Senior Product Counsel
Senior Product Counsel advising Product and Engineering on IP, privacy, AI, and compliance for an AI SaaS platform. Requires 8+ years experience and a JD.
Senior Product Counsel
Senior attorney advising Product and Engineering on IP, privacy, AI, and compliance for enterprise SaaS and AI products. Requires 8+ years experience and JD.
235k – 255kSan Francisco, CAMountain View, CALegalHybrid8+ YOE
About the role
Responsibilities
- Support product and feature launches from inception to launch for assigned collection.
- Successfully manage relationships with Product and Engineering team members and executives.
- Partner with subject matter experts and cross-functional teams to provide pragmatic legal counsel to the business, with a bias towards action.
- Advise on legal issues including IP, privacy, artificial intelligence, and compliance.
- Advise on transactions with both partners and vendors, development partnerships, integrations, and much more.
- Have a strong background and practical experience and fluency with AI tools, including building workflows, skills, and agents.
- Have mentored or managed junior attorneys and is able to teach them a path to proficiency quickly.
Requirements
- 8+ years of experience in product counseling, IP, open source, IP litigation, and related areas at a software company, ideally in the AI and B2B SaaS space.
- Passion for building programs from scratch and being open to new ideas and feedback.
- Be able to communicate in a clear and understandable manner, i.e., no ‘Legalese’ when engaging with product and engineering teams.
- Background in a law firm and in-house legal team.
- Required Juris Doctor, with a license to practice law in your jurisdiction.
- Computer Science, BSEE, or other technical degree is preferred and programming experience is a bonus.
- Privacy qualifications (e.g., IAPP) are desirable also.
- Strong team player across geographies.
- Cool and objective with the ability to communicate clearly under pressure.
Skills
Ip LawPrivacy LawArtificial Intelligence LawOpen Source LicensingIp LitigationProduct CounselingContract NegotiationAi Tools And WorkflowsJuris DoctorIapp Certification
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