Managing Counsel, Product

Overview

This role offers an opportunity to join a global HR technology organization as a Managing Counsel, Product. The position focuses on delivering pragmatic and innovative legal solutions for the organization's products and stakeholders while managing risk. The legal team supports operations across 90+ jurisdictions and collaborates closely with Product, Engineering, Privacy, and Security teams, with a particular emphasis on HRIS and AI/ML features.

Responsibilities

• Lead compliance efforts for AI and HRIS products, partnering with Product, Engineering, Security, and Privacy teams.
• Integrate risk-based legal reviews into product development workflows.
• Own product terms and conditions related to HRIS and AI features, including output ownership, training use, acceptable use, and transparency/disclaimers.
• Establish core Product AI governance frameworks, including model inventory, risk classification, human oversight, bias/testing, and incident response alignment.
• Conduct AI impact assessments, develop model cards, and implement risk controls in collaboration with Privacy and Security.
• Draft and negotiate product terms and AI-specific clauses related to data usage, intellectual property, and transparency.
• Monitor emerging AI and technology regulations and translate them into actionable guidance for product, design, and engineering teams.
• Manage external counsel on complex, multi-jurisdictional legal issues.
• Provide targeted legal enablement through trainings or office hours.
• Partner with Privacy and Security teams on Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs), Threat Impact Assessments (TIAs), incident response, and vendor/LLM diligence.
• Develop practical legal solutions for complex matters rather than simply escalating issues.

Requirements

• Qualified lawyer with extensive experience in product counseling across multiple jurisdictions; multiple bar admissions are a plus.
• Experience advising on technology products, preferably with exposure to HR technology such as EOR, PEO, HRIS, or Payroll.
• Strong knowledge of emerging AI regulatory frameworks (e.g., EU AI Act, UK regulations, U.S. state and federal developments, Canada AIDA) and their interaction with data protection laws (GDPR, CCPA) and employment transparency requirements.
• Excellent analytical and organizational skills.
• Fluent written and spoken English.
• Proficiency with collaboration and legal tools such as Slack, Juro, Notion, and Google Drive.
• Demonstrated automation and AI capabilities and fluency.

Preferred Qualifications

• In-house legal experience.
• Experience working in fast-paced startup environments.
• Passion for technology and HR tech products.
• Experience working remotely.
• Experience handling AI/ML legal and compliance issues.
• Experience shipping AI features in production and developing associated legal and governance frameworks.

Compensation & Benefits

• Annual salary range: $66,300 to $149,150 USD, dependent on location, skills, experience, and market factors.
• Competitive benefits including flexible paid time off, flexible working hours, 16 weeks paid parental leave, mental health support, stock options, learning budget, home office budget and IT equipment, and budget for local social events or co-working spaces.
• Fully remote work from anywhere in the world.

Location

• This is a fully remote position open to candidates anywhere in the world.

Additional Information

• The role reports to the Managing Counsel, Commercial & Product within the Legal team.
• The organization follows an asynchronous work model allowing flexible scheduling.
• The hiring process includes multiple interviews, a written exercise, and prior employment verification.
• The organization is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion and encourages applicants from all backgrounds to apply.
• Candidates will be asked about pronouns and demographic information during the interview process to support equal employment opportunity efforts.

Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.