Senior Product Counsel: AI & Tech Transactions

Cloudflare; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 183,000 - 252,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Health insurance

401(k) plan

Parental leave

Commuter benefits

Job summary

Cloudflare is seeking a lawyer to join the Product Counsel team, bringing enthusiasm for new technologies and a collaborative approach with product, engineering, and business teams across the software development lifecycle.

The role focuses on drafting and negotiating technology transactions, advising on legal risk for product strategy, and supporting privacy-by-design reviews and data-flow assessments. Equity participation is available.

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.
• Experience with copyright law and Internet law (AI Act, Data Act, net neutrality, DMCA, CFAA).
• Ability to provide legal advice that advances strategic business goals.
• Excellent communication and cooperative team player. Lead with empathy and understanding while embracing diverse points of view.
• Experience with Jira or other project management solutions is desired.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• 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.

Skills

Legal analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Contract negotiation

Strategic business alignment

Education

JD degree

Tools

Jira

Job description

Cloudflare is seeking a lawyer to join the Product Counsel team, bringing enthusiasm for new technologies and a collaborative approach with product, engineering, and business teams across the software development lifecycle.

The role focuses on drafting and negotiating technology transactions, advising on legal risk for product strategy, and supporting privacy-by-design reviews and data-flow assessments. Equity participation is available.