Director, Corporate Counsel - Artificial Intelligence

DICK’S Sporting Goods is seeking a Director, Corporate Counsel – Artificial Intelligence to support responsible AI development and use. The role focuses on AI governance and product counseling, with additional AI-related contracting support, risk assessment, and practical legal guidance for cross-functional teams.

Consumer Goods

• E-Commerce
• Sports
• Sporting Goods
• Insider Connection @DICK'S Sporting Goods
• 2 email credits available today
• Beyond your network
• Aparna Nemlekar & 4 connections
• From your previous company
• FNU JYOTSNA
• Retail Human Resource Assistant
• Previously@BYJU'S

Responsibilities

• Monitor and analyze U.S. and international AI legal and regulatory developments relevant to DICK’S Sporting Goods and translate them into clear business implications and practical recommendations
• Advise product and business teams on AI-enabled products and internal tools throughout the full lifecycle, including ideation, design, testing, launch, monitoring, and retirement
• Assess legal risks involving generative AI, agentic AI, and other AI and machine-learning systems
• Recommend proportionate safeguards, disclosures, and human oversight measures that support responsible AI use
• Partner with Privacy, Security, Intellectual Property, Regulatory, and other legal specialists on data practices, consumer protection, and the accuracy and substantiation of AI-related claims
• Evaluate proposed AI use cases using approved governance frameworks and conduct initial legal risk and impact assessments
• Recommend appropriate risk mitigations and support AI intake, inventory, and classification processes
• Work with technical and business teams to understand intended uses, data flows, system limitations, and existing safeguards
• Present clear legal analysis and recommendations to senior counsel and designated governance reviewers
• Translate governance decisions into actionable conditions and follow-up requirements
• Track implementation and identify material changes in use, data, or system capabilities that require additional review
• Coordinate governance reviews with Procurement and Commercial Legal to ensure required approvals and contractual protections are addressed before implementation
• Assess AI-specific vendor diligence findings and support the review of AI-related technology agreements in partnership with Commercial Legal and Procurement
• Draft and negotiate AI-specific contractual provisions under approved positions and senior counsel guidance
• Address issues involving permitted uses, model training, data rights, confidentiality, output ownership and use, security, warranties, indemnification, and risk allocation
• Evaluate data sourcing, licensing, and reuse rights in partnership with legal specialists, including potential privacy, copyright, intellectual property, and open-source requirements
• Translate diligence findings and governance conditions into contractual protections and implementation guidance
• Escalate material departures from approved positions for senior review
• Build trusted relationships across functions and translate technical concepts and legal requirements into clear, business-ready guidance
• Develop and refine AI policies, templates, playbooks, launch checklists, and training materials in partnership with senior counsel
• Use recurring issues and emerging trends to improve practical guidance and repeatable legal processes
• Manage assigned matters and balance legal analysis with intake, documentation, and follow-up responsibilities
• Identify competing deadlines, unresolved risks, and matters requiring specialist or senior-level input

Preferred

• Experience supporting retail, e-commerce, consumer-facing digital products, software, or SaaS businesses
• Experience collaborating with technical and cross-functional teams
• Exposure to AI use cases, governance reviews, product counseling, or AI-related technology agreements
• AI or privacy training or certification, such as the IAPP Artificial Intelligence Governance Professional or Certified Information Privacy Professional designation
• Experience with AI governance, AI-related technology agreements, or the legal review of AI-enabled products and internal tools

Benefits

• Hybrid work arrangement (onsite Tuesday through Thursday)
• Glassdoor
• 3.7
• Sporting goods retailer with stores, eCommerce, and youth sports app.
• Coraopolis, Pennsylvania, USA
• http://www.dickssportinggoods.com
• Public Company
• Total Funding
• $3.5B
• 2025-06-06
• Post Ipo Debt· $2B
• 2022-01-14
• Post Ipo Debt· $1.5B
• 2002-10-16
• IPO
• Leadership Team
• Lauren Hobart
• President and CEO; Member of Board of Directors
• Jason Williams
• VP, Technology Integration Management Office
• Recent News
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Qualifications

• Three to five years of relevant legal experience in one or more of the following areas: Technology transactions Product counseling Data privacy Intellectual property Consumer protection A related technology-focused legal practice
• Experience may come from a law firm, an in-house legal department, or a combination of both
• Genuine curiosity about how AI systems are developed and used, with the ability and willingness to learn technical concepts and emerging legal requirements
• Strong legal research, drafting, analytical, and communication skills
• Ability to ask effective technical questions and translate legal analysis into clear, practical recommendations
• Sound business judgment and the ability to manage and prioritize multiple concurrent matters
• Ability to independently manage routine work within established guidance and recognize when senior review or specialized legal input is needed
• Strong collaboration skills and the ability to work effectively with lawyers, technical teams, and business partners
• Ability to embrace diverse perspectives and adapt within a fast-paced, evolving environment
• Advanced Degree
• JD Degree
• 3-5 years of experience
• Experience practicing law, preferably in a law firm or corporate legal department
• Experience supporting retail, e-commerce, consumer-facing digital products, software, or SaaS businesses
• Experience collaborating with technical and cross-functional teams
• Exposure to AI use cases, governance reviews, product counseling, or AI-related technology agreements
• AI or privacy training or certification, such as the IAPP Artificial Intelligence Governance Professional or Certified Information Privacy Professional designation
• Experience with AI governance, AI-related technology agreements, or the legal review of AI-enabled products and internal tools

Required skills

• AI Governance, AI Product Legal Review, AI-Related Technology Agreements, Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP), Consumer Protection, Data Privacy, Intellectual Property, Legal Drafting, Legal Research, Product Counseling, Technology Transactions

Experience

• 3-5 years