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Product Counsel

San Francisco Office - Hybrid · Exec

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 57 days ago
CommunicationPlain Language

About the role

  • Be the first call when a PM is scoping a feature with a legal dimension.
  • Quick "yes / no / here's the path" beats a multi-day review every time.
  • Reg D 506(b) / 506(c) offerings, accredited investor verification, ICA exemptions (3(c)(1), 3(c)(7)), and the substrate that makes SPVs work.

Responsibilities

  • Sit with the four product teams (Investors, Deal Organizers, Financial Systems, Operations) - attend standups, planning, and design reviews where it matters.
  • Build a working relationship with Nik, Tim (CTO), Pete (CX/Deal Ops), and the PMs so legal becomes a multiplier on speed, not a tax on it.
  • Own securities and regulatory analysis on product changes.
  • Partner on data handling, AI-use policies, and vendor contracts where they intersect with product.

Requirements

  • 4-7 years of practice, with significant time on Reg D / private fund securities work - Reg D 506(b)/(c), accredited investor rules, ICA exemptions, fund formation.
  • A track record of partnering directly with product or engineering teams - embedded reps, not just a transactional or litigation background.
  • You can explain a Reg D nuance to a PM in two sentences and a complex product feature to a regulator without losing the thread.

Nice to have

  • Familiarity with the Investment Advisers Act, Form ADV, and RIA / ERA (Exempt Reporting Adviser) registration mechanics.
  • Experience drafting, negotiating, or refreshing customer agreements and ToS for a SaaS or fintech platform.
  • Experience with eSign / DocuSign / electronic execution under E-SIGN and UETA.
  • Bias for unblocking.
  • You'd rather give a clear answer in 30 minutes than a perfect answer in three days.
  • Founder mentality.
  • High standards on product copy and customer experience - you take pride in the language a customer reads on screen.
  • Comfortable disagreeing with a PM, an engineer, or the CEO when the answer needs to be no - and equally comfortable finding a path to yes when one exists.

Company info

  • Sydecar is on a mission to transform the world of private markets. Our goal is to make these markets more accessible, transparent, and liquid, and we're achieving this by revolutionizing the way investment vehicles are created and executed.
  • At Sydecar, we're not just a platform
  • we're a trusted partner in venture capital. We're dedicated to simplifying and standardizing the private investing experience, empowering capital allocators to discover and support visionary entrepreneurs who are shaping the future.
  • Our platform is designed with ease and efficiency in mind. We take care of all the behind-the-scenes tasks, from automating banking, ensuring compliance, handling contracts, managing taxes, to streamlining reporting. This leaves investors the freedom to concentrate on what matters most: making valuable deals and nurturing meaningful relationships.
  • Sydecar is on a mission to transform the world of private markets.
  • Our goal is to make these markets more accessible, transparent, and liquid, and we're achieving this by revolutionizing the way investment vehicles are created and executed.
  • At Sydecar, we're not just a platform; we're a trusted partner in venture capital.
  • We're dedicated to simplifying and standardizing the private investing experience, empowering capital allocators to discover and support visionary entrepreneurs who are shaping the future.
  • Our platform is designed with ease and efficiency in mind.
  • We take care of all the behind-the-scenes tasks, from automating banking, ensuring compliance, handling contracts, managing taxes, to streamlining reporting.
  • This leaves investors the freedom to concentrate on what matters most: making valuable deals and nurturing meaningful relationships.
  • Join us at Sydecar, as we lead the charge in revolutionizing private investing.
  • We are hiring our first Product Counsel - a securities lawyer who can sit alongside our PMs, EMs, and designers and help us ship product that holds up under regulatory scrutiny without grinding to a halt every time a feature touches Reg D, the Investment Advisers Act, or our customer agreements.
  • This is not a role for someone who wants to write memos and wait for questions.
  • The first 90 days are about embedding - sit in standups, shadow customer calls, read the friction memo, and start advocating for the changes the business is pushing for.
  • We need someone who streamlines workflows while holding the line on rigor - and who can teach product teams enough about Reg D, the Advisers Act, and consumer-facing securities communications that they make better decisions before they reach the legal queue.
  • You'll report to Shauna (Head of Legal & Compliance) and own the legal-product interface.
  • Nik (CEO) will be your day-to-day partner.
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