Senior Product Counsel

The role

The Senior Product Counsel will lead cross-functional projects and serve as a frontline legal contact. You will draft and negotiate technology transactions, support privacy-by-design reviews, and advise product, engineering, and business teams.

What you will do

• Translate complex legal analysis into clear, actionable guidance for product and engineering teams.
• Proactively assess legal risks and advise teams building services.
• Review and architect legal frameworks for technology transactions related agreements.
• Review marketing event agreements and support promotions and sweepstakes.
• Draft terms of service, disclosures, policies, and related processes.
• Apply privacy-by-design principles and partner with the privacy team.
• Solicit invention disclosures, support patent strategy, and protect trade secrets.
• Partner with product and marketing teams on product marketing collateral and claim substantiation.
• Build and refine processes that enable the Legal team to scale.
• Engage externally on behalf of Cloudflare as a subject matter expert.

Required qualifications

• JD degree with strong academic credentials.
• Admitted to practice law in at least one U.S. jurisdiction.
• 3+ years of law firm and/or in-house experience.
• Strong communication skills.
• Cooperative team player.
• Ability to work cross-functionally with lawyers and non-lawyers.
• Ability to organize, prioritize, and manage many tasks on complex projects.

Nice to have

• Experience with technology companies.
• Prior experience with Internet security and infrastructure companies.
• Technical background / expertise.
• Experience with copyright law and Internet law (e.g., AI Act, Data Act, net neutrality, DMCA, CFAA).
• Experience with Jira or other project management solutions.

Benefits

• Medical/Rx Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Commuter Spending Accounts
• Fertility & Family Forming Benefits
• On-demand mental health support and Employee Assistance Program
• Global Travel Medical Insurance
• Short and Long Term Disability Insurance
• Life & Accident Insurance
• 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan
• Employee Stock Participation Plan

Before you apply

• Applicants who progress to the offer stage may be asked to attend an in-person interview.
• Position may require access to information protected under U.S. export control laws.
• Offer of employment may be conditioned on authorization to receive software or technology controlled under U.S. export laws without sponsorship for an export license.

About the company

Cloudflare runs one of the world’s largest networks that powers millions of websites and other Internet properties. The company protects and accelerates any Internet application online without adding hardware, installing software, or changing a line of code.