Product Counsel

Progress Software; Burlington (MA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 132,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Job summary

Progress Software in Burlington, MA (hybrid) is seeking an experienced Product Counsel to guide product design, development and release while ensuring regulatory compliance across jurisdictions. You will collaborate with product management, engineering, design, marketing, and compliance to align business goals with regulations.

You will negotiate technology licenses, protect IP, and advise on privacy and data security.

Qualifications

• Law degree is required.
• Minimum of 5 years in-house experience as a product counsel in tech, SaaS or cloud.
• Significant experience with IP, licensing, privacy and trade compliance in tech.
• Ability to communicate with product managers and engineers and apply legal principles to technology architectures.
• Startup mindset and ability to work in a fast-paced, ambiguous environment.
• HIPAA compliance experience is highly desired.
• Strong drafting and negotiation skills.

Responsibilities

• Partner with product teams and provide counsel on complex regulatory and compliance issues in cloud services.
• Advise on all stages of a product life cycle from design to release and distribution, including regulatory concerns.
• Support sales by negotiating agreements with customers, partners and vendors.
• Liaise with other legal team members on IP, privacy, security and trade compliance.
• Ensure compliance with US and international laws and company policies.

Skills

Excellent communication

Analytical skills

Negotiation skills

Strategic thinking

Multi-tasking

Problem solving

Team collaboration

Technical understanding

HIPAA familiarity

Education

Law degree

Job description

We are Progress (Nasdaq: PRGS) - the trusted provider of software that enables our customers to develop, deploy and manage responsible, AI-powered applications and experiences with agility and ease.

We’re proud to have a diverse, global team where we value the individual and enrich our culture by considering varied perspectives because we believe people power progress. Join us as a Product Counsel and help us do what we do best: propelling business forward. This will be a hybrid role working between your home office and either our Burlington MA headquarters or Raleigh NC office.

We are looking for a qualified and experienced Product Counsel to join our legal team and provide advice and support to our management and internal clients on various product related areas including product design, development and release, marketing, data protection, security and compliance. You will be working closely with our product management, engineering, design, product marketing, support, operations, compliance and business line executives. This role requires a business-minded in-house lawyer who will partner with multiple innovative product teams around the world to ensure that the company's products and services are structured to achieve the business strategy while complying with applicable regulations in multiple jurisdictions.

In This Role You Will:

• Partner closely with product management, engineering, design, product marketing, support, operations and compliance teams and provide counsel and advise on a wide variety of complex and developing legal, regulatory and compliance issues in connection with the delivery of cloud services.
• Advise on requirements affecting all stages of a product's life cycle, including design, development, marketing, public relations, product launch and distribution, and related product regulatory concerns.
• Support sales cycle, including developing and managing options for company agreements (including with customers, partners and vendors), answering questions, providing documentation, facilitating sales execution and negotiating agreements alongside commercial counsel.
• Serve as a liaison and issuer spotter for other legal team members in a matrixed organization with product teams, including in the areas of intellectual property, privacy, security and trade compliance.
• Ensure compliance with U.S. and international laws and regulations and company policy dealing with intellectual property, privacy, security, trade compliance and other applicable laws.
• Analyze, structure, draft, and negotiate technology development, licensing, and other commercial agreements and provide ongoing legal counseling in the areas of intellectual property, technology, and licensing.
• Review, draft and advise on advertising and marketing materials, including press releases, packaging, product launch collateral, sweepstakes, promotions, and other related items.
• Conduct training for the legal team as well as internal teams.

Your Background:

• Law degree is required
• Minimum of 5 years of relevant in-house experience as a product counsel, preferably in the technology industry, with a focus on software, SaaS and cloud offerings.
• Significant experience with intellectual property, licensing, privacy and trade compliance in the technology sector.
• Ability to communicate effectively with product managers and engineers and apply legal principles based on understanding of technology architectures and principles.
• Able to multi-task, work independently in a fast-paced environment and to interface with internal departments and all levels of management.
• Maintain current understanding of best practices related to legal issues in product development and marketing for technology companies.
• Experience with HIPAA compliance is highly desired;
• Strong drafting and negotiation skills.

Your Background:

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills.
• Strong business acumen and strategic thinking skills.
• Excellent drafting, negotiation, and communication
• Prior product counseling experience with a technology company;
• Startup mindset – highly passionate, team player, high sense of urgency, willingness to roll up sleeves and ability to deal with ambiguity in a fast-paced business;
• Excellent attention to detail, strong communication skills, well-honed analytical skills and strong project management skills;
• Strong technical skills with a continuous learning mindset to develop a deeper understanding of the business.

Base Salary Range: $120,000 - $132,000

This position is also eligible to participate in our performance-based annual corporate bonus plan. Final base compensation is determined by a number of factors, including but not limited to job-related skills, education, demonstrable experience, and allowance for future and continued salary growth. We also offer a robust benefits package, with details below.

If this sounds like you and fits your experience and career goals, we’d be happy to chat.

What we offer in return is the opportunity to experience a great company culture with wonderful colleagues to learn from and collaborate with and also to enjoy:

• Medical, dental, vision, life & disability, and financial benefits, including a 401(k) retirement savings plan, tuition reimbursement program, and optional benefits such as critical illness/hospital indemnity/personal accident, identity theft protection, auto & home insurance, legal insurance, and pet insurance.
• Competitive salary and incentive compensation opportunities, including bonus or uncapped commission (as applicable to the position), along with a best-in-class Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP) featuring a 27-month lookback.
• Flexible paid vacation time, a paid day off for your birthday, company holidays, and a variety of leave programs, including Parental Leave.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and employee well-being resources focused on physical, mental, social, and financial health.