Sr. Counsel, Product

Overview

This role supports product and engineering teams across a core consumer experience and/or ads ecosystem, serving as a subject matter expert and influential advisor to senior business and legal leadership. The work focuses on strategy for legal issues in generative AI, privacy, IP, digital advertising, and related areas.

The employer seeks an experienced, self-motivated, practical, and creative lawyer who embraces AI as a core part of how they work—using curiosity, sound judgment, and an experimental mindset to improve efficiency, accelerate problem-solving, and increase speed and impact.

Responsibilities

• Partner with strategy, engineering, product management, communications, and legal teams to identify and manage legal issues and risks during all stages of product development; embed with teams to provide pragmatic and strategic advice as product areas evolve.
• Advise on emerging areas including privacy, digital advertising, AI, IP/copyright, content acquisition, and data use.
• Draft, review, and negotiate complex strategic product partnerships and commercial agreements critical to business growth.
• Translate complex legal frameworks into simple, actionable guidance that enables teams to innovate.
• Monitor and interpret relevant laws and regulations (including GDPR, CCPA, FTC rules, and others) and help implement compliant processes.
• Build deep, trusted relationships with senior leaders across product, engineering, and business development; influence decisions and shape strategy.
• Develop scalable legal processes, automation, and AI-enabled solutions to deliver high-quality guidance with greater speed and consistency.

Requirements

• Juris Doctorate with a minimum of 8 years of relevant work experience in a demanding and innovative legal environment; at least 1–2 years in-house at a tech company preferred.
• Experience counseling on digital advertising/ad tech or core consumer product legal issues—some exposure to both is ideal.
• Some privacy background required (GDPR, CCPA, FTC rules, and related).
• Experience leading negotiation of major technology and commercial deals, especially those tied to advertising, data, commerce, or other tech partnerships.
• Exceptional judgment and impeccable integrity, with excellent communication and client-service skills.
• Proven ability to build lasting, collaborative relationships across product, engineering, and business teams.
• Strategic thinking with a track record of delivering creative and pragmatic solutions to novel issues.
• Proven ability to quickly learn new areas of law and technical product knowledge.
• Strong project management skills, including the ability to build sustainable programs and drive cross-functional initiatives to completion.
• AI-forward mindset, with experience using AI tools to accelerate analysis and deliver more effective legal advice.
• Bar membership in good standing in at least one U.S. jurisdiction.

Preferred Qualifications

• 1–2 years in-house at a tech company.
• Some exposure to both digital advertising/ad tech and core consumer product legal issues.

Compensation & Benefits

• Base salary range: $158,765—$326,870 USD.
• The position is also eligible for equity.
• Final salary is based on factors including location, travel, relevant prior experience, or particular skills and expertise.

Location

• US based applicants only.
• This role can be situated anywhere in the country.
• In-office requirement: in the office for in-person collaboration approximately 1–2 times per year.

Relocation

• This position is not eligible for relocation assistance.