Senior Legal Counsel, Product

About the Position

We are seeking a Senior Legal Counsel, Product to join our team at Vercel, the agentic infrastructure company. This role is pivotal in enabling Vercel’s product innovation and shipping velocity by providing comprehensive legal support throughout the product development lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Partner closely with Engineering, Product, and Design (EPD) teams to enable cutting-edge product initiatives.
• Identify and resolve issues related to privacy, data security, AI, platform safety, marketing, competition, intellectual property, and other legal and regulatory areas.
• Translate evolving laws and market expectations into practical, actionable guidance.
• Work with cross-functional teams to build scalable processes and draft/maintain templates.
• Engage on special projects and provide legal support to sales, partnerships, procurement, M&A, and other teams as needed.

Requirements

• Admitted to the California Bar or eligible for Registered In-House Counsel exception and in good standing.
• 8+ years of legal experience, including 4+ years of product legal experience at a software company.
• Strong understanding of cloud services and general SaaS, PaaS, IaaS business practices and relevant global regulatory requirements.
• Ability to quickly form and convincingly communicate a point of view, under time pressure and with imperfect information.
• Strong judgment and risk-assessment and mitigation skills.
• Can independently manage and negotiate technology agreements with customers, technology partners, and technology vendors.
• Prefers fast-paced, highly variable environments, with a proven track record of building new or improving existing processes at other hyper-growth companies.
• Enjoys mentoring and advising Legal teammates regardless of formal reporting lines.

Nice to Have

• Computer science degree or technical background in software engineering for the web.
• Experience with commercial transactions, intellectual property, open source, platform safety.
• Used Vercel’s products and services.

We Offer

• Competitive compensation package, including equity.
• Inclusive Healthcare Package.
• Learn and Grow - mentorship and opportunities to build your network and skills.
• Flexible Time Off.
• Gear and WFH budget provided.

About the Company

Vercel is committed to fostering and empowering an inclusive community within our organization. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Vercel encourages everyone to apply for our available positions, even if they don't necessarily check every box on the job description.

Benefits & Compensation

• Base Pay: $270,000-$300,000 annually, based on job-related skills, experience, and location.
• Total Compensation: Includes benefits, equity-based compensation, and eligibility for a company bonus or variable pay program depending on the role.

Disclosures

• Privacy: Please review our Job Applicant Privacy Policy for more information on how we handle your data.
• Equal Opportunity: Vercel is committed to fostering and empowering an inclusive community within our organization. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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