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About the Role

DigitalOcean is seeking a Senior Corporate Counsel, Product, passionate about solving complex legal challenges at the intersection of artificial intelligence and cloud computing. This role acts as a versatile, full-stack product counsel advising product, engineering, and go-to-market teams throughout the entire product lifecycle, from concept to global launch and beyond. You will guide critical initiatives in product development, customer trust, and data-driven growth.

Responsibilities

Serve as a trusted partner and primary point of contact for technical and non-technical teams, including Marketing, Product, Engineering, and Operations.
Conduct comprehensive assessments of legal risks in product development, addressing privacy, regulatory, licensing, and intellectual property concerns.
Identify, assess, and drive resolution of legal issues related to customer data, privacy, security, export control, open-source software, and responsible AI.
Help shape the long-term strategy, structure, and priorities of the product counsel function.
Advise on US and global privacy laws (e.g., CCPA, GDPR) and emerging AI regulations to ensure global compliance.
Support the drafting and negotiation of complex commercial agreements and data protection agreements, including vendor agreements, technology partnership agreements, terms of service, product-specific terms, privacy policies, and acceptable use policies.
Support legal strategy for critical incident response and regulatory investigations, partnering with Security, Privacy, and Communications teams.
Co-develop scalable self-service legal playbooks, templates, and automated workflows to empower Engineering and Product teams.

Requirements

Juris Doctor (JD) from an accredited law school and active bar membership in at least one U.S. state.
8+ years of legal experience with significant in-house experience supporting SaaS, PaaS, and/or IaaS product development teams.
A track record of counseling AI product and engineering teams across the product development lifecycle.
A low-ego, roll-up-your-sleeves attitude, a desire to learn, an appetite for feedback, and a growth mindset.
Proven experience using strong business judgment to calibrate business and legal risk, and translating complex legal advice into actionable guidance.
A strong understanding of US and global privacy regulations, intellectual property, open-source software, artificial intelligence, and data security.
Experience in drafting, reviewing, and negotiating complex commercial and technology agreements.
Superlative communication and collaborative problem-solving skills with the ability to build positive, influential relationships with cross-functional partners and senior leadership.

Skills

Privacy
Regulatory
Licensing
Intellectual Property
Customer Data
Security
Export Control
Open-Source Software
Responsible AI
US and global privacy laws
AI regulations
Commercial Agreements
Data Protection Agreements
Vendor Agreements
Technology Partnership Agreements
Terms of Service
Product Specific Terms
Privacy Policies
Acceptable Use Policies
Incident Response
Regulatory Investigations
Legal Playbooks
Automated Workflows
SaaS
PaaS
IaaS
AI Product Development
Business Judgement
Data Security
Collaboration
Problem-Solving
U.S. and global privacy law
Data security
IP and open source
Emerging AI / ML regulation
Cloud security
Compliance frameworks
AI / ML products
Self-service legal tooling

Location

Remote

Work Type

Remote
Full-time

Experience Level

Senior
8+ years of legal experience

Education Level

Juris Doctor (JD) from an accredited law school
Active bar membership in at least one U.S. state

Salary/Compensations

$180,000 - $225,000

Benefits

Employee Assistance Program
Local Employee Meetups
Flexible time off policy
Reimbursement for relevant conferences, training, and education
Access to LinkedIn Learning's 10,000+ courses
Competitive array of benefits
Bonus potential
Equity compensation
Equity grants upon hire
Option to participate in Employee Stock Purchase Program

About the Company

DigitalOcean is a cutting-edge technology company with an upward trajectory, proud to simplify cloud and AI so builders can spend more time creating software that changes the world.
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.

Equal Opportunity

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.