Cohere

Cohere

Senior Counsel, Product and Technology

United States · Senior · Full-time

Sponsorship not specified$275k-$330kDetected 25 days ago
RESTMachine LearningComplianceProduct ManagementBusiness DevelopmentIntellectual PropertyCommunicationCollaboration

About the role

  • Cohere is a team of researchers, engineers, designers, and more, who are all passionate about their craft.
  • Join our team as Senior Counsel, Product and Technology to shape the legal framework for our product development and commercialization.

Responsibilities

  • Create standardized templates, playbooks, and guidelines for product contract terms to improve efficiency and consistency, and ensure alignment with product capabilities.
  • Provide strategic guidance on and manage intellectual property risks across Cohere's product portfolio, including open source software (OSS) compliance and third-party software integration.
  • Identify and mitigate legal risks throughout the product lifecycle, working closely with product regulatory and commercial counsel to manage regulatory compliance, liability exposure, and contractual obligations.
  • Partner with product managers, engineers, and business development teams to provide early legal input on product design, feature development, and market strategy.

Requirements

  • 7+ years of legal experience, with significant in-house or law firm experience in technology transactions and product counseling.
  • Proven expertise in technology contracts, intellectual property law, and commercial agreements.
  • Experience advising enterprise software companies operating across various deployment models (SaaS, Cloud, and On-prem).
  • Experience with open source software compliance and third-party technology integration
  • Comfort operating in a fast-paced technology company, adapting to new priorities, and navigating ambiguity.

Skills

  • Cohere is the leading security-first enterprise AI company.

Compensation

  • Cohere is committed to fair and transparent pay practices.
  • The salary range listed for this role reflects the expected base compensation.
  • Actual compensation offered will be determined by factors such as location, level, job-related knowledge, skills, education, and experience.
  • US - For candidates in New York, California, Washington States, the Compensation Range is: $275,000 - $330,000 [USD]
  • US - For Candidates in rest of the states, the Compensation Range is: $265,000 - $320,000 [USD]
  • Annual enrichment benefits:
  • Annual enrichment

Benefits

  • 6 weeks of paid vacation (30 working days!)
  • A weekly lunch stipend of $75/£75 or equivalent in your local currency for lunch.
  • Full health and dental benefits, including a separate budget for mental health.
  • RRSP matching, 401K, Pension Scheme.
  • 100% Parental Leave top-up for up to 6 months, for either parent.
  • Arts & culture, fitness/wellness, quality time, and a workspace improvement credit.
  • Education & learning stipend for conferences, courses, and coaching.
  • For those not near an office: a co-working benefit so you can work alongside others in your city.

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