Senior Product Counsel, Hybrid (Bay Area or New York) (934-SLS)
About The Position
Our client, a market-leading AI assistant and productivity platform driving innovation in communication and productivity, has exclusively retained Solutus Legal in its search for a Senior Product Counsel. Recognized as a Best Workplace and ranked at the top of the Forbes Cloud 100, this is a unique opportunity to play a central role in advising on the development and launch of cutting-edge, AI-powered products in a high-impact, fast-growing environment. The role will be embedded with two product business units, serving as the primary product legal partner and owning end-to-end legal support for those products, including issue spotting, counseling, and coordination with the broader Legal team. This role is based in the Bay Area, with the expectation that the attorney will come into the company’s San Francisco, Mountain View or New York headquarters one to two days per week, primarily for collaboration and relationship building. The company offers incentives for employees who choose to work in-office two or more days per week.
Requirements
- JD from an accredited law school and active membership in good standing with a U.S. state bar
- 8+ years of relevant legal experience, including a mix of top law firm training and experience at B2B SaaS or technology companies
- Strong understanding of product counseling, data privacy, intellectual property, and commercial contracting
- Demonstrated history of developing a culture of getting to “yes, if…”
- Comfort with ambiguity and a creative, solutions-oriented approach to complex legal issues
- Strong cross-functional communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to tailor guidance to different audiences
- Experience seeing legal functions grow and scale, with strong pattern recognition around best practices
- Demonstrated ability to work independently with minimal guidance, manage competing priorities, and thrive in fast-paced, results-driven environments
- A collaborative team player who leads with humility and a healthy sense of humor
Responsibilities
- Serve as the go-to legal counsel and partner for multiple teams building the company’s next generation of products and features
- Advise Product, Design, Marketing, and Engineering stakeholders throughout the product lifecycle, from ideation through launch and iteration
- Streamline and simplify legal reviews, serving as an ambassador for practical, business-aligned legal guidance
- Identify and address product, regulatory, privacy, and other legal risks and mitigations, particularly as they relate to AI agents and products
- Develop creative strategies for handling legal issues and build scalable processes that balance innovation and risk
- Monitor evolving legal and regulatory developments in AI and SaaS and provide guidance to internal stakeholders
- Develop deep expertise in AI-related legal matters, monitor evolving legal and regulatory developments in AI and SaaS, and help propose and advance internal AI legal and policy positions
- Own and manage aspects of the company’s intellectual property portfolio
- Support drafting, review, and negotiation of commercial agreements related to product capabilities and IP matters
- Develop and deliver training on relevant legal topics
- Support regulatory engagements, where applicable
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Ph.D. or professional degree
Number of Employees
1-10 employees
