Product Counsel

Socure•Incline Village, NV

1d•$140,000 - $175,000

About The Position

Socure is hiring an Identity Product Counsel to partner with computer vision and AI teams to develop and launch digital identity and fraud prevention products. The role participates throughout the product development lifecycle, advising on legal risks, compliance controls, and entry into new and global markets. The counsel provides practical, risk-based, business-enabling guidance to product, data science, engineering, sales, and marketing teams. The work spans privacy, biometrics, consumer protection, responsible AI, age assurance, identity documents and data sources, model risk, machine-learning bias, fair lending, accessibility, and relevant government and global privacy and identity standards. The role also advises on product-related commercial terms, drafts policies and disclosures, reviews external communications, and supports privacy and data governance programs. Working with product, regulatory, commercial, data acquisition, and government affairs colleagues, the counsel helps ensure data sources and customer contract terms align with Socure’s rights and restrictions. The position supports customer and prospect diligence, regulated-industry go-to-market efforts, and government and regulator discussions. It also uses AI tools in day-to-day legal work, helps identify opportunities to automate repeatable processes, creates training and sales-enablement resources, monitors legal developments, and handles related special projects.

Requirements

3–5+ years of combined relevant experience, including experience at a law firm and/or in-house for a financial institution or fintech.
Technical background in engineering, computer science, data analytics, statistics, or a related area.
Familiarity with launching products and advising on legal and regulatory implications of technology products.
Familiarity with state and federal privacy and AI laws.
Ability to translate legal advice into actionable guidance for innovative product and business teams.
Interest in advancing legal, technology, and commercial knowledge, and developing communication and advocacy skills.
Ability to organize, prioritize, and manage projects effectively.
Sound practical business judgment, intellectual creativity, and communication and problem-solving skills.
Juris Doctor degree and active membership in at least one state bar.

Responsibilities

Advise product, data science, engineering, and sales and marketing teams on legal issues in developing document verification and digital intelligence products.
Track company and product strategies, manage and minimize legal risks, and maintain clear, actionable guidance.
Advise on customer and vendor commercial terms affecting products.
Draft terms of use, product and privacy policies, disclosures, customer documentation, and related processes.
Review external product communications to customers, the market, regulators, and the press.
Serve as a product expert for Legal and Government Affairs teams supporting contracting, corporate, and regulatory matters.
Partner with Data Acquisition & Licensing and Commercial Legal to align data sources and customer contract terms with Socure’s rights and restrictions, and incorporate novel requirements into contract templates and negotiation playbooks.
Participate in privacy and data governance programs, including privacy-by-design reviews, data protection impact assessments, regulatory monitoring, and consumer-facing issues.
Support customer and prospect engagement as a subject-matter expert, including due diligence, security and compliance questionnaires, and regulated-industry go-to-market efforts.
Handle government and regulator discussions and compliance-readiness disclosures in coordination with Government Affairs and external counsel.
Use AI tools for legal drafting, research, and review, and help develop ideas for automating repeatable legal processes.
Design training and sales-enablement resources on key legal issues for general and targeted audiences.
Monitor legal developments and propose practical approaches to support innovation and competitive advantage.
Handle special projects within areas of expertise.