Overview
An established legal team is seeking a Senior Counsel to join their Product Legal group supporting logistics, commerce platform, and AI data services. This role involves providing legal guidance on a broad range of issues including worker classification, AI and data governance, privacy, consumer protection, intellectual property, and regulatory matters. The position requires collaboration with product managers, operators, engineers, and data scientists to support existing products and help develop new offerings.
Responsibilities
- Provide solution-oriented legal advice from project inception through launch across various teams.
- Collaborate with business partners to manage legal risks related to product, operational, and engineering initiatives.
- Independently develop practical guidance on worker classification, AI and data governance, privacy, intellectual property, data licensing, and consumer protection.
- Work closely with other legal team members across commercial, litigation, corporate, employment, IP, and privacy disciplines to deliver comprehensive legal support.
- Facilitate cross-functional collaboration and consensus among non-legal teams.
- Develop playbooks and processes to scale legal advice effectively.
Requirements
- Minimum of 8 years of legal experience.
- Prior experience working in an in-house legal department.
- Authorization to practice law in the U.S. state of residence.
- Strong business-first mentality and legal judgment.
- Ability to make decisions in ambiguous, fast-paced environments with imperfect information.
- Skilled at managing high volumes of requests and balancing competing priorities.
- Deep expertise in privacy laws such as CCPA/CPRA, GDPR, and handling biometric and sensitive data.
- Interest and experience working with AI products and leveraging AI tools.
- Commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives.
- Self-starter with intrinsic motivation and strong collaboration skills.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience counseling on product-related legal issues.
- Background in the technology industry or on-demand economy.
- Familiarity with AI/ML development, including data sourcing, labeling, and legal issues around training data and model development.
- Experience with data licensing, intellectual property, or commercial agreements.
- Knowledge of worker classification frameworks and gig/independent contractor issues.
- Experience advising on novel products or business lines without clear legal precedent.
Compensation & Benefits
- Base salary range: $214,200 to $315,000 USD, localized based on work location.
- Opportunities for equity grants.
- Comprehensive benefits package including:
- 401(k) plan with employer matching
- 16 weeks of paid parental leave
- Wellness benefits
- Commuter benefits match
- Paid time off and paid sick leave compliant with applicable laws
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- 11 paid holidays
- Disability and basic life insurance
- Family-forming assistance
- Mental health programs
Paid Time Off Details
- Salaried roles: flexible paid time off/vacation plus 80 hours of paid sick time annually.
- Hourly roles: vacation accrued at approximately 1 hour per 25.97 hours worked; paid sick time accrued at 1 hour per 30 hours worked.
Location
This position is open within the United States. Candidates must be authorized to practice law in the state where they are located.
Additional Information
The role is expected to be filled by August 17, 2026. The employer is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion and encourages applicants from all backgrounds. Reasonable accommodations are available upon request during the hiring process.