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Product Counsel

Fastly

Skills

Required

  • JD
  • solution-oriented approach
  • APIs
  • encryption
  • LLMs
  • cloud architecture

Join our legal team as a Product Counsel, where you will provide hands-on legal guidance throughout the product development lifecycle. You will partner with product and engineering teams, support complex customer and vendor negotiations, draft and review legal documents, and help improve processes and training materials. This position requires a JD from a respected institution, 5+ years of relevant legal experience, and a collaborative team player mindset.

This is a great opportunity for a thoughtful, pragmatic, and collaborative attorney with strong product and business instincts who is eager to learn and wants to help shape innovative edge cloud technologies

Emerging knowledge of U.S. or global privacy, AI, or technology regulatory frameworks

USD 195,720 - 234,864

Responsibilities

  • Partnership with product and engineering teams to provide legal guidance throughout the product development lifecycle.
  • Development and translation of legal and regulatory considerations into actionable guidance for cross-functional stakeholders.
  • Support for complex customer, partner, and vendor negotiations, including reviewing, drafting, and negotiating agreements.

Requirements

  • We are seeking candidates who value working on a strong and diverse team, and want to contribute to creating a welcoming, inclusive and supportive environment
  • Problem-Solving: A pragmatic, solution-oriented approach to problem-solving

Attention to Detail: Meticulous attention to detail

  • Product Instincts: Comfort sitting in product and engineering meetings, asking the right questions, and giving real-time, practical guidance
  • Execution: Ability to prioritize, manage, and complete projects independently in a dynamic, evolving environment
  • Curiosity: A genuine interest in learning the practical, technical side of the business (APIs, encryption, LLMs, cloud architecture) well enough to give real-time guidance
  • Communication: Excellent written and verbal communication skills and the ability to simplify complex legal issues for a business audience
  • Experience: 5+ years of relevant legal experience, including at least 1 year of in-house experience
  • Collaboration: A collaborative team player who enjoys working across disciplines and values building relationships and improving process
  • Education & Credentials: JD from a respected institution and membership in good standing with at least one U.S. state bar

Preferred

  • Prior experience advising product, engineering, or other technical teams
  • Experience drafting or negotiating technology transactions or commercial agreements