Overview
This role involves joining the legal team as product counsel. The position requires a self-motivated, intellectually curious attorney who can engage deeply with product development and provide practical, actionable legal guidance to engineering and product management. The role is collaborative and involves working across the organization with a pragmatic approach to problem-solving.
Responsibilities
- Provide practical legal advice and counseling on a full range of product-related issues that arise domestically and internationally
- Partner closely with Product Management, Engineering, and Strategy teams throughout the product lifecycle to identify issues, recommend practical solutions, and support cross-functional efforts toward go-to-market goals
- Advise on AI matters, including AI policies, liability, licensing, responsible AI development, deployment, and risk assessments
- Develop and enhance processes to support ongoing product compliance with global laws and regulations, including global privacy laws, data security, export control and trade compliance
- Negotiate inbound and outbound license agreements
- Participate in the company’s open-source review process
- Advise on privacy by design, privacy impact assessments, and data handling and minimization principles throughout the software development lifecycle
- Review product collateral and marketing materials
- Serve as a subject matter expert on company products for Contracts and Legal teams and assist with contract negotiations
- Support the company’s incident response program and respond to security events
- Contribute to the company’s IP strategy and product roadmap, including management of patent and trademark portfolios and IP enforcement activities in coordination with product teams and outside counsel
Requirements
- JD from an accredited institution
- Active and in good standing in at least one state bar
- At least 5 years of relevant legal experience at a law firm, government agency, and/or in-house, with substantive exposure to the software, SaaS, or related technology industry
- Familiarity with emerging AI legal considerations, governance frameworks (e.g., NIST AI RMF, EU AI Act) and regulations, with the ability to translate requirements into actionable guidance for product and engineering teams
- Working knowledge of global privacy laws and their impact on software product development
- Exceptionally good communication skills
- Proven ability to work independently as well as part of a tightly-knit legal team
- Ability to work cross-functionally to build consensus and achieve strategic goals, and the ability to enforce legal requirements without alienating clients
Compensation & Benefits
- Annual base salary range (full-time): $191,000 to $293,000. The actual annual base salary offered may be adjusted based on factors including location, education, skills, training, and experience.
- Equity awards
- Medical, dental, and vision plan
- Family planning benefits
- Health savings account
- Flexible spending account
- Transportation savings account
- 401(k) retirement savings plan with company match
- Life, accident, and disability coverage
- Business travel accident insurance
- Employee assistance programs
- Disability insurance
- Other well-being benefits
Location
Not specified in the provided job description.