Senior Product Counsel

Glean•San Francisco, CA

20h•$235,000 - $255,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Glean is seeking a Senior Product Counsel to serve as a strategic partner and trusted advisor to Product and Engineering teams. This role focuses on guiding the business on issues at the intersection of customer needs, legal risk, and business objectives. The position requires collaboration with both US and India-based Product and Engineering teams and involves supporting product and feature launches, managing relationships with Product and Engineering teams and executives, and providing pragmatic legal counsel with a bias towards action. The role will advise on legal issues including IP, privacy, artificial intelligence, and compliance, as well as transactions with partners and vendors, development partnerships, and integrations. A strong background and practical experience with AI tools, including building workflows, skills, and agents, is essential. The role also involves mentoring or managing junior attorneys and teaching them a path to proficiency quickly.

Requirements

8+ years of experience in product counseling, IP, open source, IP litigation, and related areas at a software company, ideally in the AI and B2B SaaS space.
Passion for building programs from scratch and being open to new ideas and feedback.
Be able to communicate in a clear and understandable manner, i.e., no ‘Legalese’ when engaging with product and engineering teams.
Background in a law firm and in-house legal team.
Required Juris Doctor, with a license to practice law in your jurisdiction.
Strong team player across geographies
Cool and objective with the ability to communicate clearly under pressure

Nice To Haves

Computer Science, BSEE, or other technical degree is preferred and programming experience is a bonus.
Privacy qualifications (e.g., IAPP) are desirable also.

Responsibilities

Support product and feature launches from inception to launch for your assigned collection.
Successfully manage relationships with Product and Engineering team members and executives.
Partner with subject matter experts and cross-functional teams to provide pragmatic legal counsel to the business, with a bias towards action.
Advise on legal issues including IP, privacy, artificial intelligence, and compliance.
Advise on transactions with both partners and vendors, development partnerships, integrations, and much more.
Have a strong background and practical experience and fluency with AI tools, including building workflows, skills, and agents.
Have mentored or managed junior attorneys and is able to teach them a path to proficiency quickly.