Fastly
Product Counsel
Overview
We are looking for a Product Counsel to join our legal team. The role will focus on product counseling, providing hands-on legal guidance throughout the product development lifecycle — from early design and planning through launch and iteration.
About Fastly
Fastly helps people stay better connected with the things they love. Fastly’s edge cloud platform enables customers to create great digital experiences quickly, securely, and reliably by processing, serving, and securing our customers’ applications as close to their end-users as possible — at the edge of the Internet.
Requirements & Eligibility
- JD from a respected institution and membership in good standing with at least one U.S. state bar
- 5+ years of relevant legal experience, including at least 1 year of in-house experience
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills and the ability to simplify complex legal issues for a business audience
- Ability to prioritize, manage, and complete projects independently in a dynamic, evolving environment
- Meticulous attention to detail
- A collaborative team player who enjoys working across disciplines and values building relationships and improving process
Key Responsibilities
- Partner day-to-day with product and engineering teams — joining planning and design discussions, reviewing features for legal risk, and serving as a go-to legal point of contact for cutting-edge product and feature development and launch
- Develop and translate legal and regulatory considerations (privacy, IP, AI, data protection, and similar frameworks) into clear, actionable guidance for cross-functional stakeholders including security and marketing teams
- Support complex customer, partner and vendor negotiations, including reviewing, drafting and negotiating agreements in collaboration with other legal and business partners
- Draft and review clear, consistent terms, disclosures, and marketing copy
- Help draft and maintain policies, playbooks, checklists, FAQs, and training materials to improve process and streamline stakeholder engagement
- Provide flexible, generalist legal support across the Product, Technology, and Regulatory team's workload as priorities shift
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