Senior Product Counsel

Cloudflare; United States; On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Cloudflare is seeking a seasoned Product Counsel to join the team in the United States. You will draft and negotiate technology transactions, advise on AI-related initiatives, and partner with product, engineering, and business teams across the software lifecycle.

The role emphasizes privacy-by-design, data flows, and responsible AI considerations to support rapid innovation. The ideal candidate has 7+ years of experience, strong communication, and a demonstrated ability to translate complex

Qualifications

• JD degree with strong academic credentials and admitted to practice law in at least one U.S. jurisdiction.
• 7+ years of law firm and/or in-house experience, preferably with technology companies.
• Technical background / expertise highly desired; passion for technologies.
• Ability to provide legal advice aligned with strategic business goals.
• Experience with copyright and Internet law (e.g., AI Act, Data Act, net neutrality, DMCA, CFAA).
• Strong communication skills and cooperative team player; adaptable in fast-paced environments.
• Ability to work cross-functionally with lawyers and non-lawyers, including senior executives.

Responsibilities

• Translate complex legal analysis into clear, actionable guidance for product and engineering teams.
• Proactively assess legal risks and advise product, engineering and business teams building services that reshape information movement and related laws.
• Serve as a legal advisor to senior business leaders on the legal implications of product strategy.
• Review and architect legal frameworks for technology transaction related agreements, such as partner and licensing agreements.
• Review marketing event agreements and support Cloudflare's teams with promotions and sweepstakes.
• Draft terms of service, disclosures, policies, and related processes.
• Apply privacy-by-design principles and partner with the privacy team on data-flow reviews, PIAs, and other privacy deliverables.
• Solicit invention disclosures, support patent strategy, and protect Cloudflare's 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 effectively as Cloudflare grows.
• Engage externally on behalf of Cloudflare in areas where you are a subject matter expert.

Skills

Legal analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Privacy by design

Technology transactions

AI/Internet law awareness

Effective communication

Strategic advising

Education

JD degree

Bar admission in US

Job description

About Us

At Cloudflare, we are on a mission to help build a better Internet. Today the company runs one of the world's largest networks that powers millions of websites and other Internet properties for customers ranging from individual bloggers to SMBs to Fortune 500 companies. Cloudflare protects and accelerates any Internet application online without adding hardware, installing software, or changing a line of code. Internet properties powered by Cloudflare all have web traffic routed through its intelligent global network, which gets smarter with every request. As a result, they see significant improvement in performance and a decrease in spam and other attacks. Cloudflare was named to Entrepreneur Magazine's Top Company Cultures list and ranked among the World's Most Innovative Companies by Fast Company.

At Cloudflare, we're not looking for people who wait for a polished roadmap; we're looking for the builders who see the cracks in the Internet that everyone else has simply learned to live with. We value candidates who have the instinct to spot a "normalized" problem and the AI-native curiosity to create a solution using the latest tools. Our culture is built on iteration, leveraging AI to ship faster today to make it better tomorrow, while ensuring that every improvement, no matter how small, is shared across the team to lift everyone up. If you're the type of person who values curiosity over bureaucracy, and that AI is a partner in solving tough problems to keep the Internet moving forward, you'll fit right in.

Available Locations

• Austin, TX
• Washington D.C.
• San Francisco, CA

About this job

Cloudflare is seeking a lawyer with a passion for new technologies to join the Product Counsel team. The Product Counsel team serves as the frontline legal contact and helps solve some of the company's thorniest issues. As a member of the team, you'll wear many hats and lead cross-functional projects with meaningful impact. The ideal candidate brings deep enthusiasm for innovative technology and the ability to collaborate closely with product, engineering, and business teams throughout the software development and commercialization lifecycle.

This role requires drafting and negotiating the technology transactions that fuel our products, such as our AI inference offerings. Through this work, you will help evaluate novel legal questions and craft practical solutions at the frontier of law and technology.

As a member of the Product Counsel team, you will also support privacy-by-design reviews, document data flows for responsible AI counseling, and partner with the commercial legal team to address complex customer inquiries.

In this role, you will:

• Translate complex legal analysis into clear, actionable guidance for fast-moving product and engineering teams.
• Proactively assess legal risks and advise product, engineering and business teams building services that reshape how information moves across the Internet-and the laws that govern it.
• Serve as a legal advisor to senior business leaders on the legal implications of product strategy.
• Review and architect legal frameworks for technology transactions related agreements, such as, technology partner agreements, inbound IP licensing agreements, and marketplace arrangements for Cloudflare's developer platform.
• Review marketing event agreements and support Cloudflare's team with promotions and sweepstakes.
• Draft terms of service, disclosures, policies, and related processes.
• Apply privacy-by-design principles and partner with the privacy team on data-flow reviews, PIAs, and other privacy deliverables.
• Solicit invention disclosures, support patent strategy, and protect Cloudflare's 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 effectively as Cloudflare continues to expand.
• Engage externally on behalf of Cloudflare in areas where you are a subject matter expert.

Job qualifications

• JD degree with strong academic credentials and admitted to practice law in at least one U.S. jurisdiction.
• 7+ years of law firm and/or in-house experience, preferably with technology companies. Prior experience with Internet security and infrastructure companies is desired.
• Technical background / expertise is highly desired. While a science or technical degree is not a prerequisite for this job, a passion for technologies is.
• Ability to provide legal advice in a way that understands and advances strategic business goals.
• Experience with copyright law and Internet law is desired (e.g., AI Act, Data Act, net neutrality, DMCA, CFAA).
• Strong communication skills and cooperative team player. Lead with empathy and understanding while embracing diverse points of view. Flexibility to adapt and thrive in a fast paced environment.
• Ability to work cross-functionally, with lawyers and non-lawyers, including senior business executives, to establish effec