Product Counsel

Skydio•San Mateo, CA

3d•$212,000 - $290,000

About The Position

Skydio is seeking a Product Counsel to join its world-class Legal team. This role requires general legal acumen across IP, compliance, and commercial law, with the ability to collaborate effectively and seek assistance when needed. The Product Counsel will work closely with software engineering, marketing, and other technical and business teams, playing a key role in shaping current and future products and ensuring product compliance across various domestic and international sectors. This position is ideal for someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment, values creativity, autonomy, and collaboration, is passionate about the product, and is willing to take ownership and work closely with engineers and executives.

Requirements

Hold a JD and be admitted to practice in at least one U.S. jurisdiction.
Have 5+ years of in-house experience as a generalist or product counsel.
Have experience with both hardware and software.
Know how to triage and ruthlessly prioritize.
Manage multiple projects with competing deadlines, maintaining a high standard of accuracy and follow-through.
Thrive in collaborative settings, understanding that building strong relationships across departments is vital to success.
Be comfortable with ambiguity, eager to problem-solve, and take the initiative to drive projects to completion.

Nice To Haves

Experience with international, federal, state and local government as customers is ideal.

Responsibilities

Help develop and execute product legal strategy across all products.
Serve as the go-to counsel and lawyer for select teams such as marketing, product, and software engineering.
Build and foster relationships across the organization, from software engineers to executives.
Contribute to Skydio’s entrepreneurial culture by exploring fresh ideas, identifying risk areas, and finding smart, creative ways to address them.
Adopt tools and create processes to automate, encourage self-service, and work efficiently.
Become an expert in flying robots.