Product Counsel

Nclusion, Inc.; Palo Alto (CA); Hybrid; USD 200,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K with a match!

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Competitive compensation & equity – We

Flexible PTO – minimum 14 days

In-office lunch, team events & culture

Job summary

Nclusion, Inc. is seeking an experienced Product Counsel to join our legal team in Palo Alto. You will partner with Product, Engineering, and Compliance to identify and mitigate regulatory risks across consumer protection, data privacy, fintech, and related areas.

This role blends business pragmatism with rigorous legal analysis, translating requirements into practical guidance and supporting go-to-market strategies while ensuring regulatory alignment. Onsite Monday–Thursday with remote Fridays.

Qualifications

• JD with active bar membership in at least one U.S. jurisdiction.
• 3+ years of legal experience, ideally in financial services or fintech.
• Experience advising on legal and regulatory issues tied to product development.
• Ability to translate legal requirements into practical guidance for product teams.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary legal partner to Product and Engineering teams for day-to-day guidance.
• Advise on U.S. regulatory, compliance, and legal risks for new products and features.
• Support requirements gathering, design reviews, and launch readiness with a legal lens.
• Collaborate with Compliance, Operations, Business and other stakeholders to align on interpretation.
• Draft and negotiate vendor agreements and product-related terms as needed.
• Provide flexible legal support across emerging business needs tied to product development.

Skills

Communication skills

Commercial acumen

Regulatory advisement

Education

Juris Doctor (JD)

Job description

About the Role

Nclusion is seeking an experienced Product Counsel to join our dynamic legal team. In this pivotal role, you will enable responsible product development and innovation. You will partner closely with product managers, engineers, and compliance stakeholders to identify, assess, and mitigate legal and regulatory risks associated with new and evolving products. You will provide legal advice on a wide range of issues relating to consumer protection, data privacy, financial regulations, intellectual property, and digital currencies. This position requires a proactive individual with exceptional organizational skills, capable of managing complex matters and projects across multiple jurisdictions.

This is an opportunity for a commercially minded attorney to operate as a true cross-functional partner in a fast-scaling, mission-driven fintech. You will help build the legal foundations for product development processes, deliver practical guidance to accelerate execution, and ensure our products are developed with regulatory and compliance considerations fully integrated.

This role is based in our Palo Alto office. We work together onsite Monday through Thursday and remotely on Fridays.

What You’ll Do

• Product & Engineering Partnership -Serve as the primary legal partner to Product and Engineering teams, providing day-to-day guidance on product initiatives, feature development and go-to-market strategies.
• Legal & Regulatory Risk Advising - Advise on U.S. regulatory, compliance, and legal risks associated with new products, product enhancements, and customer-facing features—ensuring risks are identified early and addressed efficiently. Collaborate with other members of the legal team and outside advisors on foreign law issues impacting product design and deployment.
• Shift-Left Legal Enablement - Integrate legal thinking into product development throughout the full product lifecycle by supporting requirements gathering, product design reviews, roadmap planning, and launch readiness.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration - Partner closely with Compliance, Operations, Business and other internal stakeholders to align on regulatory interpretation and product implementation approaches, with a focus on practical execution.
• Commercial and Product Support - Support product-related legal work including drafting and negotiating vendor agreements, product-related terms, and other commercial documents as needed.
• General Legal Support - Provide flexible legal support across emerging business needs tied to product development, including issue spotting, escalation management, and advising on novel regulatory questions.

What You Bring to the Table

• Juris Doctor (JD) and active membership in at least one U.S. jurisdiction.
• 3+ years of relevant legal experience, ideally with exposure to financial services or fintech.
• Strong experience advising on legal and regulatory issues tied to product development in regulated industries (financial services preferred).
• Demonstrated ability to work closely with product and engineering teams, translating legal requirements into practical guidance and clear decision frameworks.
• Excellent communication skills and commercial instincts; comfortable navigating ambiguity and building scalable solutions in fast-moving environments.

Benefits and Perks

• 401K with a match!
• Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Competitive compensation & equity – We believe in sharing success.
• Flexible PTO – We focus on impact, not tracking vacation days. We encourage a minimum of 14 days.
• In-office lunch, team events & culture

Compensation

The base pay range for this role is $200,000 – $260,000 per year.