Product Counsel

Checkr•San Francisco, CA

13d•$155,000 - $157,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Checkr is seeking a Product Counsel to provide practical, solutions-oriented legal guidance that helps the company build and launch innovative, compliant products. Reporting to the Director of Product & Privacy Legal, this role owns day-to-day product counseling across the product lifecycle, advising on consumer protection, privacy, and emerging AI issues in a highly regulated environment. The Product Counsel partners closely with Product, Engineering, and Customer Success to help teams move quickly while managing risk and supporting the launch and growth of new products. The role suits a generalist who is comfortable learning new areas of law, thrives in a fast-moving environment, and wants to deepen expertise while shaping how products are built. Checkr builds a data platform for safe and fair decisions, supporting more than 140,000 companies and millions of people. Its customers include Uber, Pennymac, Airbnb, DoorDash, and Anthropic. The company is recognized on the Forbes Cloud 100 2025 List and as a Y Combinator 2024 Breakthrough Company. The position is expected to be performed from a Checkr hub office at least three days per week. Hub locations are Denver, Colorado; San Francisco, California; Nashville, Tennessee; and Santiago, Chile. A relocation stipend may be available to candidates willing to relocate to a hub.

Requirements

J.D. from an accredited law school.
Active membership in good standing of at least one U.S. state bar.
At least 4 years of experience practicing law, with meaningful exposure to product counseling, privacy, consumer protection, or technology law.
Experience supporting products or businesses in a regulated industry and serving as an internal subject matter expert.
Ability to calibrate risk to business objectives and product stage and deliver clear, actionable guidance to non-lawyers.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain complex legal concepts concisely and approachably.
Strong bias for action, ownership, resilience through ambiguity, and ability to deliver meaningful outcomes.

Nice To Haves

In-house experience.
B2B and international experience.
Working knowledge of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), CCPA, GDPR, AI-related risk, and related global frameworks.

Responsibilities

Provide day-to-day legal counsel to Product and Engineering teams from early design and requirements through launch and iteration.
Lead legal reviews of new features and product changes, identify risks early, and recommend practical, business-friendly solutions.
Advise on consumer reporting, consumer protection, and privacy issues affecting products, including FCRA, DPPA, GLBA, CCPA/CPRA, GDPR, and AI-related risk.
Partner with Customer Success to answer customer questions about product compliance and translate legal requirements into clear, credible responses.
Track regulatory developments, enforcement trends, and litigation affecting products, and turn them into actionable guidance for product teams.
Help scale the Product & Privacy legal function by building and improving processes, templates, and playbooks.

Benefits

Learning and development allowance.
Competitive cash and equity compensation.
Opportunity for advancement.
100% medical, dental, and vision coverage.
Up to $25,000 reimbursement for fertility, adoption, and parental planning services.
Flexible PTO policy.
Monthly wellness stipend.
Lunch provided five times a week at hub offices.
Commuter stipend.
Snacks and beverages at hub offices.
Relocation stipend may be available for those willing to relocate to a Checkr hub.