Product Counsel, Claude Platform

Anthropic•San Francisco, CA

3h•Hybrid

About The Position

Anthropic’s mission is to create reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems. We want AI to be safe and beneficial for our users and for society as a whole. Our team is a quickly growing group of committed researchers, engineers, policy experts, and business leaders working together to build beneficial AI systems. As Product Counsel for the Claude Platform, you will be the dedicated legal partner for Anthropic's Developer Platform and API, the Model Context Protocol and developer ecosystem, the Agent API and Managed Agents, third-party cloud distribution (such as Amazon Bedrock and Google Vertex), tiered-access and trust-and-safety programs, identity verification, and Skills marketplace licensing. You will tackle novel legal questions at the intersection of developer tooling, enterprise readiness, and cloud-partner distribution, and help establish the terms, policies, and frameworks that let developers build safely on Claude.

Requirements

A JD from an accredited law school and active membership in at least one U.S. state bar
At least 8 years of relevant legal experience, with meaningful experience in API/platform, cloud-marketplace, or tech-transactions work, either in-house at a technology company or at a law firm with a strong technology practice
Working knowledge of legal frameworks relevant to developer platforms and B2B AI products, such as data-processing agreements, API/developer terms, cloud-distribution licensing, and emerging AI governance frameworks
Strong technical fluency across cloud computing, APIs, and software development, with ability to quickly grasp AI/ML infrastructure concepts
Experience thriving in fast-paced environments, with comfort navigating ambiguity and pivoting quickly as priorities shift
A proactive "doer" mindset with ability to identify problems, propose solutions, and execute with minimal supervision
Exceptional communication skills to translate complex legal concepts for non-lawyer audiences
Empathy and strong service orientation, with the ability to listen actively and help achieve organizational goals

Nice To Haves

In-house platform or API counsel experience at a cloud/SaaS company
Experience structuring developer terms, marketplace licensing, or enterprise data-processing agreements
Experience with cloud-marketplace distribution (e.g., AWS Marketplace / Bedrock, GCP / Vertex, Azure) or developer-platform go-to-market, including order-form mechanics and co-sell structures
Used AI tools to scale your legal practice or a strong interest in learning to do so

Responsibilities

Partner with Platform PM, API Engineering, Cloud Partnerships, and Commercial Legal to provide pragmatic legal guidance across the API, developer ecosystem, and cloud-distribution product lifecycle
Develop and maintain expertise in legal frameworks relevant to developer platforms and cloud distribution, including data-processing and privacy obligations, tech-transactions and licensing, API terms of service, and emerging AI-specific legislation
Draft and negotiate developer-facing terms (API ToS, acceptable-use policies, developer agreements), cloud-partner distribution terms, and enterprise order-form exhibits, collaborating with Commercial Legal on co-sell mechanics
Advise on API product features, tiered-access programs (TAP/ZDR), KYC/IDV requirements, and Cowork enterprise-readiness initiatives, balancing velocity with legal and contractual compliance
Support incident response and escalations related to API misuse, developer policy violations, and cloud-partner compliance issues