Senior Product Counsel

At Webflow our mission is to bring development superpowers to everyone. Webflow is the leading visual development platform for building powerful websites without writing code. By combining modern web development technologies into one platform Webflow enables people to build websites visually saving engineering time while clean code seamlessly generates in the background. From independent designers and creative agencies to Fortune 500 companies millions worldwide use Webflow to be more nimble creative and collaborative. It’s the web made better.

We’re looking for a dynamic and pragmatic Senior Product Counsel with a demonstrated passion for technology to be an indispensable partner to our internal teams (e.g. Product Marketing BizDev Engineering etc.) as they build the products and features that are critical to Webflow’s mission and goals.  You’ll be responsible for helping our internal teams navigate global product development compliance issues as you review and facilitate upcoming product launches announcements and updates as part of Webflow’s continued growth while providing thought leadership and driving the ongoing development of a scalable product counseling program.

About the role

• Location: Remote-first (United States)

• Full-time

• Exempt

• The cash compensation for this role is tailored to align with the cost of labor in different U.S. geographic markets. The base pay for this role ranges from $173500 in our lowest geographic market up to $252400 in our highest geographic market. These figures are in $USD and apply to candidates in the United States. The specific base pay within the range will be determined by the candidate’s geographic location job-related experience knowledge qualifications and skills.

• Reporting to the Head of Legal

As a Senior Product Counsel you’ll …

• Be the go-to legal partner for various teams and stakeholders with whom you’ll collaborate and provide legal expertise regarding compliance best-practices and legal implications (e.g. regulatory issues) for existing and proposed services products and other offerings. Identify mitigate and otherwise address product privacy and other regulatory gaps and risks protecting Webflow while serving as a trusted and critical partner to your internal clients.

• Lead the charge to refine streamline and advance Webflow’s product counseling processes presenting innovative strategies to build a scalable and flexible product counseling function.

• Draft and negotiate a variety of privacy and product related agreements and related terms including partner agreements online terms DPAs BizDev agreements and vendor agreements.

• Review marketing collateral and activities and advise on compliance with applicable laws.

• Collaborate with commercial counsel to create and iterate terms and templates to move in lockstep with Product and other cross-functional teams.

• Partner with internal teams to incorporate privacy by design and risk management into Webflow’s products and services throughout the product lifecycle.

• Liaise between Product and the broader Legal team to keep teammates abreast of product roadmaps initiatives and legal support requests.

• Stay current on legislative changes and industry best practices related to AI regulations industry trends and best practices and offer recommendations as Webflow’s use of AI evolves.

In addition to the responsibilities outlined above at Webflow we will support you in identifying where your interests and development opportunities lie and we'll help you incorporate them into your role.

About you

You’ll thrive as Senior Product Counsel if you:

• Have experience understanding and advising fast-paced B2C and B2B companies on common legal issues they encounter as their products evolve and the role in-house counsel plays in enabling business clients to achieve their goals and objectives.

• Have a general working knowledge of applicable privacy laws and regulations such as FTC Section 5 TCPA TSR CAN-SPAM GLBA HIPAA and state-level privacy laws such as the CPRA. Familiarity and experience with international privacy laws including PIPEDA CASL and GDPR is a plus.

• Have prior experience working with AI governance APIs third party marketplaces (e.g. app stores) open source software and complex intellectual property matters

• Have knowledge of web frameworks and an understanding of web infrastructure.

• Are a motivated self-starter with the ability to self-serve on a majority of privacy and contractual issues and collaborate with SMEs when necessary.

• Are adaptable and an effective multi-tasker with a demonstrated ability to manage and prioritize multiple often competing demands for your time.

• Are a creative thinker collaborative and excited to contribute to a lean but growing Legal team on a variety of projects which may fall outside of your core expertise.

• Have a track record of forming and maintaining strong partner and cross-functional relationships.

• Have a minimum of five years of privacy/product counseling experience preferably in-house at a tech or a SaaS company.

• Have a JD and at least one active state bar membership (CIPP certification preferred not required).

Even if you don’t meet 100% of the above qualifications you should still seriously consider applying. Research shows that you may still be considered for a role if you meet just half of the requirements.

Our Core Behaviors:

• Obsess over customer experience. We deeply understand what we’re building and who we’re building for and serving. We define the leading edge of what’s possible in our industry and deliver the future for our customers.

• Move with heartfelt urgency. We have a healthy relationship with impatience channeling it thoughtfully to show up better and faster for our customers and for each other. Time is the most limited thing we have and we make the most of every moment.

• Say the hard thing with care. Our best work often comes from intelligent debate critique and even difficult conversations. We speak our minds and don’t sugarcoat things — and we do so with respect maturity and care.

• Make your mark. We seek out new and unique ways to create meaningful impact and we champion the same from our colleagues. We work as a team to get the job done and we go out of our way to celebrate and reward those going above and beyond for our customers and our teammates.

Benefits & wellness

• Equity ownership (RSUs) in a growing privately-owned company

• 100% employer-paid healthcare vision and dental insurance coverage for employees and dependents (US; full-time Canadian workers working 30+ hours per week) as well as Health Savings Account/Health Reimbursement Account dependent on insurance plan selection. Employees also have voluntary insurance options such as life disability hospital protection accident and critical illness

• 12 weeks of paid parental leave for both birthing and non-birthing caregivers as well as an additional 6-8 weeks of pregnancy disability for birthing parents to be used before child bonding leave. Employees also have access to family planning care and reimbursement

• Flexible PTO with an mandatory annual minimum of 10 days paid time off and sabbatical program

• Access to mental wellness coaching therapy and Employee Assistance Program

• Monthly stipends to support health and wellness as well as smart work and annual stipends to support professional growth

• Professional career coaching internal learning & development programs

• 401k plan and financial wellness benefits like CPA or financial advisor coverage

• Commuter benefits for in-office workers

Temporary employees are not eligible for paid holiday time off accrued paid time off paid leaves of absence or company-sponsored perks.

Be you with us

At Webflow equality is a core tenet of our culture. We are committed to building an inclusive global team that represents a variety of backgrounds perspectives beliefs and experiences. Employment decisions are made on the basis of job-related criteria without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability veteran status or any other classification protected by applicable law.

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