Senior Product Counsel

The shape of it

In the posting’s own words

To ensure the integrity of our hiring process and facilitate a more personal connection, we require all candidates keep their cameras on during video interviews. Additionally, if hired you will be required to attend in person onboarding.

What it asks for · 5

• In-depth experience counseling on legal issues relating to technology, IP, privacy, data protection, consumer protection, and AI
• Proven ownership mentality, including hands-on engagement with product details, process-building from scratch, and independent prioritization
• A business-first, solution-oriented approach, including comfort making independent decisions and taking smart risks with imperfect information
• Demonstrated interest in AI and experience advising on AI-powered products or platforms
• You have 8+ years of legal experience & J.D. degree from an ABA accredited law school (or foreign equivalent) and is U.S.-qualified

Also a plus

• Experience working in-house at a SaaS company
• Familiarity with using and advising on ML/AI products
• A technical background is a huge plus

What the job covers

• Partner directly with Figma's Product, Design, Engineering, and other cross-functional teams to provide practical legal guidance on product development and go-to-market strategy
• Review product user experiences, disclosures, and external marketing and communications materials to mitigate legal risk while helping our teams achieve their goals
• Partner with cross-functional Legal teams (Commercial, IP, Regulatory) to ensure cohesive strategy and support
• Advise on legal issues relating to data protection, privacy, consumer protection, IP, and evolving AI-specific laws and regulations
• Develop and build out the processes, resources, and scaffolding needed to help our team scale our legal guidance as our product releases accelerate
• Identify and communicate emerging legal risks early in the product development cycle to enable faster, more confident decision-making

Degree language

• You have 8+ years of legal experience & J.D. degree from an ABA accredited law school (or foreign equivalent) and is U.S.-qualified

Tools and skills named

Words the posting leans on

• product14×
• legal13×
• design5×
• experience5×
• protection4×
• risk4×
• legal guidance3×
• partner3×
• advising2×
• approach2×
• build2×
• consumer protection2×
• cross-functional2×
• data protection2×
• engineering2×
• faster2×

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