Description:
We are looking for an exceptionaland innovative Product & Regulatory Counsel to join An American Software Company legal team. As a member of our growing Product legal function, you will hold a broad range of responsibilities providing legal guidance on product development and new programs and managing compliance initiatives. You will partner with our teams to develop new technologies while managing legal and business risk, and act as a liaison between the product team and other departments to mitigate risks to the company. As we expand our developer data platform, your ideas and contributions will make an immediate impact.
The ideal candidate will have some experience in product counseling, regulatory compliance, licensing and intellectual property law, but also be eager to learn and master new areas of the law. To succeed in this position, you must be able to work independently and efficiently and enjoy meeting challenges head on. An American Software Company is growing rapidly, and every person we hire has the opportunity to help shape the business and grow with the company.
This is a full-time position which can be in our New York City, Palo Alto or Seattle office.
Responsibilities:
- As a lawyer, be a change agent across different parts of MongoDB to help the company take on new challenges in a thoughtful, compliant and efficient way
- Actively collaborate with a wide variety of MongoDB teams, including Product, Engineering, Partnerships, Compliance and Marketing, on a range of issues related to product development and commercialization
- Participate as a proactive business partner and build a trusted advisor relationship, providing ideas and insights into how we can work within the law to create amazing product experiences for its customers
- Advise on regulatory compliance across the entire customer journey, including strategically leading MongoDB's export compliance and anti-bribery compliance programs to mitigate risk
- Draft, review, and maintain foundational documents for our products and services – such as terms of use, product and support policies, and customer disclosures – and build and implement scalable processes related to those items
- Remain up-to-date on and interpret relevant industry, AI, advertising, IP and privacy laws and regulations to provide an ongoing ability to offer sound compliance advice
- Spearhead internal education initiatives and trainings related to compliance, licensing, AI, and marketing
Qualifications:
- Smart, creative, and driven, with great leadership and teamwork skills, and a willingness to take on new responsibility
- 5-7 or more years of legal experience, including at a law firm or prior in-house experience with tech companies, particularly in the SaaS/cloud computing space
- A broad legal knowledge that enables you to spot and resolve a variety of legal issues across multiple jurisdictions
- Familiarity with product development and provision of services and advising on the legal and regulatory aspects of product development in the tech space, particularly in the SaaS/cloud computing space or AI technology
- Experience developing, evaluating, and maintaining programs that ensure products comply with laws, regulations, and external commitments
- Strong business judgment and an ability to identify practical, risk-based solutions to issues and make decisions based on imperfect information
- Working with outside counsel and fluency translating legal advice into actionable guidance for stakeholders
- Relationship and people skills that enable you to get a diverse group of stakeholders moving in the same direction
- Thrive working on a team in a fast-paced environment with priorities that frequently change and occasionally compete
- Excellent verbal and written communication as well as attention to detail
- Licensed in an appropriate jurisdiction