Product & Privacy Counsel

Overview

This role is for a practical, business-minded Product & Privacy Counsel to join the Legal team and serve as a key legal partner across product counseling and privacy.

You will work closely with Product and Engineering throughout the product lifecycle, advising on new products, features, technologies, and regulatory requirements. In parallel, you will help operate and scale the organization’s global privacy program and translate complex legal and regulatory requirements into practical, scalable solutions.

Responsibilities

Product & Technology Counseling

• Serve as a day-to-day legal partner to Product and Engineering on new products, features, integrations, and product changes.
• Provide legal guidance throughout the product lifecycle, from early design and development through launch and ongoing operation.
• Identify and advise on legal and regulatory considerations involving product functionality, data use, telemetry, logging, APIs, integrations, and emerging technologies.
• Conduct legal reviews of new products and features and develop practical approaches to mitigate identified risks.
• Advise on product terms, disclosures, customer-facing documentation, and other legal requirements associated with product launches.
• Partner with Product, Engineering, Security, and Compliance to translate legal requirements into practical and scalable product controls.
• Advise on the development, deployment, and use of AI and other emerging technologies, including applicable AI and technology regulation.
• Develop scalable playbooks, guidance, and processes to help teams identify and address legal requirements earlier in the product development lifecycle.

Privacy & Data Protection

• Help operate and scale the organization’s global privacy program.
• Advise on global privacy and data protection requirements, including GDPR, UK GDPR, CCPA/CPRA, U.S. state privacy laws, and other emerging privacy regulations.
• Embed privacy-by-design principles into products, systems, and business processes, including conducting and maintaining PIAs, DPIAs, and related assessments.
• Advise on controller, processor, and subprocessor obligations and new or changing data processing activities.
• Manage and advise on cross-border data transfer requirements, including Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs), transfer impact assessments, the Data Privacy Framework, and other applicable transfer mechanisms.
• Advise on data subject rights, retention and deletion, subprocessors, privacy notices, and related privacy operations.
• Draft, review, negotiate, and maintain Data Processing Agreements (DPAs) and other privacy and data protection terms.
• Maintain and enhance privacy policies, notices, internal guidance, and customer-facing privacy resources.
• Partner with Security and Compliance on privacy incidents, regulatory requirements, audits, and customer diligence.
• Monitor developments in global privacy law and translate changes into practical requirements for the business.

Cross-Functional Enablement

• Partner with Legal, Product, Engineering, Security, Compliance, GTM, and Operations to resolve product and privacy matters efficiently.
• Support enterprise customer negotiations and diligence involving product, privacy, data protection, and emerging technology issues.
• Develop templates, playbooks, guidance, and self-service resources that allow the business to operate efficiently while maintaining appropriate legal guardrails.
• Provide clear, practical advice that balances legal and regulatory requirements with product objectives, customer expectations, and business priorities.

Requirements

• J.D. from an accredited law school and active membership in good standing with at least one U.S. state bar.
• 4+ years of relevant legal experience, including meaningful experience in both product/technology counseling and privacy or data protection.
• Experience advising SaaS, cybersecurity, software, or other technology businesses.
• Strong working knowledge of:
  • GDPR and UK GDPR
  • CCPA/CPRA and U.S. state privacy laws
  • DPAs, SCCs, and cross-border data transfer mechanisms
  • Privacy-by-design principles and product privacy reviews
• Experience partnering directly with Product and Engineering teams.
• Ability to understand technical products, data flows, software architecture, APIs, and cloud-based services sufficiently to identify and advise on legal and privacy risks.
• Strong legal judgment and ability to provide practical, risk-based recommendations.
• Strong drafting, written and verbal communication, and project-management skills.
• Proven ability to independently manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• In-house experience at a SaaS, cybersecurity, AI, cloud, or other high-growth technology company.
• Experience advising on AI, machine learning, or emerging technology regulation.
• Familiarity with the EU AI Act, EU Data Act, or cybersecurity regulatory frameworks.
• Experience conducting PIAs, DPIAs, TIAs, or similar privacy and data protection assessments.
• Familiarity with SOC 2, ISO 27001, or similar security and compliance frameworks.
• Experience supporting enterprise customer privacy and technology negotiations.
• CIPP/US, CIPP/E, CIPM, or similar privacy certification.

Compensation & Benefits

• Base salary range: $139,000 - $163,000 annually.
• Equity: All full-time roles are eligible for an equity package in the form of stock options.
• Additional compensation or benefits (if applicable) will be discussed during the interview process.
• Benefits include health, vision & dental insurance for you and your family, a flexible vacation policy, and generous parental leave.

Location

• Hybrid & remote work is available depending on role and location, including a Chicago office where some roles require regular in-office presence.

Additional Information

• This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities required of the employee.
• In application materials, age-identifying information such as age, date of birth, or dates of school attendance or graduation may be redacted or removed; you will not be penalized for redacting or removing this information.