Vercel

Senior Legal Counsel, Product

Hybrid - San Francisco · Senior

Sponsorship not specified$270k-$300kDetected 1 day ago

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About the role

We are looking for an experienced, technical, and business-minded Senior Counsel to enable Vercel's product innovation and shipping velocity.
This position reports to the VP of Legal.
This role is based in SF where we have a 3 day/week in-office requirement.

Partner closely with EPD teams to enable cutting-edge product initiatives, balancing innovation and speed with responsible risk management and customer trust.
Identify and drive resolution of issues related to privacy, data security, AI, platform safety, marketing, competition, intellectual property, and other legal and regulatory areas.
Work with cross-functional teams to build scalable processes and draft/maintain templates that allow Vercel to ship faster and smarter over time.
Engage on special projects and provide legal support to sales, partnerships, procurement, M&A, and other teams as needed, particularly in transactions where nuanced product knowledge is critical.

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.

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.
Able 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, adapting legal requirements in creative and pragmatic ways.
Enjoys mentoring and advising Legal teammates regardless of formal reporting lines.

The total compensation package may include benefits, equity-based compensation, and eligibility for a company bonus or variable pay program depending on the role.

Can independently manage and negotiate technology agreements with customers, technology partners, and technology vendors.

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 pro

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