Senior Product Counsel

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Become a member of the product legal team and act as a legal partner to the product, engineering, and design departments throughout the entire product development lifecycle.

• Build strong relationships with product and engineering leadership while offering practical, solutions-focused legal guidance.

• Provide legal counsel on issues related to new product launches and features, encompassing data privacy, intellectual property, open-source software, AI/ML, product terms, disclosures, compliance, deployment models, billing and pricing modifications, and regulated customers.

• Advise on strategies and compliance related to open-source licensing.

• Draft, review, and maintain legal terms, policies, and documentation specific to products.

• Assist with the legal integration process stemming from acquisitions, including the evaluation of acquired product intellectual property and alignment of policies.

• Offer guidance on trademark and brand protection issues, infringement claims, product naming, and go-to-market materials.

• Collaborate with Governance, Risk, and Compliance to establish privacy-by-design practices and ensure adherence to global data protection regulations and standards.

• Work with Security and Privacy teams on incident response, vulnerability remediation, customer security commitments, notifications, regulatory reporting, and customer communication.

• Stay updated and provide advice on regulatory, compliance, and legal changes impacting products, particularly in areas like AI, privacy, and export compliance.

• Create scalable legal workflows to facilitate rapid product iteration and expansion.

⛳️ Requirements

• Juris Doctor degree and membership in good standing with at least one U.S. state bar.

• Outstanding academic performance and training, including a law degree from a highly regarded law school (e.g., Top 30) and/or experience at a prestigious law firm in the technology sector.

• 4 to 8 years of experience, ideally with a significant blend of Big Law and in-house experience at a technology firm.

• Must be located in the United States.

• Currently serving in an in-house product counsel role at a technology company, or a commercial or IP counsel position with substantial product-facing experience.

• Strong expertise in privacy (GDPR, CCPA), intellectual property, open-source licensing, and product terms and commercial frameworks.

• Working knowledge of AI/ML issues.

• Experience within a SaaS company, particularly in databases, data infrastructure, or data platforms.

• Practical experience advising on product-related AI regulatory compliance (EU AI Act, state AI legislation) or training data governance.

• Excellent judgment and a business-oriented mindset.

• Strong communication and collaboration abilities with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

• Exceptional attention to detail and strong organizational skills.

• Capacity to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced growth environment.

🏝️ Benefits

• Equity.

• Generous benefits.