Senior Counsel, Product & Data

The role

The Senior Counsel, Product & Data will shape legal strategy for data and intelligence products. This person will partner with Product, Engineering, Data Science, and R&D to identify legal considerations and influence the product roadmap.

What you will do

• Advise throughout the product lifecycle from planning through launch and operation.
• Partner with Product, Engineering, Data Science, and R&D to identify legal considerations.
• Advise on data sourcing, collection, use, access, retention, deletion, licensing, and commercialisation.
• Assess data and intelligence products through compliance, privacy, intellectual property, and commercial perspectives.
• Address product and data issues like role based access controls and data deletion.
• Advise on intellectual property including copyright, trademarks, patents, IP protection, and third party rights.
• Advise on AI, machine learning, and other emerging technologies.
• Partner with Privacy, Security, Compliance, and Commercial Legal colleagues.
• Develop practical policies and processes to manage legal risks.
• Coordinate legal responses to product related incidents, complaints, and disputes.

Required qualifications

• A law degree and qualification to practise law in a relevant jurisdiction.
• Significant experience advising technology businesses.
• Experience in product counselling, data related legal matters, intellectual property, or data licensing.
• Experience advising Product, Engineering, Data Science, or other technical teams.
• A strong understanding of how data is collected, managed, licensed, accessed, and used in commercial products.
• Experience assessing legal risks associated with data intensive products and emerging technologies.
• The ability to identify legal considerations early and balance risk with commercial objectives.
• Excellent judgement, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• The ability to manage complex matters independently and work collaboratively across teams.

Nice to have

• In house product legal experience at a mid sized technology company with data intensive products.
• Experience at a comparable technology or intelligence business.
• Experience advising on data licensing, large scale data collection, data enrichment, or data driven products.
• Familiarity with blockchain technology or digital assets.
• Experience with AI governance, machine learning, or privacy frameworks such as GDPR or CCPA/CPRA.
• Experience with product related disputes, technology partnerships, or complex commercial agreements.
• Product litigation experience at a law firm, particularly involving technology, data, or intellectual property.
• Experience working across multiple jurisdictions.

About the company

Chainalysis is a blockchain data platform that connects the movement of digital assets to real-world services. The company uses blockchain data and AI to help organizations investigate illicit activity and manage risk exposure.