Product Counsel

Fivetran Fivetran · Data AI · Denver, CO · Legal Department

Product Counsel at Fivetran, reporting to the Director - Legal Product & Strategy. This role provides legal advice throughout the product development lifecycle, partnering with Product, Engineering, Privacy, and GTM functions to support innovation, manage risk, and enable data and analytics solutions. Responsibilities include reviewing new products/features, counseling on IP, licensing, privacy, AI, security, and regulatory matters, and developing legal guidance and policies. The role requires strong legal judgment, business instincts, and the ability to operate independently in a fast-moving technical environment.

What you'd actually do

  1. Advise Product, Engineering, and other cross-functional stakeholders on legal issues throughout the product development lifecycle.
  2. Review and assess new products, features, and initiatives, providing timely, business-oriented legal guidance that balances risk management with innovation and execution speed.
  3. Counsel teams on intellectual property, software licensing, privacy, AI, security, and regulatory considerations affecting company products.
  4. Develop scalable legal guidance, policies, playbooks, and training materials that empower teams to make informed decisions.
  5. Partner with commercial, privacy, security, compliance, and corporate legal colleagues to address cross-functional legal issues and drive alignment.

Skills

Required

  • J.D. and active membership in at least one U.S. state bar.
  • 4-7 years of relevant legal experience counseling SaaS companies.
  • Deliver high-quality legal analysis, attention to detail, and execution across a broad range of product counseling matters.
  • Excellent communication skills (oral and written) with the ability to clearly articulate and defend risk analysis and communicate complex concepts clearly and effectively to technical, business, legal, and executive audiences.
  • Operate effectively in ambiguous, fast-paced environments while balancing competing priorities and business objectives to drive results.
  • Creative mindset and an ability to find solutions where others see barriers.

Nice to have

  • Experience advising software, SaaS, cloud infrastructure, developer tools companies regarding open-source software licensing, compliance, and governance a bonus.
  • Experience using AI tools (such as Claude or similar) to enhance legal workflow efficiency.

What the JD emphasized

  • AI
  • AI product legal review
  • AI product risk management
  • AI product development lifecycle