Sr. Counsel, Product

Apollo.io Apollo.io · Enterprise · United States · Legal

This role supports the product and engineering teams by providing strategic legal counsel on compliance, risk mitigation, and product development. It involves scaling the product counseling function through process design, policy implementation, and training. The role also supports marketing and collaborates with privacy and commercial legal teams. Experience with AI/ML legal landscapes and using AI tools for efficiency is preferred.

What you'd actually do

  1. Support the product counseling function within the Apollo Legal team, including advising the product and engineering teams on compliance with laws, and crafting risk mitigation solutions that balance legal requirements with business objectives
  2. Support the product counseling function within the Apollo legal team, including processes and operations, working closely with product managers and engineering managers in developing best-in-class methods for legal review of our product development process
  3. Review product documentation and designs in connection with product development, product launches and platform enhancements
  4. Monitor legal and regulatory developments and assess impact on Apollo’s product offerings
  5. Design, implement, and iterate on policies, processes, and procedures to improve the legal team’s engagement model with the product and engineering organizations with a focus on efficiency, automation and reportable metrics

Skills

Required

  • J.D. and active membership in at least one U.S. state bar
  • 7-10 years of legal experience
  • Experience in a fast-paced, remote-first, global tech company; B2B SaaS strongly preferred
  • Ability to translate between business and technical risk and communicate clearly to business and technical constituencies
  • Strong understanding of consumer protection laws and/or global data privacy laws
  • Ability to work independently, prioritize tasks, and manage multiple projects efficiently in a fast-paced environment

Nice to have

  • Understanding of AI/ML legal and related regulatory landscape, including AI governance
  • Comfortable with and/or interested in using AI tools to enhance drafting, research, and workflow efficiency
  • Prior experience with international compliance issues more broadly

What the JD emphasized

  • builder-operator
  • implement scalable operating mechanisms
  • natural builders
  • implementing scalable processes for legal risk mitigation
  • builder-mentality
  • roll-up your sleeves attitude