Product Counsel

Delinea•San Francisco, CA

1d•Remote

About The Position

We are seeking an experienced Product Counsel attorney to be a part of our growing Legal team. As Product Counsel, you will be an integral part of a business-oriented and collaborative Legal team with a clear focus on enabling the company’s objectives. The successful candidate will be a proactive, professional, business-minded lawyer with a deep understanding of the legal and regulatory issues affecting global technology and cybersecurity SaaS companies. This role is critical to the overall success of the company and will work directly with our Product, Engineering, and R&D teams on a broad range of legal matters, providing strategic, commercial and regulatory advice throughout the entire product lifecycle, from initial product development and design to launch and post-release support. While fully supported by the Legal team, this role requires the ability and willingness to operate independently and take initiative in a fast-paced environment with minimal supervision. Direct experience supporting software product teams and advising on a broad range of strategic, legal and regulatory matters throughout the product development and global launch cycle is required to successfully deliver on this role. Excellent judgment, strong verbal and organizational skills, and the ability to balance pragmatic solutions with appropriate legal and regulatory risk management is expected. You must also have strong interpersonal skills and the ability to collaborate with individuals at all levels of the organization in a positive, service-oriented manner. This role will report directly to the Deputy General Counsel and can either be based out of our corporate offices in San Francisco, CA or Seattle, WA or remote (in the United States) for the right candidate.

Requirements

Juris doctorate from an accredited law school; admitted to at least one state bar in the U.S.
Four plus (4+) years of relevant legal experience, including experience in an in-house product counsel role (preferably supporting a high-growth SaaS/technology company); proven track record of professional excellence.
Strong technical understanding of SaaS platform products and the cybersecurity industry.
Expertise in data privacy and protection laws, including GDPR, CCPA/CPRA, export control regulations, and other global frameworks. Familiarity with intellectual property law, open-source software licensing, and AI related regulations.
Demonstrated experience in drafting, reviewing, and negotiating complex commercial and technology agreements.
Exceptional interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to work in a cross-functional and geographically dispersed environment with multiple stakeholders and teams.
Strong business judgment and the ability to provide pragmatic, business focused legal advice to both legal and non-legal audiences. Strategic thinker with ability to work independently through issues, evaluate risks and choices and make sound judgments even in face of uncertainty.
Proven ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced, dynamic, and rapidly scaling global environment. Highly organized, great attention to detail, ability to work independently and adept at managing and completing several simultaneous projects in a team-oriented environment.
Driven self-starter with a strong ownership mentality, constantly driving work to completion, persistently and creatively devising business-friendly, pragmatic solutions that reduce risk and enhance value.
High degree of integrity, ethics and trust; highly professional with ability to maintain confidences.
Enjoys constant learning, is open to feedback and looks for opportunities for self-improvement.

Nice To Haves

Light travel required for team and company meetings.

Responsibilities

Act as a trusted legal advisor and key partner to our Product, Engineering, and R&D teams, providing legal and regulatory compliance support from the initial stages of SaaS product development to global launch, helping to identify and proactively mitigate risks.
Conduct comprehensive legal risk assessments for new and existing products and product features, including assessing privacy, security, and intellectual property risks.
Advise on the legal and regulatory frameworks relevant to global cybersecurity and SaaS products, including data privacy laws (e.g., GDPR, CCPA), export control requirements, open source considerations, and evolving AI-specific legislation.
Draft, review, and negotiate a wide range of product-related legal documents, including vendor and integration agreements, evaluation agreements, terms of service, acceptable use policies, and privacy policies.
Stay current on evolving global legal and regulatory developments in the technology and cybersecurity space and help define company policies to ensure ongoing compliance.
Help educate and train internal business partners on legal and regulatory requirements and best practices.
Other duties and assignments to support internal stakeholders and enhance and improve processes for execution of the company's strategies.