Senior Product Counsel

Overview

The organization is seeking a lawyer with a passion for new technologies to join the Product Counsel team. This team serves as a frontline legal contact and helps solve complex technology and product issues. The role involves cross-functional collaboration and leading projects with meaningful impact across the software development and commercialization lifecycle.

This position requires drafting and negotiating technology transactions, evaluating novel legal questions at the frontier of law and technology, and supporting privacy-by-design reviews and responsible AI counseling.

Responsibilities

• Translate complex legal analysis into clear, actionable guidance for fast-moving product and engineering teams.
• Proactively assess legal risks and advise product, engineering, and business teams building services that reshape how information moves across the Internet and the laws that govern it.
• Advise senior business leaders on the legal implications of product strategy.
• Review and architect legal frameworks for technology transaction-related agreements, including:
  • Technology partner agreements
  • Inbound IP licensing agreements
  • Marketplace arrangements for the organization’s developer platform
• Review marketing event agreements and support promotional activities, including promotions and sweepstakes.
• Draft terms of service, disclosures, policies, and related processes.
• Apply privacy-by-design principles and partner with the privacy team on data-flow reviews, PIAs, and other privacy deliverables.
• Solicit invention disclosures, support patent strategy, and protect trade secrets.
• Partner with product and marketing teams on product marketing collateral and claim substantiation.
• Build and refine scalable processes for the Legal team as the organization expands.
• Engage externally as a subject matter expert in relevant areas.

Job Qualifications

• JD degree with strong academic credentials and admitted to practice law in at least one U.S. jurisdiction.
• 7+ years of law firm and/or in-house experience, preferably with technology companies; prior experience with Internet security and infrastructure companies is desired.
• Technical background/expertise is highly desired (a science or technical degree is not required, but a passion for technologies is).
• Ability to provide legal advice that understands and advances strategic business goals.
• Experience with copyright law and Internet law is desired (e.g., AI Act, Data Act, net neutrality, DMCA, CFAA).
• Strong communication skills and a cooperative team approach.
• Ability to work cross-functionally with lawyers and non-lawyers, including senior business executives, to establish effective solutions efficiently and in an amenable manner.
• Ability to organize, prioritize, and manage many tasks on complex projects; experience with Jira or other project management solutions is desired.

Compensation & Benefits

Compensation may be adjusted depending on work location.

• Bay Area based hires: Estimated annual salary of $191,000 - $ 263,000
• Washington D.C. Area hires: Estimated annual salary of $183,000 - $252,000

Equity

• This role is eligible to participate in the organization’s equity plan.

Benefits (United States employees; may vary by location)

• Health & Welfare Benefits
  • Medical/Rx Insurance
  • Dental Insurance
  • Vision Insurance
  • Flexible Spending Accounts
  • Commuter Spending Accounts
  • Fertility & Family Forming Benefits
  • On-demand mental health support and Employee Assistance Program
  • Global Travel Medical Insurance
• Financial Benefits
  • Short and Long Term Disability Insurance
  • Life & Accident Insurance
  • 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan
  • Employee Stock Participation Plan
• Time Off
  • Flexible paid time off covering vacation and sick leave
  • Leave programs, including parental, pregnancy health, medical, and bereavement leave

Location

Available locations:

• Austin, TX
• Washington D.C.
• San Francisco, CA

Please note: applicants who progress to the offer stage may be asked to attend an in-person interview within one of the organization’s offices or hubs.

This position may require access to information protected under U.S. export control laws, including the U.S. Export Administration Regulations. Any offer of employment may be conditioned on authorization to receive software or technology controlled under these U.S. export laws without sponsorship for an export license.

Equal Opportunity

The organization is an equal opportunity employer and provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities.