Product Counsel
Responsibilities:
• Collaborate with Product, Engineering, and Design teams to provide legal counsel from concept through launch and ongoing feature updates.
• Evaluate proposed product functionality, user journeys, and data handling practices to identify risk and recommend compliant, practical solutions.
• Advise stakeholders on privacy, data protection, intellectual property, security, and applicable regulatory obligations tied to product decisions.
• Support matters involving data use, artificial intelligence and machine learning initiatives, training data considerations, and responsible AI practices when relevant.
• Prepare and maintain customer-facing and product-related legal documentation, including terms of service, privacy notices, end-user agreements, disclosures, and in-app language.
• Work closely with Privacy, Security, and Compliance partners to address legal requirements and support readiness for industry and regulatory standards.
• Review go-to-market materials by counseling teams on product messaging, marketing representations, and customer communications.
• Track changes in laws and regulations that may affect the product roadmap and proactively brief internal teams on emerging requirements.
• Deliver balanced legal guidance that aligns risk management with commercial goals and supports scalable decision-making.
Qualifications:
• Juris Doctor degree.
• Background as a licensed attorney with additional experience in litigation, discovery, briefing, or motion practice considered beneficial.
• Demonstrated experience advising on product development and legal issues connected to technology products or digital platforms.
• Working knowledge of privacy, data governance, security, intellectual property, and regulatory compliance frameworks.
• Ability to draft, review, and revise legal agreements, disclosures, and customer-facing product terms with precision.
• Strong judgment and communication skills, with the ability to explain legal concepts clearly to technical and business stakeholders.
• Experience partnering cross-functionally with product, engineering, compliance, or related teams in a fast-moving environment.
• Familiarity with regulatory research, issue spotting, and risk assessment across evolving legal landscapes.
Compensation
$150,000.00-$250,000.00 YearlyAbout Us
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