Product Counsel

Overview

A leading data infrastructure company is seeking a business-minded attorney to join their Legal team as Product Counsel. This full-time, remote role involves providing practical, solution-oriented legal advice throughout the product development lifecycle. The position reports to the Director of Legal Product & Strategy and partners closely with Product, Engineering, Privacy, and Go-To-Market teams to support innovation, manage risk, and enable next-generation data and analytics solutions.

Responsibilities

• Advise cross-functional stakeholders on legal issues during product development.
• Review and assess new products, features, and initiatives, delivering timely, business-oriented legal guidance balancing risk management with innovation and speed.
• Counsel teams on intellectual property, software licensing, privacy, AI, security, and regulatory matters affecting products.
• Develop scalable legal guidance, policies, playbooks, and training materials to empower teams.
• Collaborate with commercial, privacy, security, compliance, and corporate legal colleagues to address cross-functional legal issues and ensure alignment.
• Monitor emerging legal, regulatory, and industry developments and translate them into actionable guidance.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree and active membership in at least one U.S. state bar.
• 4-7 years of relevant legal experience counseling SaaS companies.
• Strong legal analysis skills with attention to detail across a broad range of product counseling matters.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, able to clearly articulate and defend risk analysis to technical, business, legal, and executive audiences.
• Ability to operate effectively in ambiguous, fast-paced environments while balancing competing priorities and business objectives.
• Creative problem-solving mindset.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience advising software, SaaS, cloud infrastructure, or developer tools companies on open-source software licensing, compliance, and governance.
• Experience using AI tools (such as Claude or similar) to enhance legal workflow efficiency.

Technologies Used

• Ironclad
• Salesforce
• Jira
• Notion
• Slack

Compensation & Benefits

• Salary range: $190,308 to $237,884.50 USD annually (may include sales incentives or target bonuses depending on role).
• 100% employer-paid medical insurance (may vary by country and worker type).
• Generous paid time off including PTO, sick time, inclusive parental leave, holidays, and volunteer days.
• Restricted Stock Unit (RSU) grants.
• Professional development and training opportunities.
• Company virtual happy hours, free food, and team-building activities.
• Monthly cell phone stipend.
• Access to an innovative mental health support platform offering therapy, coaching, and mindfulness resources for employees and covered dependents.

Location

• This is a fully remote position.

Candidates should be prepared to work in a fast-moving technical environment and demonstrate strong legal judgment and business instincts. The role requires translating complex legal issues into practical guidance to help teams make informed decisions while balancing risk and execution speed.