Description:
Dive in and do the best work of your career at DigitalOcean. Journey alongside a strong community of top talent who are relentless in their drive to build the simplest scalable cloud. If you have a growth mindset, naturally like to think big and bold, and are energized by the fast-paced environment of a true industry disruptor, you'll find your place here. We value winning together—while learning, having fun, and making a profound difference for the dreamers and builders in the world.We are looking for a Sr. Product Counsel to join our Legal team. Reporting to the VP, Deputy General Counsel, you will play a critical role in developing, managing, and scaling DigitalOcean's global privacy and data protection program. You will ensure compliance with international, federal, and local regulations—including GDPR, CCPA/CPRA, PIPEDA, and other applicable privacy laws—while working closely with teams across the company to embed data protection practices into our operations and culture.
What You'll Do:
- Advise product, engineering, and business teams on a range of legal issues related to product development.
- Design and implement strategies for compliance with global legal and regulatory requirements and respond to emerging legal challenges.
- Collaborate closely with commercial counsel working on agreements with partners and customers.
- Partner with cross-functional teams, including marketing, financial, security, and other functions in support of product release activities.
- Ability to work collaboratively within a team and independently.
- Credentialed: JD or equivalent degree.
- Expertise in product counseling: 7-10 years of attorney level experience, with a mix of in-house and law firm.
- Strong legal acumen: Relevant experience in product counsel, privacy, AI, and intellectual property matters.
- Preferred experience: Admitted to the bar and in good standing or otherwise authorized to practice law (e.g., have registered in-house status) in the state where the position is located.
- Proven client management skills: Experience providing pragmatic advice to business teams on intellectual property issues, privacy matters, and other complex legal issues involving AI products.
- Organizational strength: Excellent organizational skills and demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities and projects under tight deadlines.
- Cross-functional communication: Collaborative, with initiative and willingness to work cross functionally.
- We innovate with purpose. You'll be a part of a cutting-edge technology company with an upward trajectory, who are proud to simplify cloud and AI so builders can spend more time creating software that changes the world. As a member of the team, you will be a Shark who thinks big, bold, and scrappy, like an owner with a bias for action and a powerful sense of responsibility for customers, products, employees, and decisions.
- We prioritize career development. At DO, you'll do the best work of your career. You will work with some of the smartest and most interesting people in the industry. We are a high-performance organization that will always challenge you to think big. Our organizational development team will provide you with resources to ensure you keep growing. We provide employees with reimbursement for relevant conferences, training, and education. All employees have access to LinkedIn Learning's 10,000+ courses to support their continued growth and development.
- We care about your well-being. Regardless of your location, we will provide you with a competitive array of benefits to support you from our Employee Assistance Program to Local Employee Meetups to flexible time off policy, to name a few. While the philosophy around our benefits is the same worldwide, specific benefits may vary based on local regulations and preferences.
- We reward our employees. The salary range for this position is $160,000 - $200,000 based on market data, relevant years of experience, and skills. You may qualify for a bonus in addition to base salary; bonus amounts are determined based on company and individual performance. We also provide equity compensation to eligible employees, including equity grants upon hire and the option to participate in our Employee Stock Purchase Program.
- DigitalOcean is an equal-opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, ancestry, national origin, caste, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, age, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic makeup, marital status, or military service.
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