Senior Counsel, Regulatory & Product

The role

This person will advise product and engineering teams on legal guidance for product development and go-to-market strategy. They will also monitor legislative and regulatory developments and develop company positions on potential regulation.

What you will do

• Partner with engineering, product, data, and design teams to provide legal guidance on product development and go-to-market strategy
• Monitor legislative and regulatory developments across local, state and federal jurisdictions
• Evaluate potential implications of developments for Faire and small businesses on the platform
• Develop Faire's positions on potential legislation and regulation
• Translate emerging legal and regulatory obligations into practical product and operational requirements
• Manage relationships with trade associations, coalitions, and external consultants
• Support Faire's engagement and advocacy efforts with regulators, legislators, and their staff

Required qualifications

• Juris Doctor (JD) from an accredited law school
• Active bar membership in at least one U.S. jurisdiction
• 5+ years of relevant experience at a law firm, in-house, in government, and/or at a judicial clerkship
• Meaningful exposure to how law and policy get made, either as a legislative aide, in an agency or administration, or through regulatory advocacy
• Willingness to travel
• Excellent communication skills
• Scrappy and resourceful

Nice to have

• Experience counseling product teams and/or online marketplaces
• Actively experimenting with AI in legal work

Benefits

• Flexible paid time off
• Company-wide recharge days
• Paid parental leave up to 16 weeks
• Comprehensive health coverage
• Fertility and family-building benefits through Carrot, including a lifetime reimbursement allowance
• Mental health support and coaching through Modern Health
• Stipends to support professional development, wellness, and work from home needs
• Employer-sponsored retirement plan

About the company

Faire is a technology wholesale platform that uses tech, data, and machine learning to connect independent retailers with products from around the world. The company was founded in 2017 by a team of early product and engineering leads from Square.