Vercel · 7 hours ago
Director, Product Counseling
San Francisco, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Director/Executive
$310K/yr - $340K/yr
12+ years expVercel gives developers the tools and cloud infrastructure to build, scale, and secure a faster, more personalized web. They are hiring a Director of Product Counseling to lead a team and partner closely with Engineering, Product, Design and Security teams to provide all aspects of legal support throughout the product development lifecycle.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Cloud InfrastructureDeveloper PlatformSoftwareWeb Development
Responsibilities
Lead Vercel’s product counseling function as a “player coach,” managing a team of product counsel while serving as the legal lead for certain product areas as we continue to build out the team
Serve as the primary strategic partner to Engineering, Product, and Design leaders, and work closely with Security, GTM, and other cross-functional teams
Build scalable processes that enable Vercel to ship faster and smarter over time, in partnership with the leader of Product Foundations (which includes privacy and regulatory matters, among other legal functions), and Legal Operations
Reimagine what product counseling looks like and the impact it can have by integrating agents and other AI tools into core workflows
Qualification
Required
Admitted to the California Bar or eligible for Registered In-House Counsel exception and in good standing
12+ years of legal experience, including 6+ years of in-house product legal experience at a software company
3+ years of experience managing, hiring, and developing legal professionals, with a track record of building and retaining high-performing teams
Strong understanding of AI, cloud services, and general SaaS, PaaS, IaaS business practices and relevant global regulatory requirements, with a willingness to dig deep into Vercel's growing and evolving product offerings
Experience building new, scalable processes to support organizations through hyper-growth, particularly using AI tools
Deep technical literacy. Comfortable mapping technical architectures, data flows, and controls into legal risk frameworks. Excited to dig deep to understand Vercel's evolving product suite
Strong judgment; able to make sound decisions under time pressure and with imperfect information
Exceptional communication and advocacy skills, particularly when collaborating with engineering and product leaders
Demonstrated ability to thrive in fast-paced environments undergoing a dramatic level of organization-wide growth and change
Preferred
Used Vercel's products and services
Experience managing distributed or remote legal teams
Background in intellectual property or open source software
Experience with AI/ML product development and related regulatory considerations
Benefits
Compensation outside of San Francisco may be adjusted based on employee location.
The total compensation package may include benefits, equity-based compensation, and eligibility for a company bonus or variable pay program depending on the role.
Company
Vercel
Vercel is a developer platform that provides cloud infrastructure services for the web.
501-1000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$863MKey Investors
AccelBedrockGoogle Ventures
2025-09-30Series F· $300M
2024-05-16Series E· $250M
2021-11-23Series D· $150M
Leadership Team
Guillermo Rauch
CEO
Malte Ubl
CTO
Recent News
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