Senior Counsel, Product & Data
"What You'll Be Doing"
About This Role
The Senior Counsel, Product & Data will help shape legal strategy for Chainalysis's data and intelligence products, partnering with Product, Engineering, Data Science, and Research & Development to identify legal considerations early in development and help influence the product roadmap. With a strong understanding of data from compliance, privacy, and intellectual property perspectives, this person will help teams address legal issues as products are being built, rather than after launch.
What You'll Be Doing
Advise throughout the product lifecycle, from early planning and development through launch and ongoing operation.
Partner with Product, Engineering, Data Science, and Research & Development to identify legal considerations early and help shape the product roadmap.
Advise on data sourcing, collection, use, access, retention, deletion, licensing, and commercialisation.
Assess data and intelligence products from compliance, privacy, intellectual property, and commercial perspectives.
Help address product and data issues, including role-based access controls and data deletion following customer offboarding.
Advise on intellectual property matters, including copyright, trademarks, patents, IP protection, and third-party rights.
Advise on AI, machine learning, and other emerging technologies in product development and data use.
Partner with Privacy, Security, Compliance, and Commercial Legal colleagues on product-related matters.
Develop practical policies and processes to help teams identify and manage legal risks.
Coordinate legal responses to product-related incidents, complaints, and disputes.
Monitor legal and regulatory developments and provide actionable guidance.
Build strong stakeholder relationships and contribute to the long-term development of the product legal function.
What We're Looking For
A law degree and qualification to practise law in a relevant jurisdiction.
Significant experience advising technology businesses, ideally in-house at a mid-sized technology company with data-intensive products.
Experience in product counselling, data-related legal matters, intellectual property, or data licensing.
Experience advising Product, Engineering, Data Science, or other technical teams.
A strong understanding of how data is collected, managed, licensed, accessed, and used in commercial products.
Experience assessing legal risks associated with data-intensive products and emerging technologies.
The ability to identify legal considerations early and balance risk with commercial objectives.
Excellent judgement, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
The ability to manage complex matters independently and work collaboratively across teams.
Bonus Points
In-house product legal experience at a mid-sized technology company with data-intensive products.
Experience at a comparable technology or intelligence business.
Experience advising on data licensing, large-scale data collection, data enrichment, or data-driven products.
Familiarity with blockchain technology or digital assets.
Experience with AI governance, machine learning, or privacy frameworks such as GDPR or CCPA/CPRA.
Experience with product-related disputes, technology partnerships, or complex commercial agreements.
Product litigation experience at a law firm, particularly involving technology, data, or intellectual property.
Experience working across multiple jurisdictions.
Salary Range
USD 230,000 - 380,000 per year
Ready to Apply?
To submit your application for this position, please visit chainalysis-careers's official website and follow their application process.