Legislative, Regulatory, and Compliance Counsel

Company: Notarize
Location: Schiller Park
Posted on: December 31, 2025

Job Description:

We are seeking a Legislative, Regulatory, and Compliance Counsel to join our Legal and Public Policy team. This role is central to shaping the legal and regulatory environment surrounding digital identity, remote online notarization, future of workforce, privacy, AI governance, and fraud prevention technologies. You will help drive our legislative strategy, engage directly with policymakers, track and analyze bills across all fifty states, and ensure our platform remains compliant, secure, and trusted. This is not a passive monitoring role. We are looking for someone who participates actively in the legislative process, provides proactive counsel to internal teams, and can translate complex statutes into clear business requirements for a modern technology platform. What you’ll do as Legislative, Regulatory, and Compliance Counsel at Proof: Own the monitoring, analysis, and interpretation of state and federal legislation, regulations, and administrative rules across a wide range of technology policy areas including: remote online notarization, digital identity, privacy, AI, electronic signatures, fraud prevention, and financial services. Synthesize high volumes of bills and executive actions into clear summaries, redlines, and statutory guidance Build and maintain Proofs legislative and regulatory tracking infrastructure. Stand up and manage a structured system in Confluence and Quorum, giving stakeholders real-time visibility into bill status, trends, and strategic priorities. Develop bill review guidelines that map to the companys strategic priorities and vision Review, redline, and propose changes to legislation and regulations. Evaluate proposals for impact, compliance, and risk—delivering clear recommendations grounded in policy analysis and aligned with company strategy Partner closely with Proofs Government Affairs & Public Policy team, serving as an embedded resource on policy development. Draft, refine, and support policy materials—including one-pagers, fact sheets, bill analyses, talking points, and testimony—to inform internal stakeholders, engage external audiences, and equip executives for legislative hearings, regulatory proceedings, and industry forums Engage directly in the legislative process alongside the GAPP team. Represent Proof in meetings with legislators, regulators, and staff in key jurisdictions, as well as at industry associations and in rulemaking proceedings Partner with Product and Engineering to ensure new features and workflows are compliant by design. Provide guidance to cross-functional teams and support product launches with accurate regulatory interpretation Support compliance programs during periods of reduced legislative activity. Assist with privacy, identity verification, fraud prevention, and general compliance tasks, including maintenance of policies and controls consistent with SOC 2, ISO 27001, GLBA, and GDPR/CCPA Collaborate broadly across the business. Work closely with the legal, GTM, and technology teams to ensure alignment on legislative strategy and operational execution What were looking for: JD and active bar membership in any U.S. state, in good standing 5-10 years of relevant professional experience in legislative, regulatory, or compliance roles Experience as in-house legislative counsel in a highly regulated technology company or industry preferred Proven track record of participating in the legislative process, including drafting, redlining, or influencing bills and regulations Experience working within a state legislature or as legislative counsel is highly valued Strong expertise in translating complex statutory language into actionable business requirements for product, engineering, legal, and executive teams Familiarity with regulated technology environments such as fintech, regtech, transportation tech, autonomous vehicles, or crypto Skilled at managing large volumes of legislative and regulatory information using tools like Quorum, Westlaw, and Confluence Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with experience producing bill summaries, fact sheets, policy updates, and testimony materials Proactive, collaborative, and adaptable; able to balance multiple priorities and rapidly changing legislative or business needs A working understanding of compliance and risk frameworks, including SOC 2, ISO 27001, GLBA, and GDPR/CCPA, with willingness to support these functions as needed Detail-oriented, intellectually curious, and thoughtful, bringing credibility and calm expertise to high-stakes conversations Willingness and ability to travel up to 50% of the time, including regular travel to Washington, DC, state capitals, and industry events Our Proof Pillars: Pave the Way: When obstacles arise, we break through barriers with passion and perseverance. We lead with creativity and forward-thinking. We aim to set new standards and shape the future in a repeatable, scalable way so the path to success is easier for our team to follow. Own It: We embrace the responsibility that comes with supporting lifes most important transactions. When a problem arises we relentlessly pursue the solution with a Yes before no attitude. Because every problem and every transaction is treated like its our own. Act with Integrity: We are in the business of building trust and it is at the core of everything we do. We are honest and transparent with our customers, each other and ourselves. If we make a mistake, we own up to it right away and do what it takes to make it right. Our dedication to security and compliance is key to earning trust, fighting fraud and ultimately, our success. Play to Win: We believe excellence is about always striving to be better so when we get it wrong, we iterate, we learn and we grow. We know we can only go so far alone, were better together and collectively, we win! Here are some of our great benefits: Medical, dental, and vision benefits Life insurance, long and short-term disability coverage 401k Plan with a 4% match, beginning on your hire date Unlimited Sick and Vacation time 14 paid company holidays 2 company Chillax weeks (Summer & Winter) 12 weeks of paid parental leave 4 week sabbatical after 5 years of continuous full time employment Health Reimbursement Arrangements for fertility and gender affirmation Lunch on Proof through Grubhub credit Monthly work from home stipend Professional development credit Monthly reimbursement for Wellness And more! $130,000 - $150,000 a year This is the expected total cash compensation range for this position. The salary offered within this range will be determined based on factors including but not limited to skills, qualifications, experience and location. The total compensation package for this role includes base pay, bonus, the benefits listed above, and equity. This position will be posted and accepting applications through January 2, 2026. We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.

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