Senior Corporate Counsel–Product

Overview

An organization is seeking an experienced B2B software or payments attorney to serve as legal counsel for product teams. This role involves shaping the development of innovative and compliant payment solutions for consumers globally. The ideal candidate will have experience collaborating with product, engineering, compliance, risk, and marketing teams, and possess a strong understanding of U.S. and international data protection laws, emerging AI regulatory and risk management frameworks, and general consumer protection laws.

Responsibilities

• Advise business teams—including marketing, sales, IT, and operations—on compliance with privacy, AI, and related laws, working collaboratively with Privacy Office peers on projects with regional and global scope
• Provide guidance on data protection terms in agreements such as license, vendor, SaaS, technology, master services, and confidentiality agreements
• Advise on product strategy considering data protection laws, customer and partner relationships, consumer rights, and business needs
• Counsel sales and marketing teams on compliance implications of marketing initiatives including online advertising, behavioral advertising, affiliate marketing, mobile applications, social networking, email, SMS/text, and other consumer-facing communications
• Collaborate with Information Security, Data Governance, Risk, and Audit teams to identify and mitigate data protection compliance risks, including cybersecurity and data incident advisement
• Participate in the product lifecycle by assessing features, functionalities, designs, data processing proposals, and other initiatives to identify legal and privacy issues, protect intellectual property rights, and ensure compliance with contractual and regulatory requirements
• Develop and continuously refine scalable playbooks and self-service tools to help product teams make informed decisions efficiently
• Work with legal department colleagues to develop privacy notices, terms of use, customer contract templates, negotiation playbooks, and other materials to support sales and commercial legal teams in launching new or modified products
• Perform privacy impact assessments, responsible AI assessments, and other governance tasks; contribute to maintaining records of processing and ensuring privacy-by-design and privacy-by-default compliance in collaboration with the Privacy Office

Qualifications

Professional Qualifications

• J.D. degree or equivalent (e.g., master in law) with strong academic performance
• Minimum of 3 years practicing law
• Licensed to practice law in the U.S.

Required Skills & Experience

• Familiarity with major data privacy frameworks such as GDPR, GLBA, and CPRA
• Experience partnering with product and engineering teams to identify and meet legal requirements, including data protection and AI-related regulations, throughout the product lifecycle
• Exposure to intellectual property matters sufficient to identify issues and coordinate with IP lawyers
• Experience drafting contract templates and negotiation playbooks for software or payment technology products
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Strong issue spotting abilities
• Solutions-oriented mindset with a desire to grow into a leadership role
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment

Preferred Qualifications

• Certifications such as CIPP/US, CIPP/E, CIPT, or AIGP
• Candidates located near a corporate office are preferred, though qualified remote candidates will be considered

Location

Remote candidates are considered; preference may be given to those near a corporate office.

Compensation & Benefits

Not specified.