Linear
Senior Counsel
North America · Senior
Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 133 days ago
HRISCorporate LawLeadershipCollaboration
About the role
- AI is fundamentally changing how software gets built, and we're shaping the tools this new era requires.
- Today, our team is distributed across North America, Europe, and Australia, and we're continuing to grow internationally.
Responsibilities
- Develop the legal foundation/frameworks for new products and initiatives
- Lead negotiations for our most complex enterprise MSAs and DPAs, focusing on high-leverage issues like liability caps and indemnification
- Partner with Product and Engineering during feature design and development to identify legal and regulatory implications early-including privacy-by-design, AI data handling, and enterprise compliance requirements-so that legal considerations are built in, not bolted on
- Make an Org Chart You Want to Ship - Advice from Linear on How Heirloom Tomatoes Should Inspire Team Design https://review.firstround.com/make-an-org-chart-you-want-to-ship-advice-from-linear-on-how-heirloom-tomatoes-should-inspire-team-design/
- Team Design https://review.firstround.com/make-an-org-chart-you-want-to-ship-advice-from-linear-on-how-heirloom-tomatoes-should-inspire-team-design/
- Building our teams: Why and how we do work trials at Linear https://linear.app/blog/why-and-how-we-do-work-trials-at-linear
Requirements
- 5+ years of legal experience, ideally both law firm and in-house
- Experience supporting a scaling, product-led company (Series B-D or similar stage)
- Sound judgment and the ability to communicate conclusions in areas such as legal/regulatory risk in clear, practical terms
- A bias toward figuring things out independently, while knowing when to seek outside expertise
Skills
- What unites us is relentless focus, fast execution, and a deep care for software craftsmanship.
Compensation
- Competitive salary and equity
Benefits
- Competitive salary and equity
- Employee-friendly equity terms including early exercise in the US and extended exercise windows
- Daily meal and coffee stipend on every workday
- Health coverage (based on country requirements)
- 5 weeks paid vacation, plus local statutory holidays
- 4 months paid parental leave
Company info
- Read Me https://linear.app/readme
- Linear is a remote-first company, with optional co-working offices in San Francisco, New York, and London.
- This role is open to candidates based in North America.
- You can work from anywhere within this region.
- We value deep focus and async collaboration, with intentional moments to connect in person through team off-sites, optional co-working, and occasional travel.
- What we're looking for
- A story about our mission: Read Me https://linear.app/readme
Equal opportunity
- Read about our recent Series C Fundraise https://linear.app/now/building-our-way and Giving our team liquidity https://linear.app/now/giving-our-team-liquidity-through-linear-s-first-tender-offer
This listing is sourced directly from Linear's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.