Product Counsel

Overview

A leading data infrastructure organization 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 (e.g., 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, demonstrate strong legal judgment and business instincts, and provide clear, actionable advice to support product innovation and risk management.