Senior Corporate Counsel, Product

📋 Description

• Serve as trusted partner and primary contact for Marketing, Product, Engineering, and Operations.
• Assess legal risks in product development across privacy, regulatory, licensing, and IP.
• Identify and resolve issues around data privacy, security, export control, OSS, and AI.
• Help shape long-term strategy and priorities for the product counsel function.
• Advise on US/global privacy laws (CCPA, GDPR) and emerging AI regulations.
• Draft and negotiate complex commercial and data protection agreements.

🎯 Requirements

• Juris Doctor (JD) from an accredited law school and active bar in at least one US state.
• 8+ years of in-house experience supporting SaaS, PaaS, or IaaS product teams.
• Track record counseling AI product/engineering teams through lifecycle from design to launch.
• A low-ego, roll-up-your-sleeves attitude with a growth mindset.
• Ability to translate complex legal advice into actionable guidance for Product/Engineering/Operations.
• Strong understanding of US/global privacy, IP, OSS, AI, and data security.

🎁 Benefits

• Career development resources and LinkedIn Learning access.
• Reimbursement for conferences, training, and education.
• Global benefits including EAP and local employee meetups.
• Flexible time off policy for well-being.
• Equity compensation and Employee Stock Purchase Program.
• DigitalOcean is an equal-opportunity employer.