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**Job Title:** Product Counsel
**Role Summary:**
Provide strategic legal counsel throughout the product development lifecycle, ensuring compliance with consumer protection, privacy, AI, and marketing regulations while enabling rapid, trustworthy product delivery across a global digital platform.
**Expectations:**
- 7–10 years of legal experience, including substantial in‑house work in tech, SaaS, or digital product environments.
- Licensed to practice law (JD or equivalent international qualification).
- Deep expertise in U.S., U.K., and EU consumer protection law and global privacy frameworks (CCPA, GDPR, state‑specific regulations).
- Ability to translate complex legal requirements into actionable guidance for cross‑functional teams.
**Key Responsibilities:**
- Serve as the primary legal partner for product, design, engineering, and marketing teams from concept through launch.
- Advise on consumer protection, AI, data privacy, and marketing compliance across multiple jurisdictions.
- Embed privacy‑by‑design: conduct data mapping, impact assessments, and privacy reviews.
- Draft, update, and maintain user‑facing policies (terms of use, privacy notices) and contractual templates.
- Review marketing campaigns and contract escalations to balance compliance with commercial agility.
- Shape internal standards for privacy, safety, and security in collaboration with engineering and security functions.
- Stay current on evolving regulations and provide actionable insights.
- Contribute to cross‑functional initiatives, including M&A diligence, product escalations, and process improvement projects.
**Required Skills:**
- Licensed attorney with strong civil law footing.
- Expertise in U.S., U.K., U.S.E. consumer protection and privacy law.
- Proficient in global privacy frameworks (CCPA, GDPR).
- Excellent communication; can simplify legal concepts for engineers, executives, and marketers.
- Strong analytical judgment and risk assessment; detail oriented.
- Collaborative, low‑ego approach; thrives in fast paced, ambiguous settings.
**Required Education & Certifications:**
- Juris Doctor (JD) or equivalent international legal degree.
- License to practice law in the relevant jurisdiction(s).
- Minimum of 7–10 years total legal experience, with a majority in an in‑house, tech‑focused role.
- (Optional) Privacy certifications such as CIPP/E or CIPP/US enhance candidacy.