful opportunities to shape priorities and initiatives, influence key strategic decisions, and directly impact our ongoing success. Whether you’re looking to deepen your technical expertise, explore leadership opportunities, or learn new skills across multiple functions, you’re fully supported in building your career in an environment designed for growth, learning, and shared success.
Snorkel AI is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and is committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. Snorkel AI embraces diversity and provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment. Snorkel AI prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type on the basis of race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, performance, merit, and business need.
We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.
Skills Required
- J.D. and active bar membership in at least one U.S. jurisdiction
- 10+ years of experience in employment law, labor issues, and/or marketplace counseling
- Deep expertise in independent contractor classification and marketplace workforce models
- Experience counseling product and business teams in startup or high-growth technology companies
- Strong understanding of traditional employment law and employee relations
- Strong communication and cross-functional partnership skills
Snorkel AI Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Snorkel AI and has not been reviewed or approved by Snorkel AI.
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Healthcare Strength — Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans cover employees and dependents, with disability and life insurance included. A yearly wellness stipend supplements core health coverage.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Unlimited vacation, paid holidays, and paid sick days are offered. Company-wide rest days are also referenced, expanding time-off support.
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Parental & Family Support — Parental leave for birthing and non-birthing parents and childcare benefits are provided. Flexible work arrangements and remote-friendly perks further support family needs.
Snorkel AI Insights
What We Do
Our mission is to empower everyone to solve their most impactful problems through data-centric AI. To do this, we have introduced Snorkel Flow, a data-centric AI platform, and are building an incredibly talented team. We empower Fortune 500 enterprises such as Chubb and BNY Mellon, and several government agencies to accelerate AI application development by 10-100x.
Why Work With Us
The founding team spent over half a decade researching programmatic labeling, weak supervision, and other techniques to break through one of the biggest bottlenecks in AI: the lack of labeled training data. This research has resulted in Snorkel research project and 60+ peer-reviewed publications. Snorkel has developed and deployed its technology
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