Associate General Counsel, Product

Overview

This role supports the organization’s global legal work, with a focus on product legal. As Associate General Counsel, Product, you will partner directly with product, research, engineering, finance, privacy, compliance, trade, and other cross-functional stakeholders to help move technology matters from early development through execution and market launch.

Responsibilities

• Counsel product and research teams, providing practical, business-calibrated legal guidance across the full product lifecycle, with regulatory compliance and strategic transactions as signature areas of expertise
• Lead regulatory compliance efforts for the manufacture, distribution, and sale of products in the United States and abroad
• Draft, negotiate, and execute complex technology-driven transactions that advance product strategy, including strategic partnerships, licensing, joint development, and supply and manufacturing arrangements
• Shape the playbooks, processes, and infrastructure of a new product legal function built to scale with the business
• Collaborate closely with internal teams (including product, research, engineering, finance, privacy, compliance, trade) and outside counsel
• Translate complex legal concepts into clear, actionable guidance for non-lawyers, while also conveying product, engineering, and business strategy considerations back into product legal advice and priorities

Requirements

• J.D. from an accredited law school and active membership in good standing in at least one U.S. state bar (or eligibility for in-house/registered counsel status in your state of employment)
• 8+ years of relevant experience at a leading law firm and/or in-house legal department
• Substantial experience advising on regulatory compliance for the manufacturing, distribution, and sale of technology products in the US and abroad
• Proven track record drafting, negotiating, and executing complex technology transactions with direct impact on business or product strategy
• Demonstrated versatility to handle both regulatory and transactional matters, including willingness to build skills outside core practice areas
• Ability to advise confidently amid ambiguity on genuinely novel legal questions, where technology is unprecedented and legal frameworks are still developing
• Drive to be a force-multiplier for the team, including leveraging existing AI tools and helping to build superior ones

Preferred Qualifications

• In-house legal experience with a mature US technology company
• Experience specific to hardware products or hardware-focused businesses
• Experience supporting post-acquisition integration of products, technologies, or businesses
• Proficiency with multiple languages

Compensation & Benefits

• Wage Transparency (base salary): $160,000—$240,000 USD
• Compensation will vary based on individual factors such as education, qualifications, and experience of the final candidate(s), specific office location, and calibration against relevant market data and internal team equity. Posted base salary figures are subject to change as new market data becomes available.
• Benefits may include comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans, matching 401(k), unlimited PTO and paid holidays, parental/adoption leave, legal insurance, and a home technology stipend. Details of participation will be provided upon offer.
• The total compensation package includes base, bonus, equity, and a range of benefit options.
• If this role has a commission structure, the compensation range reflects base compensation only.

Location

• This position can work onsite or hybrid from one of the organization’s offices in the US or fully remote.

Travel

• Up to 10%

US Export Control and Government Contract Eligibility

Employment requires access to technology that may be subject to U.S. export control and government contract restrictions.

• US Technical Jobs: Employment is contingent on verifying “U.S. Person” status for export controls and government contracts work purposes (e.g., U.S. citizen, U.S. national, U.S. permanent resident, or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum), obtaining any necessary license and/or confirming the availability of a license exception under U.S. export controls. If U.S. Person status is not confirmed, the organization may choose not to apply for a license or decline to use a license exception (if available), and similarly may decline to proceed with the application for government contracts work that requires U.S. Persons.

• US Non-Technical Jobs: Due to applicable export control laws and regulations, candidates must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum. Additional immigration-status questions will be used for export control and compliance purposes and reviewed by compliance personnel to ensure compliance with federal law.