Product Counsel

DescriptionWe are looking for a Product Counsel to guide legal strategy across the full product lifecycle in San Mateo, California. This role works closely with product, engineering, design, and cross-functional compliance partners to help bring innovative features to market while managing legal and regulatory risk. The ideal candidate combines strong product judgment with practical legal advice and can translate complex requirements into clear, business-focused recommendations.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.Requirements• 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.Job typePerm