Product Attorney
Product Counsel advising Product, Engineering, and GTM teams on IP, licensing, privacy, AI, and regulatory issues across the product lifecycle for a SaaS data platform. Requires 4-7 years SaaS legal experience and a J.D.
What You’ll Do
- Advise Product, Engineering, and other cross-functional stakeholders on legal issues throughout the product development lifecycle.
- Review and assess new products, features, and initiatives, providing timely, business-oriented legal guidance that balances risk management with innovation and execution speed.
- Counsel teams on intellectual property, software licensing, privacy, AI, security, and regulatory considerations affecting company products.
- Develop scalable legal guidance, policies, playbooks, and training materials that empower teams to make informed decisions.
- Partner with commercial, privacy, security, compliance, and corporate legal colleagues to address cross-functional legal issues and drive alignment.
- Monitor emerging legal, regulatory, and industry developments and translate them into actionable guidance.
Skills We’re Looking For
- J.D. and active membership in at least one U.S. state bar.
- 4-7 years of relevant legal experience counseling SaaS companies.
- Deliver high-quality legal analysis, attention to detail, and execution across a broad range of product counseling matters.
- Excellent communication skills (oral and written) with the ability to clearly articulate and defend risk analysis and communicate complex concepts clearly and effectively to technical, business, legal, and executive audiences.
- Operate effectively in ambiguous, fast-paced environments while balancing competing priorities and business objectives to drive results.
- Creative mindset and an ability to find solutions where others see barriers.
- Experience advising software, SaaS, cloud infrastructure, developer tools companies regarding open-source software licensing, compliance, and governance a bonus.
- Experience using AI tools (such as Claude or similar) to enhance legal workflow efficiency.
Technologies You’ll Use
Ironclad, Salesforce, Jira, Notion, Slack
Perks and Benefits
- 100% employer-paid medical insurance
- Generous paid time-off policy (PTO), plus paid sick time, inclusive parental leave policy, holidays, and volunteer days off
- RSU stock grants
- Professional development and training opportunities
- Company virtual happy hours, free food, and fun team-building activities
- Monthly cell phone stipend
- Access to an innovative mental health support platform that offers personalized care and resources in areas such as: therapy, coaching, and self-guided mindfulness exercises for all covered employees and their covered dependents.
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